Hooniverse Asks- What Should Henrik Fisker do Next?

Robert Emslie

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Automotive history is littered with flighty bon vivants who’s dream was to start an eponymous car company, only later to see that dream turn into a very expensive reality. The latest to say see ya’, wouldn’t want to be ya’ is Henrik Fisker who last week bailed on his namesake hybrid car company. This is actually the second iteration of  the company bearing the Dane’s name, his Fisker Coachbuild merging with Quantum Technologies to form Fisker Automotive, maker of the beautiful and claustrophobia-inducing Karma.

They say winners never quit and quitters never win, but considering Henrik’s track record – which includes designing the Aston Martin DB9, BMW Z8, and his own BMW and Mercedes-based custom coach cars – you may forgive him for seeing the writing on the wall and stepping down from his leadership post as Chairman of Fisker Automotive.

But the question for today is what should a man of such accomplishment and potential – and who is barely 50 – do next? Should Fisker start another car company – maybe try his had at uber super cars? The dude’s got the name recognition. Or maybe he should stick to design? There’s no shame in revisiting your past when it’s wall to wall packed with success. What do you think, what should Henrik Fisker do next – I mean, after going to Disneyland?

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41 responses to “Hooniverse Asks- What Should Henrik Fisker do Next?”

  1. OA5599 Avatar
    OA5599

    Become a drug lord.
    <img src="http://www.entermyworld.com/cat/articles/np/dfpfriaug17841x1.jpg&quot; width=500>

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  2. Sjalabais Avatar
    Sjalabais

    Save the environment, fight obesity, build pedal cars. Obvious, ain't it?

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    1. mdharrell Avatar
      mdharrell

      <img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8244/8520264324_ebf81bbede.jpg&quot; width="400">
      It doesn't help. I own two of these and I'm still putting on weight.
      Maybe if I get at least one of them operable….

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      1. Sjalabais Avatar
        Sjalabais

        I have seen your acquisitions and am incredibly jealous. I also see that some fiskerish design would help the appeal of your bugeyed pedal car a lot. Hence my recommendation. =8^)

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        1. mdharrell Avatar
          mdharrell

          Thanks all the same, but I'm rather fond of the "we've got a sheet metal brake" school of vehicle design.

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  3. muthalovin Avatar
    muthalovin

    It's Tuesday, so the obvious answer is motorbikes. He should join the burgeoning 'lectric motorcycle fray. I would like to see what he could do.

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    1. Number_Six Avatar
      Number_Six

      Good idea. He could help turn this (which is already very cool):
      <img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/07/brammo-empulse.jpg&quot; width="500" />
      Into something more like this:
      <img src="http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/201301/2013-mv-agusta-f4-3_600x0w.jpg&quot; width="500" />

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      1. muthalovin Avatar
        muthalovin

        Or, you know, just build this:
        <img src="http://cdni.wired.co.uk/620×413/s_v/Tron_bike.jpg"&gt;

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        1. PotbellyJoe Avatar
          PotbellyJoe

          He's not a surgeon.

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    2. smalleyxb122 Avatar
      smalleyxb122

      I wasn’t even thinking about today being Tuesday, but my first thought was motorcycles. But I didn’t vote motorcycles, just because I’m afraid it would be electric. I wouldn’t be averse to a hybrid bike, but it really needs to have an engine and a conventional transmission. I don't think that a rider interface akin to the driver interface of a Karma would not play well in the motorcycle market.

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      1. Number_Six Avatar
        Number_Six

        Electric bikes are awesome. Last fall at Daytona, Eric Bostrom was lapping nearly as quickly as 600cc full race bikes and hitting 167mph on the back straight. The only thing preventing them from going faster is heat generated by the motor. I ride an old school carburetted stupid fast ZZR1200 and I have to say that bombing around town on a Brammo is a lot more fun (but not more fun on open roads yet).

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  4. Jay_Ramey Avatar
    Jay_Ramey

    Can he please go to BMW and sort them out? I'll even pay for his plane ticket there.

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  5. smalleyxb122 Avatar
    smalleyxb122

    Three words: Fisker Design Institute. They say that those than can, do. He has done, and while I’m sure he could do more, there is a limit to how much design work one can accomplish in a lifetime, but if he can impart some of his aesthetic sensibilities to the next generation of car designers, the possibilities are endless.

