These retro racers based on the Porsche 911 are great, but not from Porsche

You undoubtedly know Rezvani Motors from its series of crazy and more than once bullet- and even landmine-proof creations. In addition to the Beast, previously based on the Lotus Elise, but since its recent generation change based on the Chevrolet Corvette C8, the American manufacturer has the Tank and the Vengeance in its colorful range. The Tank is a powerful off-roader based on the Jeep Wrangler, the Vengeance is an enormous off-road colossus that is secretly a Cadillac Escalade underneath. Rezvani Motors is now expanding its portfolio with something completely different. It is creating a new model line from which versions of the Porsche 911 are loaded with a strong retro design.

Meet the RR1 from Rezvani’s new Rezvani Retro collection. With Rezvani Retro, the stubborn manufacturer says it wants to make cars with a ‘nostalgic charm’, but that offer modern performance and conveniences. They must pay tribute to ‘iconic cars from the past.’ With the RR1, that mission seems to have been successful, at least on paper. Rezvani’s RR1 is a so-called restomod – a classic enriched with modern equipment – but a thoroughly converted Porsche 911 of the current generation (992). To a certain extent, the RR1 breathes the atmosphere of Kremer Racing’s Le Mans racers from the 1970s and is available in three variants.

The first is the Rezvani Retro RR1 550. Underneath it is a Porsche 911 Carrera S that is equipped with, among other things, a carbon fiber body kit, a lower car weight and – according to Rezvani – a more direct throttle response. And further? Rezvani mentions an RR1 565 based on the GT3 and GT3 RS with – you wouldn’t expect it – 565 hp. One step above is the RR1 750, a variant based on the 911 Turbo S that mobilizes 750 hp.

Rezvani produces 50 copies of the RR1. According to the Americans, the first five units will go for a friendly price of €140,000. Indeed, in the United States where there is no such thing as bpm…