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Origins
Ferris Rezvani's California startup launched the Beast in 2015 on honest bones: Ariel Atom architecture re-engineered under dramatic enclosed carbon bodywork, with supercharged four-cylinder power around 500 horsepower in roughly 750 kilograms — hypercar acceleration sold with cinematic styling the exoskeleton original deliberately refused. Variants added windscreens, doors and eventually the roadster-coupé spread, at prices from the mid-100,000s. Production stayed boutique, clientele leaned entertainment-industry, and the car photographed magnificently — which was substantially the point. The Beast established Rezvani's formula, later applied to the armoured Tank SUV: proven platforms, theatrical carbon, Instagram-first presence. Critics called it a styling exercise; buyers called it Tuesday's car. Both were describing the same successful business. The formula's endurance across successive models suggests the market agreed with the founder rather than the critics.
2015 Rezvani Beast · Fardees Rezvani · CC BY-SA 3.0
