Proto Spirra Coupe

NarendZORCE · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 6:59 pm Post subject: Proto Spirra Coupe

Proto Motors, a small Korean auto firm, unveiled its sports coupe Spirra (production model of PS-ll). The Spirra, which features distinctive gull-wing doors, will go on sale in Korea in September. Proto Spirra is powered by a 4.6-liter V8 and makes 320 horsepower. The car is claiming 0-100 km/h in 4.6 seconds and a top speed of 280 km/h.

Spirra, as a midship sports car that is initially developed by a domestic engineering team, is a classic sports car adopting a lightweight carbon fiber body and an aluminum space frame same as the distinguished super cars in the world.

Spirra is upper class sports car, targeting niche market between super deluxe sports cars so called super cars and popular sports cars of mass production makers. In this sense, Spirra is a classic car targeting the minority mania class who is pursuing not popularity but differentiated characters. Midship-intrinsic voluminous feeling coming from complete proportion and treatment of details with high degree of perfection, combined with strong power from high-performance powertrain will present great pleasure of sports driving in the true sense of word.

Technical specification - Proto Spirra 4.6 V8 :

Body & chassis
Lay-out : Mid engine, rear wheel drive sports coupe
Body : Carbon fiber & pressed steel panel
Chassis : Steel space frame and bolted aluminum sub frame

Engine & drivetrain
Engine : 4.6-liter V8 DOHC
Displacement : 4,601 cc
Max power 320 HP @ 6000 rpm
Max torque : 430 Nm (300 lb-ft) @ 4750 rpm
Transmission : 6 speed manual

Tire & brake
Front : 225/40/18
Rear : 255/35/18
Brake : Ventilated discs

Dimension
Wheelbase : 2,580 mm
Length : 4,238 mm
Width : 1,930 mm
Height : 1,175 mm
Curb weight : 1,090 kg
Fuel capacity : 71 liter

Performance
0 - 100 km/h : 4.6 seconds
Top speed : 280 km/h (174 mph)

Option
- Recardo seat
- Adjustable shock absorber
- 6 speed sequential transmission

The price of the vehicle equipped with a 4,601 cc engine is 100 million won (US$ 100,000).

tourniquet · Rebel Zorce Ossifah Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 124

Korean you say? Shocked

any interior shots?
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NarendZORCE · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 7:31 pm Post subject:

http://www.cardesignnews.com/autoshows/2005/seoul/highlights/index.php

Proto Spirra

While most of the attention was surrounding the larger manufacturers, the Seoul Motor Show is also a place for smaller independent firms to showcase their design and engineering skills. One of those is an independent manufacturer Proto, which released what they claim to be the very first Korean Supercar, named Spirra.

This mid-engine two-seater will be produced in two versions, V8 4.6 GT and 2.5 LX. With its Porsche platform and Koenisegg V8 4.6-litre engine, Proto claims that Spirra has a 0-100km/h of 4.4 seconds and a top speed of 305km.

Slightly outdated in terms of styling with rather flat surfaces all around and a boxy appearance, Spirra has the somewhat dubious distinction of having to go through a facelift even before the shipment of its first car to the customer, due to financial difficulties which delayed the launch. Proto are planning to hand-build 30 vehicles per month, and while the specification of the Spirra is definitely impressive, we will see in the near future what the customers think of a price of US$90,000 for the top of the range, V8 4.6 GT.

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