Rezvani Automotive Designs

Rezvani Motors
Industry Automotive
Founder Ferris Rezvani[1]
Headquarters Irvine, California[2]
Website www.rezvanimotors.com

Rezvani Motors is an American automotive designer and manufacturer of high-performance supercars based in Irvine, California.[3][4] Rezvani Motors was founded by Ferris Rezvani, one of the designers of Vencer’s Sarthe supercar[5] who formerly worked with Aston Martin, Ferrari,[6][7] and DBC.[8] The company's main product is the Rezvani Beast,[6] a self-funded project by Rezvani.[9]

Rezvani Automotive Designs released the Rezvani Beast.[1][10] Rezvani Motors' vehicle production is done in a 50,000-square-foot facility RAD is operating in Santa Ana, California.[9] In May 2015, Rezvani Motors released details and photos of the Rezvani Beast.[11] In June 2015, Rezvani unveiled the production version of its supercar[12][13] allowing customers to order the car with an 8-12 week production process.[14][15]

Chris Brown purchased the first Rezvani Beast in 2015 for $200,000. The car was used in the filming of Brown's single "Liquor."[16] The 500 horsepower street-legal race car has no doors, no roof, and weighs just 1,650 pounds.[17]

Beast

Rezvani Motors was founded in 2014 by Ferris Rezvani. In June of that year, Rezvani Motors introduced the Rezvani BEAST supercar based on the Ariel Atom[7] that uses the Ariel Atom chassis[18][19] with a lightweight carbon fiber body.[20][21] It is American-made using several British built Ariel Atom parts.[7] The car has a six-speed manual transmission with a rear-wheel layout.[22] The windshield is removable[23][24] and the car weighs approximately 1,650 pounds.[1][25][26] The custom production uses custom fit[10] 3D printing and CNC milling technology[8] for an estimated 1,500 labor hours of work.[6] CNC routing is used to make a 3D version of the car. The 3D print is used as a mold for the carbon fiber panels.[4][27] Advanced 3D printers create other parts of the vehicle such as lights and mirrors.[27] The first Beast will be delivered to an owner in Texas.[28]

Beast X

To top the Beast, Rezvani Automotive Designs introduced their next supercar: the Beast X. Still street-legal, the Beast X weighs in at 1,850 lbs, with 700 horsepower.[29] The car boasts a 2.4-liter motor with Borg Warner turbochargers, which helps it hit 60 mph in 2.5 seconds. Only 5 Beast Xs will be produced, with an anticipated price tag of $325,000.

Beast Alpha

In November 2016, Rezvani unveiled the Beast Alpha[30] as an upcoming version. The Alpha will add Rezvani's newly patented "Sidewinder doors",[31] a hardtop, power windows, power locks, airbags, and full climate control.[32]

References

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  3. James Mills (May 18, 2014). "It's beastly right down to the last atom". The Sunday Times. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Erick Ayapana (May 7, 2014). "Rezvani Beast is a Twin-Charged, Ariel Atom-Based Bantamweight". MotorTrend. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  5. "Rezvani Beast: Ariel Atom with aero". Topgear. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Lance Branquinho (May 6, 2014). "Ariel Atom becomes a Beast". TopGear Magazine South Africa. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
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  9. 1 2 Charles Fleming (May 8, 2014). "The Beast: Will automaker build high-end cars in Southern California?". LA Times. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
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  13. Tudor Rus (June 16, 2015). "Rezvani Motors Beast Finally Breaks Loose, Has 500 HP Worth of Badness". autoevolution. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
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  15. Alex Lloyd (June 15, 2015). "Rezvani Beast Production Launches As America's Next Supercar". Yahoo Autos. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  16. Sneha Shankar (7 August 2015). "Chris Brown Beats Tyga In Buying 500-Horsepower Rezvani Beast By Shelling Out $35K Extra". International Business Times. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  17. "Chris Brown Outbids Tyga to Snag 500 HP Supercar ... FIRST!". TMZ. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  18. Vincent Aubé (February 2, 2015). "BEAST RAD: a "beast" American for track". AutoFocus. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
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  20. Vincent Aubé (February 5, 2015). "'Affordable' $119,000 BEAST supercar to launch sprin". AutoFocus. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  21. Matthew Hayward (May 6, 2014). "Rezvani Beast 500 revealed". Evo. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
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  23. Stephen Graves (May 9, 2014). "Rezvani Beast is an Atom-charged powerhouse". Stuff. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  24. Nick Kurczewski (May 5, 2014). "You have to pay extra for doors and a windshield in this 500-horsepower supercar!". New York Daily News. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  25. "First Rezvani "Beast" Supercar Enters Production". CarBuzz. May 25, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  26. Brian Krassenstein (June 16, 2015). "Production Version of Rezvani Beast Supercar Unveiled with Multiple 3D Printed COmponents". 3DPrint. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  27. 1 2 Alan Gardner (May 6, 2014). "Partially 3D Printed Rezvani Beast Is the Ultimate American Made, Affordable, Sports Car". 3Dprint.com. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  28. Nick Kurczewski (May 29, 2014). "The Beast is unleashed: Rezvani Motors completes first Beast supercar". New York Daily News. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  29. "Meet The Rezvani Beast X: A 700 Horsepower, 1,850 lb. Killer". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  30. "Meet the 500-hp Rezvani Beast Alpha and Its Crazy Sliding Doors". Road & Track. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  31. "The Rezvani Beast Alpha coupe has the craziest doors you'll see today". Fox News. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  32. "Rezvani's Beast Alpha boasts 500 hp and the coolest doors you'll ever see". Digital Trends. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
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