Oullim Spirra

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The Oullim Spirra is a South Korean sports car built by Oullim Motors, a part of Oullim Networks. It was produced from 2008 to 2017 in Gyeonggi Province, south of Seoul. The car is a 2-door, mid- or rear-mid engine coupe with a rear-mid engine layout (RMR) and was sold in several countries, including China, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and the Netherlands.

Origins and development
The Spirra started as a Korean exotic-car dream by Han-chul Kim, a designer who left SsangYong Motors in the mid-1990s to pursue a sportscar project. He began Proto Motors with his wife, but early efforts stalled due to funding. A prototype called PS-II appeared at the 2000 Seoul Motor Show and was later shown as the Spirra at the 2004 Beijing Motor Show. Production was delayed for years until Kim teamed up with Dong-hyuk Park, founder and CEO of Oullim Networks. In 2007 Proto Motors was acquired by Oullim Motors, reviving the Spirra project under new management.

Models and engines
The Spirra lineup included four trims: Spirra N, Spirra S, Spirra Turbo and Spirra EX. Most early Spirras used DOHC V6 engines based on a 2.6–2.7-liter Delta design, heavily tuned for higher performance. The top Spirra variant, called CregiT, used a larger 3.78-liter Lambda RS V6. Prices varied by market, generally from about $74,000 to $175,000.

Electric version
An all-electric Spirra, the Spirra E, was in development with Dutch company Electric Power Holland. Details were not fully published, but reports claimed a top speed around 125 mph (201 km/h), 0–62 mph in about 5.3 seconds, and a range near 120 miles (200 km).

Racing version
A racing version of the Spirra was built to compete in the KGTM tour. It used a 2.7-liter twin-turbo V6 (V6 2.7 24V Twin Turbo) tuned to about 600 horsepower, capable of reaching around 338 km/h (211 mph). The Spirra racing team won its debut at Yongin Speedway in the 2008 Extra Time Trial and finished first in the 2008 KGTM series, competing against cars like the BMW M3 GTR, Porsche GT3 RSR and Nismo 350Z.