It downhill without brakes.
The Fisker Ocean's career is far from what was expected from the electric car. The model, very promising, has not lived up to expectations and practically every person who has been able to try it has had complaints of all kinds about it. Now it is Consumer Reports, which has bought one, who does not mince words in giving its verdict.
The agency has been able to test the vehicle in a whole series of different circumstances and the impressions it has left are downright bad.
His words on the matter are more than clear: “So far, our experience with Ocean is like ordering pizza at a new, bustling restaurant, only to receive a pie with undercooked dough and no sauce because the tomatoes are still growing. “The tantalizing promise of the final product is right in front of us, but it is quite unappealing in its current state.”
And the description is not fortuitous, since it seems that one of the main problems posed by the model is that its numerous facets and technological assistants tend to fail regularly and alternately, presenting different problems every day.
“It is inexcusable that the safety and other features promised on the Ocean's window label come and go, and their absences are only occasionally accompanied by warning messages,” the analysis states.
In fact, he gives several examples of what has been happening. The day they received the vehicle, everything seemed to be working as it should. However, the next day both the lane keep assist and the blind spot warning stopped working.
Another example is that adaptive cruise control is not available, even though the model lists it among its ADAS systems. According to Fisker, it will be added this year, but at the moment none of the Oceans delivered have it.
Sarcastically in the test you can also read the following: “It seems as if Ocean's software designers took sadistic pleasure in programming new and different ways to prevent Bluetooth from connecting.”
But it's not just about technology and assistants that there are complaints, since there are also aspects of driving itself that seem to be problematic, such as braking.
According to him, every time the car is started it returns to the most aggressive regenerative braking configuration, which from what they point out does not make for a good driving experience, and you have to go through a three-step process to set the one that you want. the driver wants. In fact, they describe the experience of modulating the brake system as 'nauseating'.
Problems are piling up at Fisker's door, who is having to deal with setbacks of all kinds.
Bad reviews of the vehicle have caused no less than 40,000 customers to cancel their reservations. Furthermore, to get money quickly, they have reduced the price of the car by up to 40%, now offering it from $25,000.
This is also a reflection of the Ocean's rapid depreciation. Edmunds, which also purchased one for its long-term test fleet, paid $69,000 for it in January, and currently, with only 6,791 km under its belt, it is valued at $21,000.