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ARES Design S1 Project – Their First Wholly Designed Supercar
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4 months agoon
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Brenon MelseARES Design releases pictures of a full-scale S1 Project, their low-profiled supercar, and the first to have been wholly designed by the Italian team.
- Initial photos reveal ARES Design’s hypercar-inspired design
- S1 Project full scale model to be presented at Salon Privé September 2020
- Limited edition of 24 units
- Production starts from January 2021
Since its incorporation in 2014, many automotive adaptations and creations have left the 23,000 square meter ARES Design factory in Modena, Italy. Creating one-off automotive works of art utilizing the world’s finest materials, leading CAD designers, electrical system engineering specialists, drivetrain assemblies, paint shops, artisan leather works, and metal coachbuilders have all worked tirelessly to make their client’s dreams come true.
Waleed Al Ghafari, ARES Executive Chairman and Co-Founder states, “ARES takes icons of automotive design and develops them further. We make perfect cars even better. We take them beyond, like nothing that has been seen before.”
One project that is especially close to the ARES Design team’s heart has been the S1 Project, because unlike other projects this supercar has been completely designed by ARES from the ground up. Originally conceived from a simple brief from the ARES product team, the S1 Project was tasked to be a hypercar design, with supercar performance and a sports car price tag.
The result is a mesmerizing exterior created by ARES‘s Centro Stile which utilized extensive Computational Fluid Dynamics research to ensure ultimate aerodynamic performance and stability.
Created from hand-crafted carbon fiber body panels, the car’s dramatic low-profile silhouette, curvaceous wheel arches, low front splitter, and forward-sitting cockpit give the car an aggressive but flowing stance while producing maximum downforce and minimum aerodynamic resistance.
Its sleek design and performance are enhanced by its dynamic rear spoiler and the eye-catching exhaust exiting the rear bonnet – leaving the supercar’s back extractor area free and clean.
The heart of the ARES S1 Project is powered by a naturally aspirated V8 powerplant with a maximum 8,800rpm. The S1 Project’s anticipated acceleration is expected to produce a 0-62mph (0 -100km/h) time of 2.7 seconds along with a deeply satisfying sonorous roar from the high-revving engine. In addition, the rear-wheel drive supercar has an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission, an ARES Design-tuned ECU, and a bespoke crafted exhaust system giving the car a maximum power of 522kw (715hp).
Underneath all this power the Ares S1 Project is underpinned by double wishbone suspension, forged aluminium axles and adaptive Magnetic Ride Control.
Inside, the supercar interior reveals the use of minimal and elegant lines, creating a 3D effect enveloping both driver and passenger, with the car’s Human-Machine-Interface contained within the central console and dashboard. Styling and materials will be the task of ARES Design’s artisanal craftsmen, finishing the forward-sitting cockpit using Alcantara, Napa leather, and carbon fiber and aluminum panels to round out the S1 Project’s ambiance.
Dany Bahar, ARES Co-Founder, commented: “We are delighted to announce this car, as it marks a new chapter for ARES as it is the first car wholly designed by our team at ARES. We did extensive research with our clients and potential clients to find out what they really wanted in a supercar and, time and again, it came back to them wanting to enjoy driving a car; to have fun and not to be worried about power that supercars have. So, we set about achieving that. The aim was not to produce the fastest, the lightest or the most technologically advanced supercar; we want to produce a car that our clients want, that is simple and fun to drive and looks simply stunning and with the S1 Project I know we will have achieved just that.”
Just twenty-four S1 Project coupés will be built to order, with production commencing January 2021.
For those wanting to behold the ARES S1’s dimensions in person, ARES Design is displaying the full-scale model between the 23rd and 26th of September at the 2020 Salon Privé Salon Concours d’Elégance Blenheim Palace for the UK debut.
ARES will also be displaying four hand-built vehicles; its Bentley Mulsanne Coupé, joined by the Panther ProgettoUno (the first model from its Legends Reborn programme, which blends the design of iconic classics with state-of-the-art technology), along with a pair of ARES two-wheelers – the Café Racer and Scrambler.
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Ares Design Reveals New Porsche 911 964 Turbo Restomod
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5 days agoon
January 13, 2021By
Brenon MelseLuxury coachbuilder ARES Design Modena has revealed their latest project – a one-off restomod based on the Porsche 911 964 Turbo.
Coming off the back of a big year that saw ARES Design Modena release their first-ever wholly designed supercars (the S1 Project and S1 Project Spyder), ARES has started 2021 strong with the reveal of a new one-off restomod project based on the Porsche 911 964 Turbo.
Launched in 1991, the Porsche 964 Turbo took some time to fans over (thanks in part to the 930 that bore the Turbo badge before it) but eventually found a place in the hearts of enthusiasts largely thanks to the unmissable whale-tail spoiler.
For this one-off design project, ARES Design Modena has refined the exterior of the 911 964 Turbo by modifying the ducktail spoiler and added new Fuchs-inspired alloy wheels (made famous by the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 of the 1970s) for a retro feel. Meanwhile, under the hood, the Italian luxury coachbuilder has modified the 3.6-liter six-cylinder boxer engine with a more powerful turbine and intercooler to produce an upgraded 425Hp.
Inside, the cabin has been refitted with new leather and tartan houndstooth upholstery (inspired by historic Porsche race cars) along with new gauges and a PCCM infotainment system specially designed for classic Porsches.
As a one-off project, no price has been released for the Porsche 911 964 by ARES, but interested Porsche owners are welcome to contact ARES Design Modena for their own custom restomod quote.
