Rezvani has done it again. The boutique exotic carmaker known for building strange fighter jet-inspired cars has released an SUV based on the Lamborghini Urus. Called the Rezvani Knight, it has all of the wacky design cues you'd expect from the California-based brand, plus up to 800 horsepower from a twin-turbo V-8.
The flat gunmetal grey paint and angular body panels are enough to set the car apart from the Urus it's based on, with slim exterior lighting, a light bar mounted to the roof, and a large rear spoiler. There are beefy fender flares for the 22-inch wheels and 33-inch all-terrain tires, suggesting real off-road prowess.
"The goal was to push the limits of merging aggressive supercar styling and performance with daily practicality and off-road capability," CEO Ferris Rezvani said in a statement.
The Knight uses the Urus's twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8, tuned to up to 800 horsepower, depending on buyer preference. That's 143 horsepower over the last-gen Urus, but just an 11-hp bump from the new hybridized Urus SE. Nevertheless, Rezvani promises a 0-60 mph time of 3.0 seconds—nearly half a second quicker than the battery-assisted Urus.
The Knight's biggest party trick is the optional "Dark Knight" package. It's a comprehensive set of upgrades that turns the Knight from a normal performance SUV into a quasi-tank. Check the option box, and you get bulletproof glass and body panels, underside explosive protection, military-spec run-flat tires, a steel ram bumper, and a reinforced suspension.
Inside, the Dark Knight package adds gas masks, a first aid kit, a pepper spray dispenser, an intercom system, and a handful of optional sirens, horns, and strobe lights. No matter the situation, this package has a solution (or, in some cases, a deterrent).
Like all Rezvanis, the Knight will be expensive and highly limited. The company promises to build just 100 examples, each costing $149,000 to start. And that's before adding in the price of a donor car. Factor in the Dark Knight package, and we wouldn't be surprised to see some highly-specced Knights cross the half-million-dollar mark.
