Fisker Atlantic 2012

While the Fisker Karma is finally out roaming the streets, not many of you can walk into a Fisker dealership and pay the $97,000 asking price (before tax credits) for one of the exotic plug-in electric cars. But keep your chin up, because soon the Karma will be sharing the showroom with the Fisker Atlantic, which is expected to have a more affordable price tag of around $50,000. Consider it a Karma at 50-percent off.

The Fisker Atlantic -- unveiled in prototype form prior to the 2012 New York auto show -- will be the first product from the automaker's Project Nina, essentially a group of three new cars with the goal of attracting more buyers to the brand. Perhaps more

Jaguar C-X75

Today is a good day. Today, Jaguar has announced plans to build a limited run of its stunning C-X75 supercar in conjunction with the Williams F1 team.

You'll no doubt remember the Jag. It premiered at the Paris motor show last year as a proper surprise debut, packing four electric motors - one on each wheel giving it four-wheel-drive - and jet engines to supplement the car's range and make it ridiculously cool.

Sadly, Jaguar tells us the production version will drop the jets and instead pack a ‘highly-boosted' four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine with an electric motor on each axle. The fiery canons of goodness might make it into a later section of the production run though, as parent company Tata has a big stake in Bladon Jets. No word on power output but expect it to hover near 800bhp, possibly more, housed in that lovely 1,350kg body, complete with a carbon-fibre chassis.

1,350kg, by the way, is lighter than a Ford Focus.