It is great to ride a car that has been unveiled to you after months of wait. Thus, after many months of teasers and even renderings, the production-spec 2016 Rezvani Beast has been officially revealed in the flesh. Based around the Ariel Atom, this lightweight and powerful sports car assures performance to that audience that would match its aggressive and eye-catching looks.
Why Atom?
It is essentially an Ariel Atom with a bold new body, due to the Beast’s underpinnings. It utilizes the Atom’s available 2.4-litre Honda Civic sourced four-cylinder engine force fed with both a supercharger and turbocharger. As a result, the Rezvani Beast pumps out a total of 500 hp. All of that power is sent to and utilized by the rear wheels through a very traditional manual transmission believed to feature six-speeds.
Weight and mechanics
Due to the range of new body panels not traditional found on the Ariel Atom, the Rezvani Beast is slightly heavier than its donor car. As a result, it tends to sip the scales at 748 kg which is 136 kg more than the Atom. Despite the added weight, the Beast will still accelerate to 100 km/h in a very impressive 2.7 seconds as well as a 266 km/h top speed.
Design and price
Design wise, the Beast has been penned up Samir Sadikhov. The front end is characterised by slim headlights as well as gaping wide air intakes and prominent air intake surrounds. Elsewhere, a small windscreen is found as are sharp wing mirrors. Moving to the rear, the Rezvani Beast features two wide taillights as well as a red stripe running the width of the sports car. Price wise, the Rezvani Beast will set customers back at least $165,000. To put that into comparison, it is over $100,000 more than an entry-level Ariel Atom with a 230 hp engine.
