Spirra - Korea's Super Car

Zero to 100 kilometers per hour (0-62 mph) in 3.8 seconds with 500 horsepower, your throat hits the back of your neck as the gas pedal hits the floor. The Spirra, Korea's first SuperCar is the definition of industry supercar: fast, sporty, sleep, and a six-figure U.S.-dollar price tag.

Kim Han-Chal, the creator of the car, calls it the “Tiger,” as the animal is a powerful symbol of Korea. That’s apropos for Korea’s first venture into the supercar market, made with all Korean parts, built with Korean hands. “We were the only country that didn't have a supercar,” Kim says. Neighbor Japan has a Toyota and Honda supercar, and Germany and Italy has Porsche and Lamborghini.

The car enthusiast, who pledges if you check carefully he has gas running in his veins, dreamed of building a car on his home soil. He believed in his countrymen’s ability to produce a high-end car, not just the reliable, eco-friendly Hyundai or Kia.

For 10 years, he tinkered with designs and poured his money into concept car after concept car. But it wasn't until he partnered with Oullim motors, backed by the wealth of a high tech company, that he began production. Now Europe is his first major customer. A dealer in the Netherlands purchased 145 orders of his handmade cars over the next three years, marking the first commercial entrée of his supercar into the global market.

Spirra (the Tiger) from Korea


About Spirra

The Spirra is a Korean sports car manufactured by Proto Motors, which was acquired by Oullim Motors in 2007. This handcrafted mid-engined sports car uses carbon fiber in its space frame and a light 2.7L supercharged (Spirra S) or turbocharged (Spirra Turbo) V6 engine to achieve a gross weight of just 1080 kg and 1130 kg respectively. Other features include full premium leather trim, Brembo brakes, Recaro bucket seats, MOMO steering wheel and Oullim's in-house "Car PC" system, enabling the use of WiBro (Wireless Broadband) due to its Windows XP base OS.

Related links:
* Korean 'supercar' designer builds a Tiger
* Spirra's homepage

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