Elise-based 700hp 'Blackbird' launched
Rezvani is only a few years into its manufacturing career, but it's determined to make an impression
Of course, when dainty English handling nous meets American investment we all know what happens - and sure enough Rezvani has shown a tendency for dramatically ramping up engine output alongside its penchant for extreme appearance. Consequently, the Beast Alpha (already available in 400hp and X-badged 600hp flavours) has now added the 700hp "Blackbird" to its lineup. Why Blackbird? Because SR-71, obviously.
Thanks in no small part to the Elise underneath, its maker claims that the completed BlackBird weights just 975kg. Which makes its power-to-weight ratio absurd and its quoted 0-60mph time a pithy 2.9 seconds. To put that into context, the quickest version that Lotus will sell you - the Elise Cup 260 - only has a measly 250hp and 0-60mph time of 3.8 seconds.
Of course, Hethel's version costs about £50k and handles like a dream. Rezvani's Californian interpretation is priced from $225,000 and probably doesn't - or at least not in a way that wouldn't be overtly terrifying to a standard issue human driver. Nevertheless, there will only ever be five of them made, and at the very least that makes it another interesting notch on the British-American automotive bedpost.
0-60 is quoted as 2.5s on the, erm, company website at 700bhp. How do PH get their numbers?
0-60 is quoted as 2.5s on the, erm, company website at 700bhp. How do PH get their numbers?
0-60 is quoted as 2.5s on the, erm, company website at 700bhp. How do PH get their numbers?
upon departing onto a main road the overconfident driver will floor it in the turn, spin up the rear wheels and tank slap down the road.
It will then either;
spin around and impale itself backwards into the dribbling crowd of smartphone videoing morons that are giving said driver so much undeserved attention
or,
spin around, jump the central reservation backwards and impale itself into the oncoming Pickup.
One way or the other they will all be smashed to pieces.
They will all be snapped up as amusing trinkets by people with loads of spare folding.
This is marketing exercise designed to attract attention for less extreme models that will follow.
“From the people who bought you the extreme Blackbird here is the Bluetit”
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