Ares Design Has Built A 1980s-Inspired Retro Ferrari Four-Seater

The same coachbuilder that is producing the Panther, a homage to the De Tomaso Pantera, has come up with a four-seat Ferrari inspired by the 412… but based on a GTC4Lusso
Ares Design Has Built A 1980s-Inspired Retro Ferrari Four-Seater

Ares Design, the company that has developed coachbuilt adaptations of the Mercedes-AMG G-Wagen and Lamborghini Huracan, the latter called the Panther in honour of the De Tomaso Pantera, has come up trumps again.

The firm has revealed a two-door, four-seat super-GT based on Ferrari’s GTC4Lusso. Inspired by the 412, which itself followed on from the 365 and 400, the car Ares has dubbed ‘Project Pony’ has a distinctly mid-1980s vibe about it. And yes, it does have pop-up headlights.

Ares Design Has Built A 1980s-Inspired Retro Ferrari Four-Seater

While the old 412 used a 4.9-litre Colombo V12 with 335bhp and a choice of manual or automatic transmissions, Project Pony uses an unaltered drivetrain from the GTC4Lusso. That means a 6.3-litre normally-aspirated V12 good for 680bhp and 514lb ft, along with performance that at least matches the standard car’s 208mph and 0-62mph in 3.4 seconds. Ares likes to make its bodywork lighter than that which it removes; the panels here will be super-light carbonfibre.

Switching the shooting brake style back to a traditional three-box shape makes the Ares creation especially distinctive in today’s marketplace. The combination of that style and Ferrari-inspired styling including stunning five-spoke alloys is a joy to behold.

Ares Design Has Built A 1980s-Inspired Retro Ferrari Four-Seater

On the inside the donor car’s finish has been replaced with Ares’ own interpretation. Black and brown leather with white contrast stitching looks great in combination with the redesigned dashboard. The two rear seats are deep and sporty-looking.

Just 576 original 412s were made and the recreation promises to be no more common. At an expected European starting price of over €650,000 it’s about double the price of a standard GTC4Lusso.

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Porsche 959 (CarThrottle's only Facel Vega fanboy, still act

Holy crap I need this in my life NOW.

10/18/2018 - 15:31 |
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Anonymous

Now this is a truly neat car. Retains everything that makes retro cars of the class cool, while giving additional modern features.

10/18/2018 - 16:09 |
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BumperBurner

That is beatiful

10/18/2018 - 16:15 |
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Antonio Rodriguez 1

That thing is drop-dead gorgeous!!! a proper car in the whole sense of the word.

10/18/2018 - 17:39 |
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ATOGI_28

This
This is beautiful

10/18/2018 - 18:11 |
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Anonymous

“has built”

You act like they did anything beyond some photoshop lol
They didn’t even bother to match interior (which in itself is just a photoshop of some picture straight from google) window to the exerior, not to mention that the AC vents are just brushed onto the picture

10/18/2018 - 19:13 |
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maurotehsilva

That looks so beautiful! Ferrari, stop studying SUVs and take notes on this!

10/18/2018 - 19:46 |
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Ewan23 (The Scottish guy)

I love the old 400i but god this is brilliant

10/19/2018 - 23:27 |
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SwagBucksAbandonedAccount

This is BEAUTIFUL

10/20/2018 - 15:14 |
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Lauge

My god! I just got goosebumps. This is stunning.

10/22/2018 - 07:44 |
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