$249K Rezvani Vengeance hauls VIPs in bullet-resistant luxurious

Rezvani just lately took the wraps off the Vengeance, a bullet-resistant eight-seat SUV.

It might look it rolled straight off the set of a “Robocop” film, however the firm’s third SUV, the Vengeance, is clearly primarily based on the Cadillac Escalade. Inside images present a dashboard unchanged from the Basic Motors full-size SUV, full with the Escalade’s 38-inch curved OLED display screen. Rezvani upgrades the Escalade’s leather-based for the Vengeance.

For $249,000, the Vengeance comes with a futuristic physique constituted of fiberglass and constructed from a design by famous online game designer Milen Ivanov. It has practical air vents, a “REZVANI” emblem laser-etched into rear, and metal bumpers that may act as battering rams. It rides on 35-inch off-road tires mounted on flat-steel plate 22-inch wheels.

The actual draw, nonetheless is the elective $95,000 Navy Bundle that provides bullet-resistant glass and physique armor, underbody explosive safety, and military-grade run-flat tires, plus a strengthened suspension to take care of the additional weight of the armor. Rezvani beforehand provided a military-look model of its Tank SUV with out armor, however this time it claims to offer precise safety towards gunfire.

The Navy Bundle additionally consists of thermal night time imaginative and prescient, electromagnetic pulse safety, a smoke-screen generator, steady video recording, electrified door handles, an intercom system, a complement of bulletproof vests and fuel masks, strobe lights, magnetic lifeless bolts, a pepper spray dispenser, and first assist and hypothermia kits. A built-in battery pack and photo voltaic panels are additionally obtainable for $2,500, offering greater than 1,000 watts of off-grid energy, and a tire inflation/deflation equipment runs one other $3,500.

The powertrain is customary Cadillac fare. Consumers can get a 6.2-liter V-8 that makes 420 hp and 460 lb-ft of torque or a 3.0-liter turbodiesel-6 with 277 hp and 460 lb-ft of torque. Each are hooked to a 10-speed computerized transmission. Rear-wheel drive is customary and four-wheel drive is elective.

At $249,000, the Vengeance is way extra luxurious than the $175,000 Rezvani Tank, which relies on the Jeep Wrangler and may solely seat 5.

Regardless of its deal with SUVs—and a six-wheeled pickup truck—Rezvani hasn’t forgotten its sports activities automobile roots. The corporate introduced in Might that it’s going to launch a brand new model of its unique Beast sports activities automobile boasting as much as 1,000 hp.