Rezvani Vengeance Debuts As A $249,000 Army-Impressed SUV Primarily based On The Cadillac Escalade

The Cadillac Escalade has an unmistakable presence, nevertheless it’s unrecognizable right here because the Rezvani Vengeance.

Wanting like a safety car designed for escorting third-world dictators, the Vengeance is a military-inspired SUV that options angular strains and bloated bodywork.

The entrance finish is all-new and has a slender grille that’s flanked by LED headlights. They’re joined by a ventilated hood with auxiliary lights and an obtainable roof-mounted LED mild bar.

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Shifting additional again, we are able to see pronounced fenders and 22-inch wheels wrapped in 35-inch off-road tires. The greenhouse has additionally been decreased to a ridiculous diploma and this may undoubtedly end in huge blind spots.

Rounding out the highlights is a panoramic sunroof and a singular hands-free energy liftgate. The latter lacks a rear window and includes a high-mounted mild bar.

If you need extra than simply rugged seems to be, you possibly can order the $95,000 Army Package deal that provides armoring in addition to bulletproof glass. The package deal additionally contains blast safety, run flat tires, a bolstered suspension, and a metal entrance bumper with an built-in winch in addition to hexagonal restoration factors.

The package deal additionally boasts strobe and blinding lights, an intercom system, a pepper spray dispenser, and electrified door handles. Different highlights embrace a smoke display screen system, a thermal night time imaginative and prescient system, gasoline masks, bulletproof vests and bulletproof helmets.

Whereas the Vengeance seems to be like a generic film automotive, Ferris Rezvani stated the “objective was to place a science fiction online game idea automotive in folks’s driveways.” The corporate additionally famous the Vengeance’s remaining design was toned down “so as [to] slot in a storage and be sensible, but out of this world.”

The Escalade roots are clearly seen within the cabin as driver sit behind a heated steering wheel and discover themselves taking a look at a curved OLED show, which consists of a 7.2-inch driver data middle, a 14.2-inch digital instrument cluster and a 16.9-inch infotainment system.

Sadly, the cabin doesn’t look very luxurious because the Vengeance seems to eschew the Escalade’s wooden trim. This offers the inside a bland and medical look.

When it comes to gear, clients will discover 12-way energy entrance seats, a tri-zone automated local weather management system, and a 19-speaker AKG audio system. They’re joined by a wi-fi smartphone charger, heated front- and second-row seats, and obtainable second-row captain chairs.

A handful of choices can be found together with an government package deal that features two heated, ventilated, and massaging rear seats, a partition, and a “huge display screen TV.” The $125,000 package deal additionally provides Apple iPads, an Apple TV, and an illuminated headliner. For patrons who’d relatively spend that $125,000 on a brand new Mercedes S-Class, they’ll get a $3,500 rear seat leisure system with twin shows.

Because the Vengeance relies on the Escalade, consumers will discover three totally different engines together with a 6.2-liter V8 that develops 420 hp (313 kW / 426 PS) and 460 lb-ft (623 Nm) of torque. Clients may go for a 3.0-liter turbodiesel inline-six that prices an extra $3,500 and produces 277 hp (207 kW / 281 PS) and 460 lb-ft (623 Nm) of torque.

There’s additionally a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 that prices $85,000 and produces 690 hp (515 kW / 700 PS) and 673 lb-ft (911 Nm) of torque. That’s a bit odd because the Escalade-V’s supercharged 6.2-liter V8 develops 682 hp (509 kW / 691 PS) and 653 lb-ft (884 Nm).

The engines are linked to a ten-speed automated transmission and may be paired to an elective four-wheel drive system. The corporate additionally famous the Vengeance sports activities Magnetic Trip Management and a limited-slip rear differential.

Rezvani is at present accepting orders and pricing begins at $249,000.