Real Motors’ Project Ares is a cyberpunk fantasy made real
Electrification has done wonderful things for motorcycle design. By getting rid of the engine and the fuel tank that supports it, designers have the freedom to do whatever they want, and the results have been occasionally brilliant. I’m a big fan of the vaguely retrofuturistic stylings of the Maeving RM2 and the quirky minimalism of BMW’s CE 02, but nothing yet has quite left me so awestruck as Project Ares.
This all-electric machine is the first offering from South Carolina-based Real Motors, and it bears a shape that would not look out of place on the streets of Night City, the main setting in Cyberpunk 2077. There’s a little bit of Star Wars in there and maybe even some Wipeout, too, but it’s never derivative. Most importantly, it’s real. Project Ares starts at $20,000 and ships next year in limited volumes, but don’t let its future cafe...
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