STARTING A SUCCESSFUL CAR COMPANY is hard, as Henrik Fisker well knows. After working at BMW and Aston Martin, the talented designer struck out with Fisker Coachbuild (the Fisker Tramonto and the Latigo CS), Fisker Automotive (the Karma), and VLF Automotive (the Force 1 V10). The latest endeavor, Fisker Inc., produced the Ocean electric.
We sampled the Ocean One, a limited-production launch edition equipped with everything on the top-of-the-line Extreme model, plus a few unique features. That means two-motor all-wheel drive, a total of 564 horsepower and 543 pound-feet of torque, a 106.5-kWh battery promising 360 miles of EPA range, and solar cells on the roof.
This two-row SUV is a little longer and wider than a Volvo XC60. It looks aggressive, with plenty of bumps and grinds in the…