For those born in the sixties they had the shape of the Aston Martins of the legendary Bond. Those of my generation (that can save the world) had that of Superauto Mach 5. For those after, a nice red cursor and a name: KITT. What are? Vehicles equipped with weapons, what questions. Fantastic adventure companions of the heroes of comics, cartoons, video games and action films.
Today, the form is that of Rezvani Vengeance, with one difference: this is a real car. Apocalyptic, I would say.
Ready for doomsday
The exterior is a beefed-up version of the Cadillac Escalade, on which it was based, and the overall appearance looks like a vehicle from GI Joe, or the video game Halo. And let's not go far from the truth: the design is handled by Milen Ivanov, actually a developer (look what) of video games.
Not only that: the CEO Ferris Rezvani declares in interviews that the company had imagined a "concept car from a science fiction video game” that people could also own in real life.
But what a video game: this one is serious
This characteristic SUV can also be purchased in the "basic" version, but this does not make it any less threatening. And to the modest extra sum of almost 100.000 euros is added the nice military package. What does it include? Explosive protection on the underside of the chassis, bulletproof glass, a smoke screen, a pepper spray dispenser, electrified handles (ouch) and other gadgets. The law, I believe, does not allow more for a civilian.
However it can be a valuable aid in the event of a zombie apocalypse, I guess.
But inside it is very sweet
As hard on the outside as it is soft on the inside. Between reclining leather seats, flat screen televisions, augmented reality navigation and a luminous roof, it will be a luxury for the 8 passengers to defeat their enemies while obviously listening to the good Ludovico Van.
We open the hood and the atmosphere becomes tense again: 8-liter V6,2 engine that can increase up to 420 horsepower. Can he break down a wall? I ask for a friend.
The real apocalypse remains the price: over 250.000 euros (and without the accessories mentioned in the article). At that point, I say, what's the point of going to the office without the possibility of leaving the neighbor at the traffic light with a nice smoke screen?
