The 2027 Rezvani Fortress has been revealed and is now on sale, with a starting price of $285,000 and the ability to climb past $581,000 once the options list is exhausted. Rezvani is a California company founded in 2013 with a consistent philosophy: take something already extreme, remove the restraint, add armour and charge accordingly. The Fortress is built on that formula, quite literally, with the F-150 Raptor R serving as the starting point before the California coachbuilder replaces virtually everything visible.
The standard powertrain is the 3.5 litre V6 with twin turbos from the donor Raptor. Buyers who feel this is insufficient can spend an additional $35,000 on the optional 5.2 litre supercharged V8. Rezvani claims 850 horsepower for that unit, though the company's own configurator lists the figure at 720 horsepower and 620 lb ft of torque, which matches the Raptor R's published numbers exactly. The discrepancy between the main product page and the build tool has not been explained. Either way, this is not a vehicle that will struggle for propulsion. Fox suspension is standard throughout. All four wheels are driven as standard.
What Rezvani adds to the Raptor platform is a completely new body in composite materials rated to military specification, replacing every exterior panel with angular bodywork finished in black that looks significantly more at home in a conflict zone than at a school run. Optional equipment includes a tactical pack with ballistic armour certified to stop rifle rounds, underbody protection against blast damage, bulletproof glass, a smoke screen system, an electromagnetic pulse protector, and a vehicle intercom. There are night vision cameras. There is an electroshock door handle option.
The cabin retains the F-150's interior architecture but with Rezvani's own trim package applied over it, adding leather, ambient lighting and enough carbon fibre to cover the cost of a modest family car in its own right.
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Production is limited to 100 units worldwide. CEO Ferris Rezvani framed the vehicle in the terms his customer base responds to:
"The all-new Rezvani Fortress combines full armor protection, world-class off-road capability, and is built on one of the most respected truck platforms available."
Rezvani's previous models, the Tank and the Vengeance, occupy a niche that defies conventional automotive logic. These vehicles are expensive, dramatically styled, built on donor platforms in small numbers, and they sell. The buyers are not people who need protection from literal threats in their daily commute. They are people who want a vehicle that looks as though it was prepared for one, and are prepared to write a very large cheque for the privilege.
The Ford F-150 that Rezvani starts with costs around $110,000 in Raptor R specification. The Fortress starts at $285,000. The difference between those two prices buys you the body, the branding, the equipment and a very specific statement about the kind of truck owner you want to be perceived as.
Whether that is $175,000 worth of statement is a personal question. Rezvani is banking that at least 100 people think it is.
Sources
- Motor1 — Rezvani Fortress: How Much Does It Cost?
- AutoEvolution — Rezvani Fortress Is the Ultimate Mic Drop on Muscle Pickups
- Autoblog — Rezvani Fortress Brings 850 HP And Optional Armor To A Wild New Tactical Pickup
- Carscoops — Rezvani's New 850 HP Pickup Looks Like A Cybertruck Drunk-Dialed Chevy's Avalanche
- Rezvani Motors official — Build Yours