Hypercars are all the rage right now with several car manufacturers going head to head in creating the world’s most extreme vehicles known to man. But what about the ultimate electric hypercar? Enter the Automobili Pininfarina Battista, the legend that was unveiled during the 2019 Geneva Motor Show.
Word has it that it’ll finally go on sale soon in super limited numbers but thanks to a brand-new development programme of ‘simulated aerodynamic testing’, the Automobili Pininfarina Battista has gone through another evolution even before it goes on sale. Talk about delivering perfection.
The ‘new and improved’ Blu Iconica Battista will be officially unveiled with new design details at the Turin Outdoor Auto Show this weekend where it comes with a new redefined front end where its significantly reinforces its hypercar look and feel, presenting an even greater visual connection between front and back.
To those of you who don’t know, the Pininfarina Battista comes with four electric motors placed at each wheel where collectively produce a monstrous 1,877hp and wait for it…2,300Nm of maximum torque. It’s 120kW battery pack allows a driving distance of around 450km for a single charge. Now this is a proper EV!
Luca Borgogno, Design Director, Automobili Pininfarina, said: “It is incredibly exciting to be presenting the Battista in Turin and near to its home in Cambiano. Since its debut at this year’s Geneva Auto Show, the Battista has stunned audiences all around the world with its beauty and purity of design. I am pleased to be presenting it with these latest masterstrokes that make the form of the car even more beautiful and elegant, and true to Pininfarina’s design principles.”
Paolo Pininfarina, Chairman, Pininfarina S.p.A, said: “We are really proud of the Battista and very happy to see the car at our home auto show in Turin. The design teams at Pininfarina and Automobili Pininfarina worked hard together to present a work of art at Geneva this year. But we never stop aiming for perfection in car design, so are pleased to be able to add design details to the front surfaces that, I believe, reinforce the Battista’s elegance and beauty.”
There will only be 150 units of the Automobili Pininfarina Battista to be built by hand and sold around the globe; 50 in Europe, 50 in North America, and the rest of the 50 in the Middle East and Asia markets. Asking price? €2 million big ones, which is around RM9,396,330. You know you ballin’ if you have one of these in your garage.
