{"id":2441,"date":"2022-10-19T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T07:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2441"},"modified":"2022-10-19T15:03:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T07:03:00","slug":"pepper-spraying-armored-cadillac-escalade-is-out-for-vengeance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2441","title":{"rendered":"Pepper-spraying armored Cadillac Escalade is out for Vengeance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> close     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/896\/500\/rezvani-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Fox News Autos Test Drive: 2021 Cadillac Escalade\" width=\"896\" height=\"500\" data-v-a7f268cc> Video <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-a7f268cc>Fox News Autos Test Drive: 2021 Cadillac Escalade<\/h4>\n<p data-v-a7f268cc>The best-seller gets better<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">You won&#8217;t have trouble finding a parking space for this full-size SUV. You can clear one out for yourself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">California custom truck builder Rezvani has started taking orders for its latest outlandish creation, the Cadillac Escalade-based Vengeance.<\/p>\n<p>The seven- or eight-passenger truck features the company&#8217;s signature futuristic military video game-inspired styling and a host of updates that turn it into an actual personal security vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The goal was to put a science fiction video game concept car in people&#8217;s driveways,&#8221; Rezvani CEO Ferris Rezvani said.<\/p>\n<p>THE HENNESSEY FORD BRONCO VELOCIRAPTOR 500 IS A MONSTROUS SUV<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/640\/320\/rezvani-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Rezvani Vengeance is a Cadillac Escalade-based custom SUV.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      The Rezvani Vengeance is a Cadillac Escalade-based custom SUV.<br \/>\n      (Rezvani)<\/p>\n<p>The blocky truck is built around the standard Escalade and carries over its luxurious interior with just a few Rezvani logos added.<\/p>\n<p>It can be ordered with any of the Escalade&#8217;s three engine choices, which are a 420 hp V8, a 277 hp turbo-diesel and the high performance Escalade-V&#8217;s 628 hp supercharged V8 for prices starting at $249,000.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/640\/320\/rezvani-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Vengeance can be equipped with armor bodywork and bulletproof glass.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      The Vengeance can be equipped with armor bodywork and bulletproof glass.<br \/>\n      (Rezvani)<\/p>\n<p>The main mechanical change on the standard build is a set of 35-inch all-terrain tires mounted to unique rims, but several packages are available to help it live up to its looks.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/640\/320\/rezvani-4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The standard interior is mostly identical to the Cadillac's.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      The standard interior is mostly identical to the Cadillac&#8217;s.<br \/>\n      (Rezvani)<\/p>\n<p>A $95,000 military package adds armored bodywork and underbody protection against explosives, bulletproof glass, run-flat tires, a heavy duty suspension, a ram-capable steel front bumper, electromagnetic pulse protection for its electrical systems, a host of lights and sirens, gas masks and a body armor kit for where those are legal.<\/p>\n<p>It also includes dead bolts for the doors and electrified door handles that can send a shock through anyone who tries to open them without permission.<\/p>\n<p>SAFEST VEHICLE? ARMORED LEXUS LX 600 SUV NOW ON SALE<\/p>\n<p>Dispensers built into the side view mirror housings can disperse pepper spray along the vehicle&#8217;s flanks, while the exhaust can produce a smokescreen behind it.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/640\/320\/rezvani-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A military package adds a smokescreen and exterior pepper spray dispensers.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      A military package adds a smokescreen and exterior pepper spray dispensers.<br \/>\n      (Rezvani)<\/p>\n<p>Gun safes and a central-tire inflation system are also on the options list, and there&#8217;s a $125,000 Executive Seating upgrade that swaps the second two rows of seats for dual recliners and a full entertainment suite.<\/p>\n<p>Use of some Vengeance features is restricted by local laws, so it&#8217;s up to the owner to be familiar with regulations, but the vehicles are available for deliveries around the world.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/p>\n<p>The Vengeance is Rezvani&#8217;s first model with three rows of seats, but it also sells the Jeep Gladiator pickup-based Hercules 6&#215;6, which has three axles and much of the same security equipment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video Fox News Autos Test Drive: 2021 Cadillac Escalade The best-seller gets better You won&#8217;t have trouble finding a parking space for this full-size SUV. 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