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oldsnail 07-19-2004 01:24 PM

korean's SUPERCAR!
 
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

http://response.jp/issue/2004/0719/a...ages/69568.jpg
http://response.jp/issue/2004/0719/a...ages/69569.jpg

http://response.jp/issue/2004/0719/a...ages/69567.jpg
http://response.jp/issue/2002/1122/a...ages/28789.jpg
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oscargarza88 07-19-2004 01:25 PM

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

evoWalo 07-19-2004 01:26 PM

Looks OK but does 200HP make a super car?

stracing 07-19-2004 01:30 PM

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

nejcdolinsek 07-19-2004 01:36 PM

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

nurbrun 07-19-2004 02:06 PM

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

Ian_yamaue 07-19-2004 02:07 PM

The chicks beside it looks nice :lol:

vexor 07-19-2004 02:10 PM

why did they bother putting Lambourghini doors?

Sachmo12345 07-19-2004 02:25 PM

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

samtek 07-19-2004 03:36 PM

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 07-19-2004 03:38 PM

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

fabro_s 07-19-2004 04:16 PM

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

SilviaEvo 07-19-2004 04:26 PM

74,000 for a Ford V8?!!?

Tomerville 07-19-2004 04:26 PM

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 07-19-2004 05:10 PM

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

mindgam3 07-19-2004 06:51 PM

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 07-19-2004 08:22 PM

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

AlienDB7 07-19-2004 11:08 PM

Re: korean's SUPERCAR!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by oldsnail
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 07-20-2004 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by everso
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 07-20-2004 04:11 PM

i agree, it looks like a messed up nsx

ahmedgiyab 07-20-2004 04:58 PM

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 07-27-2004 02:30 AM

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

black_magician 07-27-2004 02:36 PM

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 07-27-2004 04:00 PM

go back and make kimchi

BADMIHAI 07-27-2004 04:28 PM

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 07-29-2004 04:57 PM

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

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

crazidude 07-30-2004 09:14 PM

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 07-30-2004 09:30 PM

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

enigmatic 07-31-2004 06:40 AM

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 08-05-2004 01:26 PM

ugly ugly 0X

blinkmeat 08-05-2004 06:27 PM

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

IgotWRXed 08-06-2004 03:10 AM

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

this thing is stupid :roll:

italian_stalion_32 08-11-2004 02:05 PM

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

Gimp 08-11-2004 02:12 PM

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 08-11-2004 02:33 PM

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

enfermin 08-12-2004 03:06 PM

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

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

Skaala 05-12-2005 10:24 AM

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,-


http://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/8/186748.jpghttp://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/9/186749.jpg
http://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/0/186750.jpghttp://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/1/186751.jpg
http://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/2/186752.jpghttp://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/3/186753.jpg
http://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/4/186754.jpghttp://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/5/186755.jpg
http://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/6/186756.jpghttp://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/7/186757.jpg
http://www.dinside.no/km_bilde/8/186758.jpg

coloradosilver 05-12-2005 10:38 AM

$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 05-12-2005 02:45 PM

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

*walks away in disgust*

Sir_GT 05-12-2005 11:45 PM

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

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

Toronto 05-13-2005 12:05 AM

100,000 for a koren made lotus?

BADMIHAI 05-13-2005 12:55 AM

Quote:

100,000 for a koren made lotus?

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

5vz-fe 05-13-2005 02:13 AM

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 05-13-2005 07:12 PM

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 05-19-2005 12:47 AM

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


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