stuff we drool about

Ares Land Rover Defender

Based in Modena, Italy, the historical home of sports car excellence, Ares Design is a modern coach builder founded in 2014 by Dany Bahar, the former boss of Lotus. The company has now taken on its biggest and most controversial task yet – pimping out the Land Rover Defender. With a body composed of premium quality carbon fiber, fitted with heavy duty front and rear bumpers, a 475 HP V8 engine, Fox high pressure shock absorbers, a bespoke exhaust manifold, an ITG air intake, a six-speed tiptronic auto transmission, full LED lights, upgraded brakes, 18-inch alloys and 305/70 R18 Cooper tires, this is the Defender of all Defenders. You better hurry though, Ares has said that they will only make 53 of them.



ares-land-rover-defender-2.jpg | Image

ares-land-rover-defender-3.jpg | Image

ares-land-rover-defender-4.jpg | Image

ares-land-rover-defender-5.jpg | Image

ares-land-rover-defender-6.jpg | Image

ares-land-rover-defender-7.jpg | Image

ares-land-rover-defender-8.jpg | Image

ares-land-rover-defender-9.jpg | Image

ares-land-rover-defender-9a.jpg | Image

ares-land-rover-defender-10.jpg | Image

ares-land-rover-defender-11.jpg | Image

ares-land-rover-defender-12.jpg | Image

Mercedes ECQ 4x4 - Image

Mercedes ECQ 4x4

Mercedes-Benz has turned its EQC electric SUV into something a whole lot more interesting. The Mercedes ECQ 4x4 is a true off-road beast, it is twice as high as the standard production EQC and has a fording depth of over 15 inches. Other details include a heavily reworked suspension set up for off-roading, multi-link portal axles, reprogrammed off-road driving modes, black wheel arch flares, and a more rugged set of tires and wheels, making it capable of tackling so...
read more
1975 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale - Image

1975 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale

Introduced back in 1973, the Lancia Stratos was one of the most successful World Rally Championship cars of all time. This rare production Stradale version (one of just 492 examples built) benefited from a recent restoration to concours standards, being treated to a cosmetic refurbishment including a quality refinish in blue and re-appointment of the interior. Work done is said to have cost in excess of $60,000, and with a modest 29,800 kilometers (18,517 miles) cur...
read more
1957 Ferrari 500 TRC - Image

1957 Ferrari 500 TRC

Few cars capture the spirit of 1950s motorsport quite like the 1957 Ferrari 500 TRC. As the final four-cylinder sports racer ever built by Ferrari, the TRC marked the end of an eraa€”and the pinnacle of a legacy that began with the Lampredi-designed Tipo 500 engine that powered Alberto Ascari to Ferrari's first F1 title. The TRC, short for Testa Rossa C, was built in response to new FIA regulations, with its "C" suffix denoting compliance. It f...
read more