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Karma debuts its New Dawn, three new and updated models in Shanghai

Karma's got a lot to prove before people take it seriously, but will the company's "New Dawn" be enough to do that?

Kyle Hyatt
Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific Northwest, but has long called Los Angeles home. He's had a lifelong obsession with cars and motorcycles (both old and new).
Kyle Hyatt
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2020 Karma Revero

The 2020 Karma Revero GT is a reworked version of the Fisker-based Revero that Karma has been selling for awhile.  

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For 2020, the Revero ditches the four-cylinder GM engine and swaps it for a three-cylinder BMW engine.  

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Electrical range goes up from 50 miles to 80 miles.  

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The folks at Karma are selling a California lifestyle with the Karma.  

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Despite looking broadly similar to the car it replaces, Karma says, the car is all new from the beltline down.  

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Karma Pininfarina GT

Karma partnered with legendary design house Pininfarina to produce the Pininfarina GT.  

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This car is essentially mechanically identical to the Revero on which it is based.  

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The body benefits from the addition of a Ferrari-like nose.  

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The biggest exterior change comes in the form of the deletion of the two rear doors.  

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Karma SC1 Vision concept

The Karma SC1 Vision concept is meant to show the battery-electric future of Karma.  

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The company worked with ex-Mazda designer Jacques Flynn on the exterior design of the roadster.  

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The body of the SC1 draws heavily from the racing aircraft of the 1930s.  

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Inside, the cockpit is heavily divided, with most of the focus being lavished on the driver.  

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The SC1's "wing doors" are massive and remind us a little of Koenigsegg's dihedral synchro-helix doors.  

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2020 Karma Revero

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Karma Pininfarina GT

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Adding a second model without actually having to engineer a second model is part of Karma's "value-forward business plan."

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Karma SC1 Vision concept

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