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  6. $kaycog Avatar
    $kaycog

    He should invent Fiskers Electric Scissors.
    <img src="http://media.toolking.com/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/F/i/Fiskars_99117097J_7-in_All_Purpose_Soft_Touch_Scissors.jpg"width="500"/&gt;

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    1. PotbellyJoe Avatar
      PotbellyJoe

      Cut it out. They wouldn't bring him on board for fear of his sheer incompetence.

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      1. $kaycog Avatar
        $kaycog

        My, aren't we snippy this morning?

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        1. PotbellyJoe Avatar
          PotbellyJoe

          I apologize, the local coffee shop gave their line-up a trim.

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          1. $kaycog Avatar
            $kaycog

            I bet they all looked real sharp after their trim.

          2. MVEilenstein Avatar
            MVEilenstein

            What an incisive comment.

    2. Alff Avatar
      Alff

      He does favor cutting-edge design.

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  7. Hopman Avatar
    Hopman

    Go the "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em route" and beg Elon Musk for a job at Tesla.

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    1. dukeisduke Avatar
      dukeisduke

      I can hear Musk now: "Beat it, Fisker."

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      1. Hopman Avatar
        Hopman

        Next thing you know, Fisker punches Musk in the face & we have a new TV show "Billionare Boxing."

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        1. PotbellyJoe Avatar
          PotbellyJoe

          I would watch. I would watch it twice. I would watch it even if it had Flava Flav in it.

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          1. pj134 Avatar
            pj134

            I'd pay to watch Musk get punched several times in the face.

          2. dukeisduke Avatar
            dukeisduke

            "Flava Flaaaaaaaaaaav!"

        2. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
          Scandinavian Flick

          Time for this to make a comeback!
          <img src="http://i.imgur.com/x1o7qph.jpg"&gt;

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      2. OA5599 Avatar
        OA5599

        Karma's a bitch.

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        1. dukeisduke Avatar
          dukeisduke

          Yes, yes it is.

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  8. dukeisduke Avatar
    dukeisduke

    Fisker should retire, and go on an ego-reduction program.

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  9. Peter Tanshanomi Avatar
    Peter Tanshanomi

    Go jump in a lake?
    Seriously, he's an arrogant, rich entrepreneur who makes products for other arrogant, rich entrepreneurs. I couldn't begin to care even a tiny bit what Fisker does.

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    1. OA5599 Avatar
      OA5599

      Obviously, you are not an arrogant, rich entrepreneur.

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  10. PotbellyJoe Avatar
    PotbellyJoe

    <img src="http://uncrate.com/p/2011/08/paul-budnitz-bicycles-xl.jpg&quot; width=550>
    I hear there's a market for overpriced bicycles these days. He should talk to Mr. Budnitz about it.

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  11. C³-Cool Cadillac Cat Avatar
    C³-Cool Cadillac Cat

    Give him a week's respite from bilking the taxpayer out of money.
    He'll be a lobbyist by the end of the month, and it won't be because April Fool's day.

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  12. Alff Avatar
    Alff

    He and Elon should partner up to introduce a man's cologne – Fisker Musk. Smells like melted insulation and copper.

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  13. wisc47 Avatar
    wisc47

    I say he should work at a company that's currently making premium cars that are for the most part good, but have overworked, fiddly, messed up styling. I'm talking about you, Lexus.

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    1. Number_Six Avatar
      Number_Six

      You got a problem with my face, mister?
      <img src="http://sentientonline.net/wp-content/uploads/predator_robert_rodriguez.jpg&quot; />

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      1. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
        Scandinavian Flick

        I was about to fire up Photoshop, but I'm glad I decided to do a Google search first. I think I could do better, but seeing as this is just a small sample of what's already done, I'm not going to bother…
        <img src="http://i.imgur.com/OS2owZw.jpg&quot; width="280">
        <img src="http://i.imgur.com/gmhhdeh.jpg&quot; width="280">

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        1. Jay_Ramey Avatar
          Jay_Ramey

          I have to admit, I dunno what they're doing or who thought that that design cue was a good idea. Who actually thought that looked good?

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        2. Sjalabais Avatar
          Sjalabais

          I am not sure if this design counts as aggression, frustration or just an accident.

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  14. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
    Scandinavian Flick

    Maybe try his hand at designing furniture…
    <img src="http://i.imgur.com/yCW25U3.jpg"&gt;

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