THE 2006 FISKER TRAMONTO: A SCULPTED STATEMENT OF EXOTIC, TWO-SEAT, OPEN AIR MOTORING
Together, Henrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler are building on one of the world’s greatest handcrafted experiences in car design – coachbuilding. They are crafting a line of automobiles that will redefine automotive performance, elegance and exclusive luxury. Earlier this year, Fisker and Koehler recruited a small group of international investors to bring the FISKER COACHBUILD experience to life. A workshop was rented…a handful of craftsmen
hired…and production of the FISKER TRAMONTO and LATIGO CS turned from dream to reality.
The FISKER COACHBUILD 2006 TRAMONTO is a sculpted statement of exotic, two-seat, open-air motoring. Beneath the skin, the engineering excellence of what its base architecture once was – a Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG – remains. The myriad array of Mercedes-Benz’s finest technological innovations, from the power-retractable hardtop to Active Body Control
(ABC), remain untouched – as do safety systems, including crumple zones and airbags. At the same time, the TRAMONTO has become something much more, and the differences go beyond what meets the eye.
TRAMONTO EXTERIOR DESIGN
The stance is wide and low. Ground hugging. The lines flow smoothly from start to finish – unbroken in the signature Fisker style. The overall look conveys movement, speed and power, whether the power retractable hardtop is secured for foul-weather driving or stowed for open-air motoring.
Compared to its original platform, the TRAMONTO is reproportioned with a shorter back end, a longer-looking hood line with a pronounced power dome, and no visual bumpers. It is poised, balanced, sculptured…and exotic. From any angle, the message is uncompromisingly beautiful. Unmistakably FISKER.
Take a casual glance at the new car’s muscular lines. Gaps between body panels are tight and uniform. Aluminum and carbon fiber – materials that befit an exotic sports car – make up the body panels. Steel is used judiciously, to enhance structural rigidity.
All FISKER COACHBUILD models will have an all-new exterior design and re-designed interior expressing a distinctive Fisker Design DNA. Each Fisker car will also have a recognizable face. The grille design was inspired by highly sophisticated aircraft designs, such as the F/A-22 Raptor. The FISKER TRAMONTO’s stunning front silhouette is similar to this sleek jet aircraft,
with the large center opening tying into the fuselage and the two wings expanding from the mouth. Distinctive, indeed.
Exterior details to take note of include:
• Anodized aluminum wire mesh grille with the incorporation of the two bars from the FISKER COACHBUILD logo (also available with black powder coating)
• Black powder coated aluminum mesh on the lower front spoiler
• Fog lights inset with carbon fiber bezels in the lower front spoiler
• LED indicator integrated into the wire mesh grille design
• Power dome design incorporating a race-inspired, 1,500-degree heat shield on the interior polished carbon fiber hood surface
• Anodized aluminum wire mesh side vents with chrome finish surrounds
• 3-Dimensional milled aluminum and hand painted badges
• Dynamic design sculpture of the wheel lip coming out of the body
• Lightweight, purpose designed 5-spoke, 3-piece 20” wheels
• Retractable hard top
• Existing door handles integrated into body design to retain the retractable hard top mechanism
• Carbon fiber rear diffuser
• Purpose designed integrated tail lamps and polished chrome exhausts
As the design of each detail evidences, the focus of the FISKER COACHBUILD is unwavering.
One look at the grille and you will see the finest quality materials – from the front indicator LED incorporated into the aluminum wire mesh grille to the wire mesh side vents, both complete with aluminum surround and chrome finish. These expressions of true craftsmanship are seen on every part of the TRAMONTO’s exterior, back to its stunning tail lamp and exhaust design.
TRAMONTO INTERIOR DESIGN
Interior design is as crucial as the exterior – after all, it is here that driver and machine become one. To bring the FISKER COACHBUILD design to life, we have teamed with Distinctive Industries, the American-based leather interior experts. All seat and fascia surfaces are expertly hand trimmed and hand stitched, in a selection of super-premium, soft yet durable Italian leathers. Milled aluminum highlights the center console, and aluminum details accent the switch gear – joining with leather to form the strong FISKER logo bars on the gear shift knob. The multifunction steering wheel is a FISKER original, with built-in sound system controls.
Thoughtful, functional touches include improved cell phone storage and an analog clock.
Other signature treatments include:
• Milled aluminum-finished caps on seat positioning switches
• Gear shift with aluminum and leather textures incorporating the Fisker logo
• Hand-stitched leather four-spoke steering wheel
• Fisker-enhanced shift paddle design
• Enhanced graphics on instrument panels
• Improved cell phone storage space
• Aluminum door sill plaques engraved with FISKER COACHBUILD, which sits on the polished carbon fiber sill panel
• Analog clock which sits in an aluminum bezel
• Contoured sports seats covered in soft quality leather both front and seat back
• Single piece milled aluminum center console with unique numbering sequence
Fisker based the interior design on a basic cockpit theme. It combines sporting character withhigh levels of hand craftsmanship, unique characteristics and luxurious comfort. Open the TRAMONTO’s door, and one of the first expressions of true design you’ll notice is the sill plaque with an aluminum FISKER COACHBUILD lettered plaque sitting upon a fine piece of carbon fiber.
Installed as a complete assembly, the center console makes a new signature statement. The unit construction demonstrates rare aesthetics in the aluminum caged design. It also features a symmetrical look into which the controls and switches are integrated. The instrument cluster retains the three main gauges with Fisker accents.
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