It's not easy to do these days, but the new Ocean SUV from EV company Fisker will make a Tesla seem slow, with the brand releasing some astonishing performance figures off the back of the CES in Las Vegas.
The headline act here is its out-and-out speed, with Fisker promising its Ocean High Performance will be able to clip 100km/h in less than 3.0 seconds. That is proper supercar territory, with only the world's most exotic (and expensive ) vehicles able to keep up.
The Tesla Model Y Performance (the Ocean's closest competitor), on the other hand, will take 3.7 seconds to hit the same speed.
Of course, the High Performance is the most expensive Fisker you can buy. The Ocean is also available as a base model, rear-wheel drive vehicle offering an 80 kWh battery and some 225kW.
The Fisker Ocean measures 4640mm in length, 1930mm in width and 1615mm in height, and there's 566 litres of boot space with the rear seats in place, and 1274 litres with the seat folded flat.
And in exciting news, Fisker founder and company namesake, Henrik Fisker, has already confirmed the all-EV company will be launching in Australia, with early estimates suggesting a launch in 2022 or beyond.
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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