The 2024 Fisker Ronin has been previewed as the third model from the American electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, and it’s already setting the bar high.
Founder and CEO Henrik Fisker says ‘Project Ronin’ – as it’s internally referred to – will be a grand tourer offering a greater driving range than any of its competitors.
“The aim is to achieve the world’s longest range for a production EV, combined with extremely high levels of performance,” Fisker said this week.
“Project Ronin will be a showcase for our internal engineering, powertrain, and software capabilities.”
Project Ronin will join the company’s Ocean SUV.
The ambitious claim means the company will need to exceed 1008km of driving range from a single charge, offered with the 2022 GAC Aion LX Plus.
Another Chinese manufacturer, Nio, is also promising more than 1000km of driving range when its ET5 sedan goes on sale in the coming months.
While China’s CLTC testing standards are considered to be more generous than Europe’s WLTP standard, Mercedes-Benz demonstrated driving 1000km in everyday traffic is possible with its EQXX concept.
Fisker says Project Ronin will carry four adults and their luggage over a long distance, with the car’s long range to be helped by lightweight materials and active aerodynamics.
The company named the vehicle after the 1998 film Ronin starring Robert De Niro – known for its car chases featuring European sedans such as the Audi S8, Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9, Peugeot 605, Citroen XM, and perhaps most famously, the BMW E34 M5.
The 2024 Fisker Ronin is expected to be revealed in August 2023, with production slated for the second half of 2024.
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