If you’re in the market for a bulletproof vehicle, I’d think you’d want it to look low-key. But Rezvani Motors, a California-based manufacturer of such vehicles, begs to differ. The company contracted ex-Lamborghini transportation designer Samir Sadikhov to design their Rezvani Tank, an intimidating-looking off-road vehicle that comes in both a base model ($175,000) and a bulletproof Military Edition ($259,000).
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Here are Sadikhov’s concept sketches and renderings:
Here’s the real deal rolled out by Rezvani:
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Aesthetically, they’re as if the FJ Cruiser had an older brother who did eight years as a Navy SEAL. And the aggressive, unapologetically muscular geometry hides an absurd amount of features, from protective to technological to antipersonnel:
– Bullet proof glass and body armor
– Underside explosive protection
– Smoke Screen
– Military Runflat Tires
– Thermal Night Vision System
– Reinforced suspension
– Electromagnetic Pulse Protection
– Ram Bumpers
– Optional explosive device detection
– Optional continuous video recording
– Electrified Door Handles
– Siren and Horn Options
– Strobe Lights
– Blinding Lights
– Intercom System
– Magnetic Dead Bolts
– Gas masks
– First Aid kit
– Hypothermia kit
– Pepper Spray Dispenser
I didn’t know electrified door handles was a thing! Sounds like something I’d forget to turn off, and would pay the price for later.
Sadhikov, by the way, has interesting range for a transportation designer: He’s currently a Senior Designer for Hyundai’s Genesis brand at their design studio in Frankfurt.
Source: core77