Rezvani Retro RR1 Is a Porsche 911 in an Old-School Cloak
Rezvani, a small automaker specializing in rebodied modern cars, has revealed its latest creation, the Retro RR1.
Based on a , the RR1 comes with either 600 or 750 horsepower and is offered with both manual and automatic transmissions.
Only 50 will be made, and the conversion will cost a whopping $195,000.
Rezvani, a small boutique automaker based in Irvine, California, has made several intriguing, rebodied cars since its founding in 2013. The sleek Beast utilized the chassis from an Ariel Atom and Cosworth four-cylinder engines before switching to C8 Corvette underpinnings in 2024. The Tank, meanwhile, is a brutish V-8-powered adaption of the Jeep Wrangler, while the Vengeance is an armored take on the Cadillac Escalade. The company's latest vehicle, the Rezvani Retro RR1, looks to the past for inspiration, emulating the Porsche 935 race car while using modern Porsche 911 bones.
The latest 992-generation of the iconic 911 sports car forms the base for the Rezvani Retro RR1, which features curvaceous bodywork with old-school charm. The headlights are circular and upright like on classic 911s, while the rear features an integrated wing and bodywork that wraps around a simple light bar. Rezvani also carved substantial vents into the front and rear fenders and completely reworked the front and rear bumpers. The body is formed from carbon fiber, aside from the doors.
Rezvani is offering the RR1 in two variants. As the name suggests, the RR1 600 features a turbocharged 3.0-liter flat-six engine pushing 600 horsepower to the rear wheels, allowing the car to blast from zero to 60 mph in a claimed 3.0 seconds. While Rezvani recommends starting the modifications with a Carrera T, the company says any 992 Carrera model can be converted into an RR1. That means a variety of transmissions are available, from six- and seven-speed manuals to an eight-speed automatic.
The RR1 750, meanwhile, is formed from the 911 Turbo S. Predictably, the turbocharged 3.8-liter flat-six sends 750 horsepower to all four wheels, dropping the claimed zero-to-60-mph time to just 2.0 seconds. This model is also said to get a "more aggressive, throaty exhaust note," and only comes with the quick-shifting eight-speed PDK automatic.
Rezvani will offer suspension setups tuned for either street or track driving. Optional Brembo six-piston brakes will cost $12,500, and Rezvani is also selling a centerlock wheel conversion for the same price. Other options include a $550 bespoke shift knob, carbon-fiber turbofan wheel covers for $4500, and a steel roll cage for $5500.
Rezvani only released one photo of the cabin—which showed off the wooden shift knob in the 2025 Carrera T—so the rest of the interior is presumably unchanged from a standard Porsche. That's not a bad thing, of course. Rezvani will also sell you bespoke seat inserts ($3750) and a custom steering wheel with optional integrated shift lights ($4500).
Just 50 examples of the RR1 will be available, and Rezvani says the first customer cars are already being built, with deliveries set to kick off this summer. Strangely, Rezvani says the first five cars will be sold for $195,000, but the price will increase for the remaining vehicles—and that likely doesn't include the price of the donor car. The RR1 will be the first in a line of tributes to iconic car designs from Rezvani Retro, a new branch of the boutique automaker.
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