Photo: Spirra
Putting just an electric motor in a sportscar is not that of a good idea. Why? Simply because you can get carried away smashing the “gas” and finding yourself in the middle of nowhere pushing the dead car to the nearest socket. The South Koreans don’t give a shift about that and their Spirra EV might arrive next year.
Never heard of Spirra? Get your notebook and start writing: Spirra is a sportscar manufactured by South Korea-based Oullim Motors company. Available in a handful of versions, the Oullim Spirra has been in production since 2008, targeting markets such as China, the UAE, Malaysia and The Netherlands.
The eight-model lineup might just grow with another one, but this time the company wants to go full electric. The idea isn’t new for the automaker, but now we got a possible reveal date for the model.
Dutch publication Autovisie recently talked with Spirra Europe BV investor Roland Notermans, aiding with the preparation of the European market for such a sportscar, and were told the sport EV might come around next year.
The company said their intention is to take advantage of the Geneva Motor Show 2015 and unveil the Spirra EV there. They haven’t decided on a final design so far and there is nothing to say about the powertrain at this point, other than the possibility of a four-wheel-drive system.
An all-wheel-drive electric powertrain with an electric motor for each axle sounds enough to compete with the Exagon Furtive-eGT if you ask us. The French electric supercar is also powered by two motors, but they only turn the rear wheels, feeding them 402 hp and 516 Nm (380 lb-ft) of torque.
The report came in just as Tesla declared it will share its technology patents for free. So a possibility of using the Roadster’s electric powertrain in the Spirra EV can’t be excluded. Mounting two 185 kW 3-phase, 4-pole, induction electric motors from Tesla into the Spirra will sum up to around 500 hp (367 kW) and some 560 Nm (413 lb-ft) of torque.
The eight-model lineup might just grow with another one, but this time the company wants to go full electric. The idea isn’t new for the automaker, but now we got a possible reveal date for the model.
Dutch publication Autovisie recently talked with Spirra Europe BV investor Roland Notermans, aiding with the preparation of the European market for such a sportscar, and were told the sport EV might come around next year.
The company said their intention is to take advantage of the Geneva Motor Show 2015 and unveil the Spirra EV there. They haven’t decided on a final design so far and there is nothing to say about the powertrain at this point, other than the possibility of a four-wheel-drive system.
An all-wheel-drive electric powertrain with an electric motor for each axle sounds enough to compete with the Exagon Furtive-eGT if you ask us. The French electric supercar is also powered by two motors, but they only turn the rear wheels, feeding them 402 hp and 516 Nm (380 lb-ft) of torque.
The report came in just as Tesla declared it will share its technology patents for free. So a possibility of using the Roadster’s electric powertrain in the Spirra EV can’t be excluded. Mounting two 185 kW 3-phase, 4-pole, induction electric motors from Tesla into the Spirra will sum up to around 500 hp (367 kW) and some 560 Nm (413 lb-ft) of torque.
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