Battista is Pininfarina’s 1900 HP Attempt to Build Supercars of Their Own
Designer of every car on the posters on your bedroom wall, Pininfarina aims to beat all with its new supercar: the Battista.
Pininfarina has been credited with designing many of the supercars you have grown to know and love. The Ferrari Testarossa, 550 Maranello, F40, F50, 458 Spider, and oh so many more were designed by the Italian firm. In the latest “Bumper 2 Bumper” video by Donut Media, they got some alone time with Pininfarina’s first personal entry to the world of supercars.
Donut’s host James Pumphrey was getting secret time with the Battista just hours before it was revealed to the world at the Geneva Auto Show. The Battista is named after the founder of the company, Battista Farina. He was nicknamed “Pinin,” which is how you get Pininfarina.
The Battista is not only Pininfarina’s attempt to showcase its well-known design skills, but it also has the performance gloat about as well. Regarding the big numbers, the car will have a Rimac battery back which was fine tuned by Rimac and a Formula E race team it will weight 1500 pounds, but will produce 1900 horsepower which will help the 4400 pound Battista from 0 to 60 in under 2 seconds. In fact, Pumphrey states that the car will reach 190 miles per hour faster than most cars his 60.
All that go means you need to stop. The Battista has Brembo brakes which were developed with F1 inspired technology. Helping to get that 1900 horsepower to the ground are specially Pirelli P Zero tires. Former F1 and Formula E driver Nick Heidfeld is Pininfarina’s development driver for the project.
The car will have a 300 mile range and that Rimac battery back will charge up to 80% with in 25-40 minutes. In an effort to get the most out of the battery pack, the Battista will adjust battery usage dependent on different drive modes selected.
With a price tag of $2.5 million, the Battista will be a supercar to keep your eye on.
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