---
title: "The Karma GSe-6 Will Take on Tesla With 300 Miles of Range and a $79,900 Price Tag"
description: "Karma says the upcoming GSe-6 will compete against the Model S while being a \"much sexier ride.\""
date: "2020-10-16"
modified: "2020-10-16"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/37105/the-karma-gse-6-will-take-on-tesla-with-300-miles-of-range-and-a-79900-price-tag"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "GS-6"
  - "luxury"
  - "sedan"
  - "Tesla"
---

# The Karma GSe-6 Will Take on Tesla With 300 Miles of Range and a $79,900 Price Tag

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A mere two days after Tesla meme boss and founder Elon Musk announced [*that* price drop for the Model S on Twitter](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/37068/tesla-model-s-priced-at-69420-in-jab-at-lucid-air>), fellow California car startup Karma Automotive has set a price for its upcoming GSe-6 luxury sedan, the company's first full battery electric vehicle. When the car debuts and is delivered to customers in 2021, it'll start at a manufacturer's suggested price of $79,900 before destination, taxes and any government rebates or incentives.

That is, of course, over $10,000 more than the Model S's new, extremely mature price of $69,420—a number chosen not just for the lulz but also to undercut the [base Lucid Air's post-tax credit price of $69,900](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/37066/base-lucid-air-sedan-challenges-tesla-model-s-with-longer-range-and-cheaper-price>). Nevertheless, a Karma spokesperson says the mildly higher starting price puts the GSe-6 "firmly in Tesla Model S territory for a much sexier ride."

Anywho, Karma hasn't revealed what the GSe-6 will look like outside of a handful of carefully framed teaser shots showing off its orange paint. It does say, however, that it'll retain the design of the [Revero GT](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/27440/karma-automotives-2020-lineup-includes-a-reborn-revero-and-an-amazing-pininfarina-design>), a plug-in hybrid which itself is a reworked version of the old Fisker Karma, a car that first hit production way back in 2011.

![message-editor%2F1602875809953-gs-teaser-orange.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1602875809953-gs-teaser-orange.jpg>)
**Karma**

Supposedly using a "new powertrain configuration," the California-assembled Karma GSe-6 will feature a full aluminum body, one-pedal driving, haptic steering wheel controls, Level 2 self-driving tech, and all of the surround-view cameras and connected car tech you'd expect from a newfangled EV with its sights set on Tesla.

It's also said to be good for up to 300 miles of range—about 100 miles shy of the Model S Long Range Plus' EPA estimated figure. As for a zero to 60 time, Karma has simply filled in that entry on the GSe-6's website with "fast enough." If all of this sounds enticing, Karma is now accepting $100 deposits for GSe-6 reservations on its [website](<https://www.karmaautomotive.com/reserve>).

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## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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