If you want an exciting front-engine car with American power and slick styling, then you might think your options are limited to the likes of the Dodge Viper or an early Corvette. There’s another option though, as an American workshop once set out to create a new sports car that paired European looks with American power.
The Anteros Coupe was first unveiled way back in 2007 and promised to bring elegant European-style supercar looks to American shores. To do this, west coast startup N2A, which stands for No 2 Alike, took a C6 Corvette and ripped out almost everything.
Once all the body panels were removed, the auto shop replaced them with new carbon fiber parts that made the Anteros look a bit like an over-inflated Ferrari 550 Maranello, which I really do mean in the nicest way possible. Like the Italian icon, there’s an endless front end, sharp air intakes along the side and a sculpted, but flattened, rear quarter.
Unlike the Ferrari 550, the Anteros is also packed with cues to Corvettes of old. At the front, there’s a gaping silver grille, while a long line from headlight all the way back to the rear end echoes the shape of the C1. It looks quite lovely, I must say.
The process of fitting this new bodywork reportedly took N2A around 800 hours to complete, after which the shop could move onto updating the interior. This meant fitting newly upholstered seats, a leather dash, leather-wrapped panels and plush Italian carpets that could all be customized by the buyer.
After this, N2A fitted each car with bespoke wheels and exhaust to further set it apart from standard C6 Corvettes out on the road, as if that was needed.
Pricing for all this was up around $150,000 back in 2008 and N2A even offered a convertible version of the Anteros for anyone that wanted to feel the wind in their hair. Sadly, the build might have only held its value in about the same way as an old Corvette would, as one was recently offered up for sale for around a third of the price that its owner paid for the car.
