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Back in August, we told you about the partnership forged between urban fashion icon Marc Ecko and Nissan. Ecko will market a co-branded clothing line through his Ecko Unltd. and Marc Ecko Cut amp; Sew collections, the proceeds from which will support the designer's nonprofit organization, Sweat Equity Enterprises. In addition to the clothing line, Ecko designed a pair of SUVs -- a pathfinder and an Armada -- which will be used for promotional purposes. Ecko went to Unique Autosports to turn his designs into reality. Unique, for those of you who may not be familiar with it, is Will Castro's auto customization outfit that's featured on SPEED TV's Unique Whips. As you might expect, the Ecko Nissan jobs were filmed and will be featured during the program's upcoming season.
The Armada sports enormous laser-etched deep dish wheels, a new grille, two-tone cream and orange exterior, landau top (!), and a fully-overhauled interior done in Florentine leather to match the body's color scheme. it represents the themes seen in Ecko's more upscale Cut amp; Sew line.
The Ecko Pathfinder is reflective of the Ecko Unltd. brand, and as such sports a grey urban camouflage paint job that upon closer inspection reveals details like Ecko's signature rhinos, which "hide" in the camo. Shots of orange accent the grey exterior. Like the Armada, the Pathfinder gets a bit of a facelift in the form of a revised grille. Huge five-spoke wheels with orange rim lines fill up the wells and make the Pathfinder's brakes look ridiculously small. The orange-painted calipers are meant to accent the overall color scheme, but they also serve as beacons that draw your attention to the small discs they clamp down on. Inside, driver and passengers get to sit in black button-tufted leather seats, backed by polished molded wood. The center console and instrument cluster is trimmed in orange lacquer. And what would a ride out of Unique be without an utterly monstrous A/V system. The front headrests have embedded LCD screens, while the cargo area is stuffed with JBL amps and woofers.
Unfortunately, we only have the full set of publicity shots for the Pathfinder at this time. Once we get the suite of Armada shots, we'll update the post with them as well. In the meantime, you can check out Unique's galleries of both SUVs here.
