ARES Wami Spyder

A contemporary interpretation of 1950s elegance, created as a homage to the purity of driving and the allure of a timeless era.

The 1950s defined the very concept of automotive elegance. Imagine a two-seater spyder piercing the morning light along a coastal road: the crisp sound of the engine filling the air, the sun’s reflections dancing on wire wheels and hand-sculpted flanks. The tactile perception of the steering wheel, the aesthetic of freedom. It was the essence of driving in its purest form.

The spyders of that decade became undisputed icons because they represented the glamour, exclusivity, and lightness of an entire era. The perfect embodiment of the Dolce Vita.

The Wami Spyder was not created as a replica, nor as a mere exercise in nostalgia. Built entirely by hand, it brings the evocative character of the classic open-top sports car into the modern era, combining timeless proportions with contemporary engineering.

As part of the Legends Reborn collection, the Wami Spyder is not conceived for those who judge a car by tenths of a second. It is for those who measure an automobile by the emotions it creates and by the absolute, timeless beauty of the journey.

HAND-SCULPTED

Human sensibility before digital calculation

The lines of the Wami Spyder draw upon the essence of the most iconic 1950s two-seaters without ever tracing their shapes. The result is a decisive and muscular silhouette that transcends the concept of mere bodywork to approach a true sculpture.

Its proportions celebrate the human gesture and the tradition of coachbuilding: surfaces shaped with an instinctive understanding of volume, tension, and light, while contemporary engineering ensures precision and structural integrity.

The exterior takes shape through a refined combination of hand-beaten aluminum and carbon fiber, merging the artisanal warmth of shaped metal with the rigidity and lightness of contemporary composites.

Details such as chromed exhausts, bumper overriders, and the iconic wire wheels complete a vehicle that feels timeless rather than retro. Nothing is intended simply to imitate the past. Instead, every element seeks to capture the uncompromising craftsmanship, purity, and elegance that made the great spyders of the era unforgettable.

THE SHAPE OF ART

Craftsmanship, material and light in perfect balance

Inside the Wami Spyder, carefully selected materials come together to create an environment defined by tactile quality, visual depth, and craftsmanship.

Handcrafted crystal details extend across the central console and door panels, creating delicate contrasts with the cabin's rich natural materials and bespoke upholstery. Their presence is not conceived as a decorative afterthought, but as an integral part of the interior architecture.

Crystal interacts continuously with natural light, bringing movement and depth to the surfaces around it. Combined with sculpted wood, leather, metal and the open-air character of the car, it contributes to an atmosphere that feels refined, distinctive and entirely its own.

BESPOKE INTERIORS

Oak, leather, and light.

The dashboard, sculpted from the finest English oak, frames classic instrumentation: white dials on a black background that recall the aesthetic rigor and allure of another era.

Bespoke Italian high-end upholstery envelops the cabin. Every piece of leather is carefully selected, cut and stitched to create an interior with a highly individual character. Here, every surface is deliberate; nothing is merely expected.

Completing the environment, finely crafted crystal inlays capture and refract sunlight differently throughout the day.

This is precisely the essence of the experience: the cabin of the Wami Spyder was never conceived as a static space. It is a living environment, designed to evolve with the light, the landscape and the drive, transforming every journey into something unique.

THE BREATH OF MECHANICS

Beyond numbers, the pure essence of driving

At the heart of the Wami Spyder beats a 3.0-liter inline-six engine, naturally aspirated and capable of delivering 231 hp.

Its character is deliberately focused on response, progression and sound rather than outright performance figures. The absence of forced induction preserves an instinctive throttle response and a naturally expressive mechanical voice, reinforcing the connection between driver, machine and road.

Beneath this visceral and acoustic character, the technical architecture remains thoroughly contemporary.

The Wami Spyder does not seek to dominate the stopwatch. Instead, it offers exactly the performance required to make the journey itself the focus: an automobile designed to be listened to, felt and savored in every moment.

WAMI SPYDER

The elegance of an era, reborn without compromise

The Wami Spyder represents the open-top chapter of the Legends Reborn collection.

Conceived for those who consider an automobile an experience to be lived rather than a specification sheet to be analyzed, it combines Italian artisanal coachbuilding with contemporary engineering.

The result is a two-seater that celebrates the spirit of the 1950s while delivering the usability, structural integrity and engineering expected from a modern automobile.

The bodywork combines hand-beaten aluminum and carbon fiber, with each panel contributing to a muscular and unmistakably Italian silhouette. Details such as wire wheels, chromed exhausts and bumper overriders evoke the allure of the era, while its proportions and technical architecture belong firmly to the present.

Power comes from a naturally aspirated 3.0-liter inline-six engine delivering 231 hp: a choice guided by character, responsiveness and purity of sound rather than a sterile pursuit of numbers.

Inside, handcrafted crystal elements on the central console and door panels interact with the fine English oak dashboard, classic contrasting instrumentation and bespoke artisanal upholstery.

Materials, finishes and details come together to create a highly distinctive cabin where craftsmanship and personalization define the experience.

From its hand-shaped bodywork to the play of light across the cabin, the Wami Spyder goes beyond a simple tribute to the Dolce Vita. It is a contemporary interpretation of the classic spyder: a meeting point between craftsmanship, design and emotion.

ABSOLUTE RARITY

Not a production line, but a bespoke commission

The Wami Spyder is defined by rarity rather than volume. With only twelve examples, each vehicle represents an exceptionally limited expression of artisanal coachbuilding.

Bodywork, fine leathers, stitching, interior materials and finishes combine to give every example its own distinctive identity and atmosphere.

It is the same principle of exclusivity that defined the great coachbuilt automobiles of the past. The legendary spyders of the 1950s were never mass-produced: their appeal came from scarcity, individuality and the ability of skilled artisan hands to transform exceptional materials into exceptional objects.

Seventy years later, that philosophy remains just as relevant. Only the tools have evolved.

MATERIAL, LIGHT AND DETAIL

An interior conceived to reveal itself through every journey

In the Wami Spyder, materials are not treated as isolated decorative elements. They form part of a coherent interior architecture in which texture, reflection and light continuously interact.

The crystal elements integrated into the cabin bring luminosity and visual depth to the central console and door panels. Their transparency creates a deliberate contrast with the warmth of English oak and the tactile richness of leather.

As daylight changes, these surfaces reveal different reflections and nuances, giving the interior a character that evolves throughout the journey.

Here, crystal is not simply an ornament. Together with wood, leather and metal, it becomes part of the sensory identity of the Wami Spyder — an interior defined by material, light and craftsmanship.

THE SOUND OF INSTINCT

Acoustic emotion arrives before speed

Touching the accelerator pedal, the first sensation to dominate the senses is not mechanical thrust, but the timbre.

The naturally aspirated inline-six engine builds its voice in a progressive and immediate way, preserving the direct relationship between throttle input, engine response and sound.

This mechanical character, combined with the open cabin, hand-shaped aluminum and a windshield designed to maintain a close connection with the surrounding environment, restores the essence for which these vehicles were created: not the mere impression of speed, but the celebration of movement.

The Wami Spyder is an automobile meant to be heard and experienced long before its performance can be measured.

BEYOND NUMBERS

Technical specifications

The Wami Spyder combines the purity of a naturally aspirated 3.0-liter inline-six engine with a body crafted from hand-beaten aluminum and carbon fiber.

Its architecture brings together structural performance, carefully selected materials and artisanal craftsmanship without allowing any one element to dominate the experience.

The specifications that follow are more than a technical list. They describe an automobile in which proportions, materials and mechanical character have been conceived to work in harmony — creating a driving experience defined not simply by numbers, but by character.