Production Pininfarina Battista heading to 2021 Monterey Car Week

The Pininfarina Battista will make its world premiere at the 2021 Monterey Car Week that will take place from 12-15 August 2021. The Pininfarina Battista Anniversario will celebrate its US debut at the same event.

The first example of the Battista features a unique black exposed carbon-fibre bodywork and gloss black, precision-polished ‘Impulso’ wheels. The company has draped the electric hypercar’s interior in black sustainable luxury leather. Iconic Blu contrast stitching and quilted Pilota seats in Iconica Blu Alcantara are also part of the posh interior. Moreover, the seats feature Pilota Carbon Components finished in black exposed signature carbon.

On the Pininfarina Battista & Pininfarina Battista Anniversario

Automobili Pininfarina unveiled the ultra-exclusive Battista Anniversario electric hyper GT with a price tag of 2.6 million Euros in early March 2020. Sporting aerodynamic enhancements and an exclusive livery, the Battista Anniversario is a super-rare mode limited to just five units globally and celebrates 90 years of Pininfarina.

Both Pininfarina Battista & Pininfarina Battista Anniversario sit on the same carbon fibre monocoque chassis and have the same body. They employ four electric motors that generate 1,900 PS and 2,300 Nm of torque. The company claims a 0-100 km/h acceleration time of under two seconds, a 0-200 km/h acceleration time of less than six seconds, and a 0-300 km/h acceleration time of less than 12 seconds for both the hypercars. The top speed is also the same – 350 km/h.

A 120 kWh battery pack located within the T-shaped carbon frame low down in the chassis powers the four motors that direct power to each individual wheel. It provides the Battista with a range of 500 km in both regular and Anniversario variants.

The Pininfarina Battista Anniversario gets the ‘Furiosa’ package that offers a revised carbon fibre front splitter, side blades and rear diffuser, which regular Battista customers can opt for now. In the Anniversario, these body parts come in a special two-tone exposed signature carbon and carbon tinted in Iconica Blu with pinstripes in Bianco Sestriere. In addition to the exclusive livery, the Anniversario gets a bespoke rear wing, rear aero fins, centre-lock forged aluminium wheels and other such bespoke details.

For 90 years, the Pininfarina name has been at the forefront of automotive design and performance, and the Battista perfectly encapsulates these values. This ultimate expression of Battista, the Anniversario, is the distillation of everything that the brand has stood for in the past and which we now strive for in the future, creating a new pinnacle of desirability for electric cars.

Michael Perschke, the then-CEO of Automobili Pininfarina, speaking at the launch.

Inside, the bespoke theme continues with unique sport seats in black leather and black Alcantara, an engraved chassis plate, headlight engraving, ‘Anniversario’ scripted on the side wings, black anodised dedication door plaques, signature ‘Pininfarina 90’ logos, and a specially engraved chassis plate between the seats.

Battista Anniversario features one of the most complex paint finishes in the world. The process of creating such a finish is akin to a great artist completing an Old Master painting. The result is more than just a visual work of art. Styling, balanced with ultimate performance, produces a genuine Pininfarina: the beauty of power and the power of beauty.

Luca Borgogno, Chief Design Officer, Automobili Pininfarina.

Pininfarina Battista charging network

Automobili Pininfarina has collaborated with ChargePoint to provide complimentary charging to Pininfarina Battista customers. The company will offer them five years of unlimited public charging for free at ChargePoint.

ChargePoint has EV chargers offering charging at a peak power of up to 500 kW – that’s DC Ultra-Fast level. The Pininfarina Battista’s peak charging power is 180 kW. Charging its 120 kWh battery pack from 20% to 80% using a 180 kW DC charger takes just 25 minutes.

Automobili Pininfarina has partnered with Green Motion, a Swiss EV infrastructure company, to supply the Pininfarina Battista’s wall box charger. The company will offer an in-house designed 22 kW* AC wall box charger called ‘Residenza’ (meaning residence in Italian) inspired by the car’s design theme and featuring a painted cover in the car’s body colour.

*7.2 kW in North America

Production

Automobili Pininfarina builds the Pininfarina Battista at the Pininfarina SpA atelier in Cambiano, Italy.

Pininfarina Battista more exclusive than anticipated

When Automobili Pininfarina (APF) unveiled the Pininfarina Battista in concept form in August 2018, it didn’t plan to make more than 150 cars. In August 2020, we learnt that the actual production count could be even lower, meaning more exclusivity than originally anticipated.

Pininfarina Battista prototype
Automobili Pininfarina will manufacture only around 100 units of the Pininfarina Battista. Image Source: Automobili Pininfarina

In M&M’s Q1 FY2021 results conference call, Anish Shah, Deputy Managing Director & Group CFO, Mahindra Group, shed some light on the production figures of the Pininfarina Battista. Below is what he said:

The Battista is a high-end, low-volume car. We’re essentially going to make somewhere between 75 and 125 units.

Anish Shah, Deputy Managing Director & Group CFO, Mahindra Group

Pininfarina Battista FAQs

What is the Pininfarina Battista range?

The Pininfarina Battista range is over 500 km/310 miles (WLTP).

What is the Pininfarina Battista top speed?

The Pininfarina Battista top speed is 350 km/h or 217 mph.

Featured Image Source: Automobili Pininfarina