Karma's 1,110-HP Electric Supercar Isn't Just A Pipe Dream

Karma Automotive blew us away at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show byrevealing the SC2, an all-electric supercar concept with eye-popping styling. The performance stats were mind-boggling as well, with Karma touting 1,100 horsepower and 10,500 lb-ft of torque. GM's revived Hummer pickup truck claims similarly absurd torque figures, at11,500 lb-ftbut how these herculean numbers are officially measured remains to be seen.

We thought there was a low probability of the Karma SC2 ever reaching production but earlier this month, Karma announced that is wasworking on a new EV platformthat could be used in a variety of applications. One such application is a supercar, meaning there is now a good chance we could see the SC2 out on the road. And sooner than you might expect.

Karma Automotive has announced that the initial development stage of its Karma High-Performance E-Flex Platform has been completed. This means that those astonishing output figures and estimated performance numbers are more than just theoretical. As a reminder, Karma is targeting a 0-60 mph time of less than 1.9 seconds and with a new Silicon Carbide (SiC) high-density inverter and floor-mounted battery, adriving range of 400 mileson a charge.

"Our latest E-Flex platform is well-suited for supercar configurations and is designed to be outfitted to high-performance vehicles such as Karma's SC2 concept car," said Kevin Zhang, Chief Technology Officer of Karma Automotive. "The goal of all of Karma's E-Flex platforms is to offer our partners a multitude of electric mobility solutions with different drive motor systems and battery pack variants; our High-Performance E-Flex platform is among the most premium of these configurations, offering unprecedented performance results."