Rezvani Automotive Designs

Rezvani Automotive Designs (RAD)
Industry Automotive
Founder Ferris Rezvani[1]
Headquarters Irvine, California[2]
Website radsupercars.com

Rezvani Automotive Designs (RAD) is an automotive design and manufacturer of high-performance supercars based in Irvine, California.[3][4][5] RAD was founded by Ferris Rezvani, a designer involved with Vencer’s Sarthe super-car.[6] It has released a design for the Rezvani Beast,[7] a self funded project by Rezvani.[8]

RAD's Beast was designed by Rezvani[1] and Samir Sadikhov, a designer from Azerbaijan[9] who has worked on cars for Aston Martin, Ferrari[10][7] and DBC.[11] The Beast aims to deliver a driving experience like piloting a fighter jet. RAD's vehicle production is done in a 50,000-square-foot facility RAD is operating in Santa Ana, California.[8]

Beast

RAD was founded in 2014 by Ferris Rezvani. In June of that year, RAD introduced the RAD BEAST supercar based on the Ariel Atom[10] that uses the Ariel Atom chassis[12][13] with a lightweight carbon fiber body.[14][15] It is American-made using several British built Ariel Atom parts.[10] The car has a six-speed manual transmission with a rear-wheel layout.[16] The windshield is removable[17][18] and the car weighs 1,470 pounds.[1] The upgraded version, the Beast 500, weighs 1,550 pounds.[19] The custom production uses custom fit[9] 3D printing and CNC milling technology[11] for an estimated 1,500 labor hours of work.[7] 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.[20][5] Advanced 3D printers create other parts of the vehicle such as lights and mirrors.[20] Each built-to-order car will take RAD six to eight months to build.[8] The first Beast will be delivered to an owner in Texas.[21]

Rezvani will release two versions of the Beast, 2.0-liter turbo and beefier 2.4-liter supercharged motor.[22]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "American-Built Rezvani Beast Debuts". Automotive Times. May 6, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Joe Mahan (March 25, 2014). "From the ashes of Bulleta Motors, founder Ferris Rezvani teases his next ‘Beast’ supercar". Digital Trends. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Charles Flemming (June 5, 2014). "The Beast: Will automaker build high-end cars in Southern California?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ James Mills (May 18, 2014). "It’s beastly right down to the last atom". The Sunday Times. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Erick Ayapana (May 7, 2014). "Rezvani Beast is a Twin-Charged, Ariel Atom-Based Bantamweight". MotorTrend. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Rezvani Beast: Ariel Atom with aero". Topgear. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Lance Branquinho (May 6, 2014). "Ariel Atom becomes a Beast". TopGear Magazine South Africa. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Charles Fleming (May 8, 2014). "The Beast: Will automaker build high-end cars in Southern California?". LA Times. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Rezvani unveils Ariel Atom-based Beast supercar". CarBody Design. May 6, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 John Lyon (May 22, 2014). "The New Automaker Rezvani Unleashes Its Beast Supercar". Robb Report. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "2014 Rezvani Beast Images". BoldRide. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  12. ↑ Vincent Aubé (February 2, 2015). "BEAST RAD: a "beast" American for track". AutoFocus. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Rezvani Motors unleashes the Beast". Fox News. May 6, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  14. ↑ Vincent Aubé (February 5, 2015). "'Affordable' $119,000 BEAST supercar to launch sprin". AutoFocus. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  15. ↑ Matthew Hayward (May 6, 2014). "Rezvani Beast 500 revealed". Evo. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Rezvani BEAST". CarsGM. May 8, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  17. ↑ Stephen Graves (May 9, 2014). "Rezvani Beast is an Atom-charged powerhouse". Stuff. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ "First Rezvani "Beast" Supercar Enters Production". CarBuzz. May 25, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Alan Gardner (May 6, 2014). "Partially 3D Printed Rezvani Beast Is the Ultimate American Made, Affordable, Sports Car". 3Dprint.com. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  21. ↑ Nick Kurczewski (May 29, 2014). "The Beast is unleashed: Rezvani Motors completes first Beast supercar". New York Daily News. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Rezvani Beast production version teased". World Car Fans. Retrieved April 18, 2015.