Rezvani has made headlines prior to now for the … rampantly unsubtle autos it produces, just like the Hercules 6×6 – Herculean in each dimension and in worth. Amongst Rezvani’s lineup for 2025 is the bespoke luxurious and apocalypse-proof Vengeance.
The Vengeance is marketed as a “luxurious meets navy” SUV and at a look, it nails that transient. Each facet is generously suffused with the form of over-the-top bravado that survivalists, explorers, and Mad Max followers alike would take pleasure in. (Myself included, for those who can maintain a secret. We’re amongst pals right here, proper?)
The bottom mannequin, constructed on GM’s T1 platform – the exact same chassis the Cadillac Escalade shares – comes customary with a gasoline-burning 6.2L V8, making a modest 420 hp (313 kW) and 460 lb-ft (623 Nm) of torque. Or you may get it in diesel taste, if that is what you favor, shoeing in a Duramax 3.0L DOHC I-6 Turbo-Diesel that produces as much as 277 hp (206 kW) and 460 lb-ft (624 Nm) of torque.
Both will do the trick; this behemoth weighs in at a mere 6,200 lb (2,812 kg), which is sort of an achievement contemplating it is over 18 toes lengthy, practically 8 toes broad, and six-and-a-half toes tall (559 cm / 239 cm / 198 cm). If you would like extra horse-ponies, Rezvani additionally has the bullet-proof Tank, with over 1,000 of them.
The seven-seater base mannequin has all of the common goodies you’d anticipate from a luxurious SUV, like an ionizing cabin air cleaner, 19-speaker audio system, tri-zone local weather management (when twin is not sufficient), NFC telephone pairing, magnetic experience management, a 10-speed auto transmission … and all people’s favourite: automated seat belt tightening.
That’ll run you a crispy US$285,000. Not too dangerous, when you think about a completely loaded 2025 Cadillac Escalade is $185,688.
However the choices catalog is the place issues actually get attention-grabbing. Nobody buys a “luxurious meets navy” SUV with out truly including within the “navy.”
We’ll begin with the outside, as that is what everybody goes to see whereas the Vengeance asserts itself down the street.
Would sir or madam be occupied with bullet-proof glass and B6-rated up-armor, able to stopping 7.62x51mm NATO rounds or perhaps a .308 Winchester? How about a bit of Undercarriage Explosive Safety? That sounds prefer it may turn out to be useful after a curry. Planning on doing a bit of gentle ramming? You are a tick field away from a set of metal “ramming bumpers.” Would you want run-flat tires and bead locks with that?
However none of these issues has buttons, and if we’re trustworthy, we will want buttons. So we might additionally higher add choices like smoke screens, thermal night-vision, and explosive machine detectors to provide us the sting we’re in search of.
We’ll add blinding strobe lights, sirens, and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) safety (you understand, in case of a nuclear explosion). Since we’re feeling significantly frisky, we’ll add pepper spray dispensers to the aspect mirrors and even electrify the door handles.
And the coup de grâce: a customized $2,000 shine-down Ferrari brand (or any brand you select) that casts on the bottom when the entrance doorways are opened. Ferrari? As a result of you are able to do what you need once you drive a Rezvani Vengeance.
What’s inside? Magnetic deadbolts to maintain the door from being pried open, verify. A selection so as to add reclining “government seating” with bells and whistles match for the 1%, verify. Oh, and a complimentary bullet-proof vest with matching bullet-proof helmet and navy gasoline masks, additionally verify.
As with many more moderen Escalades, the Vengeance additionally provides Augmented Actuality (AR) navigation, that means that the driving force can duck under windshield degree and nonetheless drive utilizing the monitor on the sprint in case of impending RPG.
Not solely is the inside purposeful, it is also luxurious. Premium leather-based, state-of-the-art infotainment, and cruise management. Even “The Beast” – POTUS’s motorcade automobile – may really feel a bit of jealous, as a result of the Vengeance has one thing The Beast does not: 4-wheel drive and much more floor clearance.
Who truly wants this?
For starters, I do. However Rezvani markets the Vengeance to a really particular sort of clientele: ultra-high-net-worth varieties, celebrities, and people who really feel an acute want for private safety; suppose diplomats in risky areas the place the chance of kidnapping is actual. Or Beverly Hills, the place the paparazzi are unbearable.
Whereas Rezvani produces a really area of interest product – and the common shopper would by no means truly use Vengeance’s EMP safety or don the included gasoline masks (aside from for an Instagram put up) – there is no denying that that is one fairly cool piece of equipment.
And possibly that is the daring assertion Rezvani homeowners wish to challenge. A standing image, if you’ll, “I most likely will not want it, however I’ve it anyway.”
Totally kitted out to my liking, the Rezvani Vengeance prices nearly a cool, three-quarter-million {dollars}. The verify is within the mail.
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