Have you ever ever gazed upon a Rivian R1T and thought, “That’s good, but it surely’s not almost as aggressive as I’d like”? Nicely, the nice individuals at Florida-based Apocalypse Manufacturing, who’re identified for his or her outlandish Jeep 6×6 creations, have gotten your again.

Enter the Apocalypse Nirvana. Touted because the world’s first lifted Rivian R1T, the inexperienced all-electric pickup truck is sporting a fairly outlandish physique package that’s fairly as aggressive because the agency’s different creations however nonetheless makes the California-made EV stand out – though we’re undecided if it is in a great way or a nasty approach, that’s so that you can resolve.

Using on 38-inch tires, the battery-powered four-wheeler went via a fairly lengthy listing of modifications to make the wheels match correctly. Talking with TheDrive, SoFlo Customs and Apocalypse Manufacturing proprietor Joe Ghattas stated that he anticipated the construct to contain extra body modifications than suspension work, however issues rapidly spiraled into one thing extra.

The builders needed to drop the subframe and decrease the electrical motors in relation to the remainder of the chassis, however they ended up fabricating a number of suspension elements from scratch, together with an extension for the steering rack, higher and decrease management arms, and spindles. A skid plate was additionally fitted to guard a few of the elements beneath the physique.

In complete, it took the 2 firms 9 months to finish the challenge, partly as a result of the R1T is a really complicated car, Ghattas stated, with a number of sensors and a suspension setup that makes use of hydraulically cross-linked adaptive dampers in addition to air springs.

“We went via a full set of airbags—blew ’em all up as a result of the slightest differentiation of angles on this stuff makes a giant distinction,” the enterprise proprietor stated for TheDrive. “This factor was engineered with very tight tolerances and we needed to recreate all of that.”

As for the marginally toned-down physique package in comparison with the Ram-based Tremendous Truck, the suite of exterior sensors which might be used for adaptive cruise management and computerized steering are the rationale why Apocalypse Manufacturing didn’t go excessive with the fiberglass.

Primarily based on the quad-motor R1T, which provides a mixed output of 835 horsepower and 908 pound-feet of torque, the Nirvana begins from round $150,000.