RE: Ares Panther V10 supercar due in October

[cookie1600]

viggyp said:

Just checked out the website as I'm sure this is the same guy who's making a handful of 3 door Integrale replicas?!

That would be Automobili Amos:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technolo...

[viggyp]

cookie1600 said:

viggyp said:

Just checked out the website as I'm sure this is the same guy who's making a handful of 3 door Integrale replicas?!

That would be Automobili Amos:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technolo...

That's the one. Thanks Cookie

[hairyben]

Cold said:

shakotan said:

They banned pop-ups over pedestrian safety due to protrusions, so they aren't legal even in the up position.

Pop-up headlights have not been banned. Never have. Legislation has just meant that pop-ups would be costly to engineer and implement so that they meet the legal requirements.

I guess they'd have to be collapsible in the event of pedestrian impact, like various sticky-uppy hood adornments. I suppose the engineering challenge is making something flopsy enough to fold under such impact while being rock steady while being buffeted at 150mph.

Could pop up headlights that only operate above say 40mph, with secondary lights for low speed pedestrainy areas, be considered? Or a flopsy ped friendly mech that "locks" at say 50?

[130R]

Who even buys these random supercars? £555k? The mind boggles.

[dinkel]

daddy cool said:

"Just 21 examples... will be produced"

Thank god.

LOL...

[Europa1]

viggyp said:

Wow. You guys can tell it's awful through the camouflage eh? Each to their own but I like it.

Wow. You can tell you like it through the camouflage eh?

[IforB]

So this is where Bahar ended up.

As for the car. Meh with a capital meh.

[FIREBIRDC9]

The Pedestrian safety thing around pop up headlights is a joke.

I can't have Pop up headlights on my sports car because it will cause harm to pedestrians.

But the people across the road can turn pedestrians into Red mist with their Massive SUV......

[MCBrowncoat]

I suspect with the camo off I'd still prefer Ringbrothers take on the Pantera

[swisstoni]

Who gives a monkeys.

[ducnick]

shakotan said:

Nope, it'll require Type Approval to be registered in any EU State, and won't pass because of the pop-up headlamps.

Thats the benefit of restricting production to small numbers at a very high price. They don't need to care about EU type approval technicalities. Whats the betting that 20 go to the middle east and Russia where they are less concerned about pop up head lights if you have bought enough influence and own a number of weapons/oil plants.

[viggyp]

Europa1 said:

viggyp said:

Wow. You guys can tell it's awful through the camouflage eh? Each to their own but I like it.

Wow. You can tell you like it through the camouflage eh?

Well yes, I liked the rendering on their website.

[Centurion07]

Ikobo said:

ZOLLAR said:

I know Lamborghini said they'd never make it as they always look to the future (no issue with that)

but perhaps Ares could put the Miura Concept into production, always loved it!

God that's beautiful!

Isn't it just? CANNOT for the life of me fathom why they didn't make it. If you're always looking to the future why go and use an iconic car from your past and re-imagine it into a version you're not going to make? What the juddering fk is the point in that?! Same as BMW and their retro/new M1:

[Toma500]

Surelypeople with this kind of money to spend and love a Pantera would just buy a real one looking in the Ph classifieds they seem a bit of a bargain compared to this thing .

[don logan]

Geely Pantera!

[Bobley]

The base engine has 84.5mm bore on 90mm centres. Boring it out to give 5.6L means the bores are 87.5mm so the wall between cylinders is just 2.5mm....

er.... given that it's highly valve area limited (due to the small bores) and I dont believe you can bore it to 87.5.... how about just dont muck about with the engine eh?

[veevee]

They bored out the engine for less torque. Can see that becoming a popular mod.

[Mezzanine]

Everytime I see the name Ares, my mind automatically moves the last two letters around.

[noble12345]

£555k Audi R8

[noble12345]

Europa1 said:

viggyp said:

Wow. You guys can tell it's awful through the camouflage eh? Each to their own but I like it.

Wow. You can tell you like it through the camouflage eh?

Wow. I thought wed all seen the car allready.