The Ferrari Lusso used in many of the scenes was actually a heavily modified Volvo 1800. Two were fabricated. Corroboration from the builder found on FerrariChat, said, "Hi, I'm Erich Schultz. I built the two replica Lussos for Tower Heist - Colpo ad alto livello (2011). I was hired by Ralph Lucci of Automobile Film Club of America, based in New York, to do the job. Brett Ratner, the film's director, wanted the job done by Ted Moser of Picture Car Warehouse in LA. Ted and I are friends, so I told Ralph I would do the job with Ted and act as the project manager. Initially, we were given just seven weeks from getting the job to the final delivery date for two complete cars. I thought that this time frame was unrealistic and I needed ten weeks. We ended up taking eight and a half weeks from start to finish to build them. The decision to build onto a Volvo P1800 platform was mine. I noticed the similarity between the Lusso's windshield, A-pillar, and side windows with the P1800, which incidentally was designed in Italy. I used the P1800 as a platform for the Lusso mold plug. With the exception of the windshield frame, every surface and the overall dimensions of the P1800 were changed with metal work, MDF, urethane foam, fiberglass, and Bondo to transform it into a facsimile of the Lusso. Our replica is not identical in any way. We had to settle for very close. We did not have access to a real Lusso to get measurements or make plans or templates. I had a photo file of pictures that were downloaded from the internet, and I had to approximate everything by trying to scale dimensions from those photos."

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