Good Karma

The 2012 Fisker Karma

I got up close and personal with my dream car this weekend. The Fisker Karma. This baby’s the best of both worlds: sexy and granola.

It's an electric sports car with an eco-friendly interior, and if I had a spare $110K lying around it’d be my new toy.

I’ve stalked the Karma online, but over the weekend I got to see one up close and personal at the mall.

No, Kias and Dodge trucks aren't good enough for this mall. Tyson’s Galleria in McLean, Virginia—think Burberry, Nicole Miller, Coach, and (my not-so-hoity-toity destination) Sur La Table—has the Karma, a Lamborghini Aventador (another of my faves that guzzles gas), a Maserati, and a Ferrari on display.

Clearly I’m not the target demographic, but I had fun browsing.

I’m not a total gearhead, but the Washington Auto Show is in town through Sunday. Might have to check out my other—more realistic—dream car, the Volvo XC-60 Plug-in Hybrid.

What’s your dream car?

P.S. If you like fast cars and romantic suspense, check out Tara Janzen today over at Kiss and Thrill!

9 Comments

Rich

31 / Jan / 2012

I used to go to that mall. Very clean.

My favorite car right now is the Turbo Porsche Panamera. My wife won’t let me get it, she says it’s too small! I told her it’s a four door sedan but she doesn’t believe the back doors are real.

http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/panamera/panamera-turbo
- Gwen Hernandez
  
  31 / Jan / 2012
  
  Haha, that’s a nice one, Rich. I like the way you think.
  
  The Karma has a back seat too. And my kids are too big to need car seats. Actually, they’re probably too big for the back seat now that I think about it…
David

31 / Jan / 2012

Oh, very nice. Glad I’m not the only one who stalks such things. With me it is yachts, though!

I figure I am a best selling author along the lines of Stephen King I will need to somewhere to go and relax. 😛
- Gwen Hernandez
  
  1 / Feb / 2012
  
  I could get into stalking yachts, David. For one of my older manuscripts the H/H start out on a yacht and I had to do a lot of research because I’ve never been on one. Wouldn’t mind having an excuse to do some hands on research someday. 😉
  
  Here’s to selling like Mr. King!
Dave

1 / Feb / 2012

Very cool car there, Gwen. I have to admit, though, that in comparison my dream car appears quite antiquated. It’s certainly not high on the eco-friendly scale, either. But then again, I don’t drive all that much 🙂

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m301/dpagan/30891380001_large.jpg
- Gwen Hernandez
  
  1 / Feb / 2012
  
  Ooh, nice Mustang, Dave! I used to have a thing for the cherry red Corvette convertible in ROUTE 66. I’m kind of granola, but our dreams can guzzle all the gas they want, right? 😉
KM Fawcett

1 / Feb / 2012

I guess my dream car would be a limo. The only way I could afford to be driven everywhere in one is if I keep dreaming. 🙂
- Gwen Hernandez
  
  1 / Feb / 2012
  
  I like the idea of a limo, Kathy. Or maybe just a driver. Too bad I can’t read or write in the car. Of course, if the car is fun enough to drive, I’d probably prefer to be behind the wheel.
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