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First US Deliveries of the McLaren Sabre Revealed
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6 days agoon
January 11, 2021The first deliveries of the new US-only McLaren Sabre hypercar have begun with a papaya orange, blue and Malboro-themed model making an appearance.
The first deliveries of the new US-only McLaren Sabre hypercar have begun, with a few already having been captured on camera recently like this one revealed by MRJWW.
With a twin-turbo V8 engine producing 824bhp and 590lt ft and a top speed of 218mph, the twin-turbo V8 McLaren Sabre is the fastest and most powerful non-hybrid two-seater production car to date and has been homologated especially for US federal standards.
Developed under the code name “BC-03”, the new bespoke hypercar is a special 1 of 15 model that was created purely for a small group of West-Coast North American McLaren clients who desired a “show car made for the road” or as Neil Underwood Global Sales Manager of McLaren Special Operations describes the client’s request “ a car that has an enormous presence on the road but also wouldn’t look out of place on the concept lawn at Pebble Beach.”
Collaborating directly with the McLaren Special Operations (MSO) team for just under two years, the owners took an active part in developing the McLaren Sabre and were even given the opportunity to drive the test mule to ensure the owners were able to fully customize every aspect of the vehicle to their liking, before final delivery.
With the McLaren Sabre explicitly designed for the US market, the designers at MSO did not have to adhere to the lengthy specifications for global registration and were afforded a few more freedoms in design. Many aspects of motorsport racing have also been incorporated into the McLaren Saber design, with features like the central dorsal fin and a prominent front splitter included and, for the first time on a McLaren, a large active rear diffuser.
The first deliveries to make an appearance have included a Malboro themed McLaren Sabre at the McLaren Beverly Hills showroom, supercar collectors @sparky18888/@VTM_theking_4 bright papaya orange Sabre and @thetriplefcollection’s carbon modica blue edition as seen below.
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Singer Vehicle Design Collaborates With Richard Tuthill On ACS Rally Porsche 964
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2 weeks agoon
January 6, 2021By
Brenon MelseSinger Vehicle Design and rally specialist Richard Tuthill have joined forces to create two exceptional ACS rally Type 964 Porsche 911’s at the request of a client.
Californian-based Singer Vehicle Design is known for some of the most unique and tasteful Porsche re-mods, and their latest ACS rally-style Porsche restorations created at the request of a long-term client are no different.
Partnering with UK based off-road competition specialist Richard Tuthill who has been rallying for decades and most recently won the 5000km 2019 East African Safari classic, Singer looked to the golden era of the 1980’s rally racing for inspiration to create their first-ever “motorsport-specification” restoration on a client’s 1990’s Type 964 Porsche 911s.
Led by Singer’s Design Office in California, a unique “All-terrain Competition Study” was undertaken as a collaboration between Singer Vehicle Design and Tuthill Porsche to ensure the client’s modified vehicles would be able capable of competing in off-road racing as well being able to demonstrate extensive all-terrain exploration capabilities.
With assembly of the vehicles occurring at Tuthill’s UK facility in Oxfordshire, the result was two different vehicles – the “Parallax White” version, which focuses on high-speed desert rallying, and the “Corsica Red” version, which has been configured for high-speed, high-grip tarmac events.
“So much of what we’ve done for the last decade has been inspired by Porsche’s competition success and the All-terrain Competition Study provides us the opportunity to showcase that idea literally and vividly,” shared Rob Dickinson, Founder and Executive Chairman of Singer Group.
“We at Singer are motorsport nerds in our hearts and demonstrating our understanding of the discipline required our off-road vision to display deeply legitimate competition credentials from the structural engineering, to the bodywork ethos, to the mechanical package. We’ve taken particular inspiration from the iconic Rothmans-sponsored 911 SC/RSs and 959s that conquered events like the Qatar International Rally and Paris-Dakar in the mid-‘80s and, at the request of our client, have reimagined these all-terrain 911’s in their honor while utilizing fresh perspectives and state of the art know-how.
As is our habit, we chose to tackle our subject thoroughly, and we are proud to have found the best in the world -always our ambition –to help us reach our goals. Like Williams Advanced Engineering before them with the Dynamics & Lightweighting Study, Richard Tuthill and his incredible team have allowed us to bring our vision for the All-terrain Competition Study to life in the most spectacular way. We feel confident this machine can appeal to off-roading enthusiasm of all kinds, whether it be in the pursuit of professional competition at the highest level of adventure and exploration. ACS advances Singer’s capabilities in forced-induction, all-wheel-drive, off-road ability and dynamic response -all of which will support our ongoing mission. This pursuit of focused competition studies is something you will see more of from us in the future.”
Both Singer Vehicle resto-mods have dramatically increased the ride height, suspension travel, and overall strength. Carbon fiber body paneling has also been incorporated to ensure quick replacement can be achieved under rallying conditions, and the addition of a long-range fuel tank, an FIA approved roll cage, and two full-sized spare wheels guarantee’s the rally-specific vehicle means serious business.
In terms of engine power, the Singer Vehicle ACS Porsche 911 features a twin-turbo 3.6-liter “Mezger” engine capable of producing 450hp and 420lb-ft torque and combines with a flat-shifting five-speed sequential gearbox.
While most of Singer Vehicles restoration’s are one-off designs, the commissioning owner of the two ACS restorations has kindly agreed to share the results of the “All-terrain Competition Study” with other clients who would like a Singer off-road design of their own.
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