The Rezvani Beast Alpha X Blackbird Is A Re-Born Lotus With 700bhp
The Rezvani Beast Alpha X Blackbird. Doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, does it? It’s like the team behind this car couldn’t stop naming it. Or perhaps after a brainstorm they decided to use everything on the shortlist.
But who cares - like the ‘standard’ Rezvani Beast, the Alpha X is a striking so-and-so, and in the best possible way. It should come as no surprise the ‘Blackbird’ bit of the name is inspired by the Lockheed SR-71 spy plane - there’s a definite military jet vibe to the angular carbonfibre body.
Unlike the original Beast - which was based on an Ariel Atom - you’ll find the guts of a Lotus Elise under the Blackbird’s feathers. It’s rather a lot more powerful than an Elise, thanks to the 2.5-litre inline-four mounted in the middle. It’s been turbocharged into oblivion and given a final tune by Cosworth, resulting in an output of 690bhp. Since the Blackbird weighs just 952kg, it’s quick: 0-60mph takes just 2.9 seconds.
Other features include AP Racing brakes with optional ceramic rotors, a removable roof and the amazing ‘Sidewinder’ doors you see in action above on the standard Beast Alpha. These slide forward to reveal a cabin clad in - you guessed it - lots of carbonfibre. You can even have Apple Car Play, if you want.
Naturally, this doesn’t come cheap: the starting price for the Alpha X Blackbird is $225,000. Just five will be made.
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Oh. My. Hannah Montana.
Am I the only one that is amazed by 700hp from a i4
Bmw managed to get 1500hp from a 1.5 litre i4 called the m12/13 in the 80s
But it’s done by the wizards at Cosworth, so not too surprised here.
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Gotta give it to Cosworth for wrenching 700bhp from a little 4. But then again, they’re Cosworth. This Rezvani Beast Alpha X Blackbird is quite a looker too, if you ask me.
looks stunning car !!!!
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It looks like something from burnout paradise or split second. I love it to death
God damn, this car is just INSANE. The doors, the engine, the weight, even the fkin NAME. We need more of this in the car world, not more eletric SUV coupes or hybrid V6s. I want all 5 please.
Seriously you put pieces from ‘90s Opel to 225k€ “supercar”???