Spirra

The Spirra is a Korean supercar manufactured by Proto Motors, which was acquired by Oullim Motors in 2007. This handcrafted mid-engined supercar 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 1080kg and 1130kg 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.

350 km/h (700 hp, 3.3 sec) Spirra GT 460 (Racing) 338 km/h (600 hp, 3.8 sec) Spirra GT 270 (Racing) 332 km/h (500 hp, 3.8 sec) Spirra Turbo (Production) 305 km/h (400 hp, 4.8 sec) Spirra S (Production)

Proto Motors (1994~2007)

*1994 Proto Design was established by a designer and engineer of the Technical Center of SsangYong Motors
*1997 Proto Design was renamed "Proto Motors" for the development of its own vehicle
*2000 - Development of the mid-engined sports car (PS-II) was completed
*2001 - Mid-engined sports car (PS-II) joined the Good Design Festival
*2002 - Attended the Seoul Motor Show with Spirra and chosen as the Best of Show, ranked 2nd
*2003 - Attended the Busan Motor Show
*2003 - Registered as a manufacturer
*2004 - Attended AutoChina Motor Show with the Spirra

*2003 - Spirra 2.0 turbocharged model completed
*2004 - Spirra 2.7 V6 supercharged model completed
*2004 - Spirra 4.6 V8 supercharged model completed
*2005 - Spirra 4.6 GT displayed at Seoul Motor Show

Name: Spirra -> Spirra GT (2005) Power: 280hp -> 320 hp Top Speed: 280km -> 305 km/h

2005 Prices V8 4.6 GT $96,000+ (Base model, option - supercharger) V6 2.6 LX $76,000+ (Supercharged)

However, it could not produced as a result of a lack of funds, as the early Spirra prototype was developed solely by the private funds of the president of PROTO Motors, Han-Chul Kim. A Korean company, Oullim Group, took over PROTO Motors in June 2007 and the car began to be redeveloped, with Mr. Kim heading the development of the car.

Oullim Motors (2006~ )

2006 07 Oullim Group established " Oullim Motors "

After Oullim Motors was established by "Oullim Group" in July 2006, Oullim Group announced a "joint tuning business" in January 2007.

*March 2007 - bought PROSS, (hardcore tuning company)
*May 2007 - bought Fluxion Design (Automotive Design firm)
*June 2007 - bought PROTO Motors (Motor manufacturer, mother of Spirra)
*June 2007 - Opened five “LAP3” shops (Supercar Shops)
*July 2007 - bought Shine Racing (renamed "Oullim Racing")
*August 2007 - contracted with the singer "Rhymer" as a promotional singer

Oulim Motors has five LAP3 Shops and 3 PROSS Shops (A/S and distributor of replacement OEM parts) in Korea.

Oullim Motors operates separate 6 bodies:1 R&D Center
2 Manufacturing Facility
3 After-market Service Centers
4 Dealers
5 Racing Team
6 Promotion/Media

Racing

*December 2007, Started sales of the Spirra GT 270 (Racing Version)
*January 2008, CJ Racing Team bought 2 SPIRRA GT 270s
*March 2008, the Spirra GT 270 chassis was chosen for the CJ Super 6000 (cc)

GTM Super Sprint Class
*April 2008, Champion of GTM SS-0 class by SPIRRA GT270 (Dirver 박정룡)
*May 2008, Champion of GTM SS-0 class by SPIRRA 400T (Driver 김범훈)
*June 2008, Ranked 3rd of GTM SS-0 class by SPIRRA 400T (Driver 김범훈)
*July 2008, Champion of GTM SS-0 class by SPIRRA 400T (Driver 김범훈)

GTM GT Class
*April 2008, Did not participate
*May 2008, Collision with a fence (GT 270), DNF
*June 2008, Canceled Game by heavy rain
*July 2008, Race completed (GT 270), the Spirra GT270 being the only Korean car competing in the GT Class

CJ Super 6000
*June 2008, 6 Spirra GT 270s participated in the CJ Super 6000 qualifications
*June 2008, 8 Spirra GT 270s participated in the finals of the CJ Super 6000

pecification and Price

332 km/h (500 hp, 3.8 sec, 1.1ton, 58.3kg.m, 2.7L, MR) Spirra Turbo 305 km/h (400 hp, 4.8 sec, 1.0ton, 40.5kg.m, 2.7L, MR) Spirra S

*June 2008 - Pre-orders begin for the Spirra S and Turbo models
*June 2008 - president of Ouillim announced, 23 Spirra sold on the first day
*June 2008 - Contracted with Singaporean Advance Automobile to build 47 Spirras
*July 2008 - Contracted with Netherlands' Miles Benelux BV to build 145 Spirras

Price

$ 520,000 Spirra GT 460 (350 km/h, 700 hp, 3.3 sec) Racing Type $ 380,000 Spirra GT 270 (338 km/h, 600 hp, 3.8 sec) Racing Type $ 150,000 Spirra Turbo $ 100,000 Spirra S

Estimated from the Korean price, according to exchange rates (Exchange rate: 1000 Won = $1 US)

Continuous History

Proto Motors

*1998 Hyundai Motor registered Proto Motors to technical cooperation
*1998 KIA Motor registered Proto Motors to technical cooperation
*1999 developed Kia's 2 passenger Elan and 4 passenger Elan (PS-I)
*1999 developed Hyundai Equus and Equus limousine
*2000 Development of the mid-engined sports car (PS-II) was completed
*2001 Mid-engined sports car (PS-II) joined the Good Design Festival
*2002 Attended the Seoul Motor Show with Spirra and chosen as the Best of Show, ranked 2nd
*2002 Developed a convertible limousine for Blue House for the President of the Republic of Korea (Residence)
*2003 - Attended the Busan Motor Show
*2003 - Registered as a manufacturer
*2004 - Developed Kia's Carnival limousine
*2004 - Attended AutoChina Motor Show with the Spirra

*2004 - built an engineering center in GwangJu, KyungGi-Do, Korea
*2006 - developed a hard top limousine for the Blue House for the President of the Republic of Korea
*2006 - 229 Carnival limousines were delivered to Kia motors

Oullim Motors

*21st January 2008 – Brand emblem revealed
*10th February 2008 - A/S and tuning brand 'PROSS' revealed
*18th March 2008 – Wheel announced, which has been made specifically for the Spirra
*February 2008 - Ceremony for the completion of the factory in GwangJu, KyungGi-Do, Korea
*March 25th2008 - Full carbon fiber body announced
*March 2008 - Spirra lineup unveiled
*22nd April 2008 - Spirra S debuted at the Beijing Motor Show
*18th May 2008 - Spirra 6000 cc class on Super 6000
*19th May 2008 - Spirra Turbo completed
*23rd June 2008 - Sales of Spirra Turbo and S began
*September 2008 - First Spirra delivered
*October 2008 - 20th Spirra delivered

External links

[http://www.oullimmotors.co.kr/ Oullim Motors]
[http://www.spirra.co.kr/index.php/eng/ Spirra]