{{Infobox automobile | name = VLF Destino | image = | caption = | manufacturer =VLF Automotive | aka = VL Destino<br />WM Destino | production = 2016 | model_years = | assembly = Auburn Hills, Michigan | predecessor = | successor = | class = Full-size luxury car | body_style = 4-door sedan | layout = front mid-engine, rear wheel drive | platform = GM E-Flex Platform<ref>{{cite web | url = https://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/vehicles/gm-e-flex.htm| title = How GM's E-Flex Propulsion System Works | accessdate=October 23, 2021 | work=howstuffworks.com| date = 13 July 2009 }}</ref> | engine = 6.2 L GM LS9 V8 supercharged | transmission = 6-speed automatic | wheelbase = {{convert|124.4|in|mm|1|abbr=on|disp=flip}}<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.carfolio.com/vlf-destino-v8-454025| title = VLF Destino V8, 2016 MY Destino | accessdate=October 23, 2021 | work=carfolio.com}}</ref> | length = {{convert|196.4|in|mm|1|abbr=on|disp=flip}}<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.carfolio.com/vlf-destino-v8-454025| title = VLF Destino V8, 2016 MY Destino | accessdate=October 23, 2021 | work=carfolio.com}}</ref> | width = {{convert|84|in|mm|1|abbr=on|disp=flip}} | height = {{convert|52.4|in|mm|1|abbr=on|disp=flip}} | weight = {{convert|1905|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | related = Fisker Karma<br />Karma Revero <br> Chevrolet Volt Concept | designer = Henrik Fisker | sp = us }} The '''VLF Destino''' was a proposed automobile from American car company VLF Automotive. The Destino was a large four-door sedan and was first shown to the public at the North American International Auto Show in January 2013 as the VL Destino, and subsequently the WM Destino, before being named VLF Destino in January 2016. Sales were expected to commence in 2014, but the expected start of sales was later pushed back to 2016.
==History== The Destino was based on the Fisker Karma, which ceased production in 2012. VL had obtained 20 Karma "gliders" from Fisker Automotive, and reported 100 orders by May 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=David|title=Fisker Woes Won't Dash Destino Plans|url=http://wardsauto.com/vehicles-amp-technology/fisker-woes-won-t-dash-destino-plans|work=Wards Auto|access-date=25 May 2013|date=3 May 2013}}</ref> Sales of the Destino were originally scheduled to commence in the second half of 2013, but the start was pushed back to 2014,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Atiyeh|first1=Clifford|title=Never Bet Against Bob Lutz: VL Destino a Go Under Fisker's New Chinese Owner|url=http://blog.caranddriver.com/never-bet-against-bob-lutz-vl-destino-a-go-under-fiskers-new-chinese-owner/|website=Car and Driver|access-date=21 August 2014|date=20 February 2014|archive-date=23 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723111639/http://blog.caranddriver.com/never-bet-against-bob-lutz-vl-destino-a-go-under-fiskers-new-chinese-owner/|url-status=dead}}</ref> due to the ongoing restructuring of Fisker.<ref>{{cite web|title=Detroit reveal for VL Destino convertible|url=http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/detroit-motor-show/detroit-reveal-vl-destino-convertible|work=Autocar|access-date=19 January 2014|date=14 January 2014}}</ref>
The Destino retained the Karma interior<ref>{{cite web|last=Neil|first=Dan|title=The Detroit Show, and the Only Car That Matters|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324468104578247650423182038|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=25 May 2013|date=18 January 2013}}</ref> and most exterior panels, but removed the Karma's electric motor and battery system, and installed a General Motors LS9 6.2-litre V-8 gasoline engine producing 638 hp (476 kW; 647 PS) and 604 lbf·ft (819 N·m) of torque fitted with a 6-speed automatic transmission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/bob-lutz-vl-automotive-fisker-karma-corvette-engine-2013-10|title=Bob Lutz Is Planning To Sell A Fisker Karma With A Corvette's V8 Engine|first=Alex|last=Davies|website=Business Insider}}</ref><ref name=Wired>{{cite magazine|last=Lavrinc|first=Damon|title=Fisker Karma Gets a 638-HP Corvette Heart Transplant|url=https://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/01/vlp-destino/|magazine=Wired|access-date=25 May 2013|date=14 January 2013}}</ref>
It was planned in 2013 that the cars would be built in Auburn Hills in Michigan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nunez|first=Alex|title=Destino: Bob Lutz's Corvette-powered Fisker Karma|url=http://www.roadandtrack.com/go/first-looks/destino-bob-lutz-corvette-powered-fisker-karma|work=Road & Track|access-date=25 May 2013|date=14 January 2013}}</ref>
The manufacturer proposed a sale price of {{USD}}200,000 in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Davey|title=Bob Lutz Says His Fisker-Based Destino Will Cost $200K, Go 200 mph|url=http://blog.caranddriver.com/bob-lutz-says-his-fisker-based-destino-will-cost-200k-go-200-mph/|website=Car and Driver|access-date=26 January 2015|date=18 November 2014}}</ref>
In May 2014 VL merged with WM GreenTech Automotive, which resulted in the car being renamed WM Destino by its new owners.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Blanco|first1=Sebastian|title=Destino's VL Automotive merges with GreenTech Automotive|url=http://green.autoblog.com/2014/05/06/destinos-vl-automotive-merges-with-greentech-automotive/|website=Green Autoblog|access-date=21 August 2014|date=6 May 2014|archive-date=6 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706212931/http://green.autoblog.com/2014/05/06/destinos-vl-automotive-merges-with-greentech-automotive/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In January 2016, the car was renamed as the VLF Destino V8, to mark the creation of the new company VLF Automotive.<ref>{{cite web|title=Luxury Car Company VLF Automotive Launches|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/luxury-car-company-vlf-automotive-launches-1452300329|website=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2 June 2016|date=8 January 2016}}</ref>
==Technical== Unlike the discontinued hybrid Fisker Karma, the Destino was powered by a traditional gasoline engine from GM manufactured to power Chevrolets and Cadillacs. The 6.2-litre (6162 cc) V8 supercharged LS9 engine was front mid-mounted and powered the rear wheels. Producing 638 hp at 6,500 rpm and torque of 604 lb-ft (819 Nm) at 3,800 rpm, the Destino was claimed to accelerate 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds and reach a maximum speed of 200 mph.{{fact|date=December 2024}}
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==External links== *{{official website|http://www.vlfautomotive.com/}} *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140521084208/http://www.wmgta.com/pdf/WMDestinoforwebsite0422.pdf WM Destino Specification]}} {{Henrik Fisker}}
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