korean's SUPERCAR!

[oldsnail]

Proto Motors Spirra
(Proto Motors is the 6th biggest Korean car company)

specs:

-carbon fiber body
-2 seater
-height: 1175mm
-width: 1930mm
-length: 4238mm
-Ford 4.6L V8
-320HP
-6 speed manual transmission.
-topspeed: 225km/h
edit
-topspeed: 225km/h(2.0L turbo), 230km/h(3.0L), 280km/h(Ford 4.6L VCool
-0-60mph: 6.4sec(2.0L turbo), 6.7sec(3.0L), 4.6sec(Ford 4.6L VCool

where is it available?: At Hyundai or Kia dealerships in North America and Europe.
when?: 2005 spring.

MSRP: approx $74,000 US, $97,000 Canadian.

There will be cheaper version as well.
-2.0L 4cyl turbo 200HP

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[oscargarza88]

ugly it looks like a riced upo mix of old and new mr2, and a supercar with 320 hp... ok

[evoWalo]

Looks OK but does 200HP make a super car?

[stracing]

the front view looks like a NSX with a kit. but i rather spend the 74k on some expensive hooker :P

[nejcdolinsek]

hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a waste of carbon fiber :lol:

[nurbrun]

Looks like a retarted nsx, and who the hell would spend $100 000 on a "Japanese" supercar(if it is a supercar)

[Ian_yamaue]

The chicks beside it looks nice :lol:

[vexor]

why did they bother putting Lambourghini doors?

[Sachmo12345]

if it does go on sale in the US it will be a failure

[samtek]

looks o.k. but i don´t like it. i think it´ll be a big miss cauz for that money you get muich better cars!!!

[brian]

let's see... 320hp 6spd and cf body, and the best they could do is 6.4sec 0-60? yikes.

[fabro_s]

Not a supercar for me!, prefer the hyundai tiburn....

[SilviaEvo]

74,000 for a Ford V8?!!?

[Tomerville]

Not very good engineering...for instance, the Porsche Carrera has 320 hp, 6-speed manual and can acheive 60mph in 5.0. This Korean "thing" does it in 6.4 seconds with the same stats, granted the vehicle is mid-engined, the Porsche shouldn't have much of an advantage with its 65% rear bias.

[oldsnail]

and 225kms isnt a whole lot.. i can do that in a honda accord.

[mindgam3]

lol, i wouldnt class that as a supercar. A renault clio can nearly beat that to 60, and a clio is probably better looking

[oantob]

I choose the EVO-8 instead of this car...more cheaper and more faster...and looks great 8)

[AlienDB7]

MSRP: approx $74,000 US, $97,000 Canadian.

There will be cheaper version as well.
-2.0L 4cyl turbo 200HP

No need for a cheaper version. The moment you put the car key in, the price would drop 50%. When you leave the dealer, it would become $10k. After a week, you can probably get it for free.

That definitely is the ugliest "supercar" around. It almost gives supercar a bad name... they should be banned from using that term!

[oldsnail]

right..i just googled this car and found that it does 0-60 in *4.6 seconds* NOT 6.4 seconds.

4.6 seconds is pretty good. it still looks like hell, but at least it has SOME performance.

ok, here are the real specs:

-topspeed: 225km/h(2.0L turbo), 230km/h(3.0L), 280km/h(Ford 4.6L V8)
-0-60mph: 6.4sec(2.0L turbo), 6.7sec(3.0L), 4.6sec(Ford 4.6L V8)

[italian_stalion_32]

i agree, it looks like a messed up nsx

[ahmedgiyab]

from the side....it looks like an older MR2..... :lol:

the front like a Gallardo..... :lol:

.....wonder what engine they will use....a 2.7 V6 Hyundai...... :lol:

[tifneedle208]

Looks like an MR2 and a 355 had a baby. Can't the koreans make ANYTHING original?

[black_magician]

looks like something that needs wings instead of wheels.

a 2.0L 4cyl turbo 200HP ?!!

thats not a supercar, thats a Dodge SRT-4!

[melll]

go back and make kimchi

[BADMIHAI]

Some people can't read. It does the 6.4 s. 0-60 with the 2.0 L. turbo engine. With the Ford V8 it does it in 4.6 s. It still looks kinda' bad, but then again so does every other Korean car I've ever seen. :|

[rachaderua]

the front looks like a little with that Honda HSC....

but it´s an awesome car indeed...good job, good design

[crazidude]

Its reasonably fast, but no way in hell would that be a super car unless it laps a track faster than anything out right now. Its rather expensive aswell. This should be called just a car not a supercar.

[hemi_fan]

lol, asian supercar... with a 4.6L ford V8?!?!

[enigmatic]

I thought it was 'ok' -- until i saw the price. Yikes! :shock:
Not even fast. Is it fwd? :lol:
*sniff* ...can i smell failure?

[raphaelws]

ugly ugly 0X

[blinkmeat]

$100,000 for some cheap Ferrari rip-off!? Wow

[IgotWRXed]

wow, my WRX with a fed mods can outgun this thing.

this thing is stupid :roll:

[italian_stalion_32]

from the 3 1/4 angle of the front it looks similar to the ascari

[Gimp]

Looks like that one kid in your old enlgish class that copy and pasted shit from other peoples sites... If there is going to be a Supercar, at least let it be original, or at least cheap as hell, it is sold in Kia/Hyundai dealerships- come on. Might be fun to drive in but reliable issues might come up seeing how Kia and Hyundai aren't exactly your prime Automotive cars on the road...

[SPEED_DEMON82]

yukkkkss UGLY
Atleast the looks dont get it in the Supercar category ......ohh wait....even those specs wont 0X

[enfermin]

not bad at all....................the front might be better,

but i love the rear..... 8)

[Skaala]

from the news section of www.dinside.no (if you read norwegian)
http://www.dinside.no/php/art.php?id=213421

some new pics of the prod. model
191mph
0-60 4,4
4,6l 32valve V8
320hp
[email protected]
porche gearbox
$100.000,-


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[coloradosilver]

$100K for that thing? Only 320 hp? WTF?

320 hp is now supercar status?

When I first saw the topic I was expecting te see some retard's 600 hp hyundai accent tuner car. This isn't much better though, and for the price...well..there's plenty of other, much better, things to buy.

[Sir_GT]

For the first time ever on JW, I'm speechless...

*walks away in disgust*

[Sir_GT]

http://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/8/186758.jpg

Look!!! It's the first Korean-made, carbon fibre-bodied, $100 grand, PICK UP!!!

[Toronto]

100,000 for a koren made lotus?

[BADMIHAI]

100,000 for a koren made lotus?



Well...korean labour rates are similar to those in the U.K. :mrgreen:

[5vz-fe]

Maybe we should cut those Koreans some slack. After all, they started 15~20 years later than the Japanese and it is pretty impressive on how fast they caught up in the auto business. Their product quality improved alot these recent years, so I kinda respect what they are doing.

I know, it's not an attractive looking car and it is awefully pricey. That's what we thought about the NSX when it first came out too. :wink:

[lev_p]

I'll take the girls, leave the car :D
Seriously, the model with Ford engine will probably fall apart at 250, and the engine (and some of the wheels too) will continue on their own down the road and reach 280 km/h before hitting something :lol:

*edit: the interior looks much better than the exterior....

[Yablokov]

id buy it if it was 8k like there hundei and kia
lol i forgot how to spell hundei =P