Ares Design has come up with some rather stunning
designs. But this could be the most beautiful yet. It’s called Project Wami, and
it’s inspired by classic Maseratis. It blends classic design (from the side
exhaust and white-wall tires) with modern lightweight construction techniques
(like carbon fiber and aluminum).
Details are still few and far between at this point,
as the project appears to be still in the early stages of development. But
we’re looking forward to learning more –
especially as to what underpins the retro roadster, and what provides its
motivation.
We’re going out on a limb here, but the windshield
frame is one part that’s hard to change, even when replacing most of the body
panels. And to our eyes, at least, the Wami’s looks rather similar to the
Ferrari Portofino’s. That’d mean a 3.9-liter twin-turbo V8 – the same which
powers higher-spec versions of the Maserati Quattroporte and Levante, as well
as the Portofino, 488, and GTC4 Lusso T. From what we can see, the interior’s
hard points would seem to match as well. But we’d be the first to admit that we
could be way off.
What we find particularly odd here is that the
footwell clearly depicts three pedals, suggesting a manual transmission – but
there’s no stick shifter to be seen in these early design renderings. One way or another, we hope to
find out what Ares has in mind for this project. Because at first blush, it
looks to good to die before it ever sees the light of day.
