A £2 million ($2.5 million) all-electric supercar with a staggering 1,900 horsepower has hit the streets of New York.
The Pininfarina Battista reached speeds 60 mph (100 km/h) faster than an F1 car, surpassing 180 mph (290 km/h) before an F-16 fighter did and will continue to do so. reaching a top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h) with the help of its electric motor being fed by a 120 kWh battery.
A prototype was unveiled last month and now it’s on display again this week at an off-site show at the Jaʋits Center for the New York International Auto Show
Its creators say the Battista will be the world’s first luxury electric hyper GT and the most powerful road-legal car designed and manufactured in Italy. It goes into production next year, with a claimed range of 280 miles.
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For the world’s super-rich, at a time when petrol and diesel cars are criticized for pollution and poor air quality, they offer a combination of speed with sustainability. and luxury without the guilt’.
Just 150 cars will be built, of which 50 are for the US – with half of that subsidy already going to interested customers – and 50 for Europe and Asia.
Delicious food is expected in 2020.
Three versions of the car – featuring incredible tilt-and-lift butterfly doors, similar to the Mclaren 720S, were shown at Europe’s first major auto show of the year, in Geneʋa, Switzerland, and another again in New York this week.
They are considered the first in a series of cars to bear the independent Pininfarina name – linked to one of the world’s most famous family car stylists.
The car is named after the late Battista ‘Pinin’ Farina, who founded the Italian auto design company Pininfarina in 1930, which will celebrate its 90th anniversary next year.
His son, Sergio, who died in 2012 at the age of 85, went on to design some of the most beautiful cars, sports cars, and supercars of the 20th and 21st centuries, including many Ferrari models such as the Testarossa (1984). ), Enzo (2002) and Dino series (1968–76) gave Ferrari major market penetration.
The company is now chaired by Battista’s nephew, Paolo, who said that after decades of designing cars for others, it was a ‘to launch a car bearing the Pininfarina name as a tribute. dream comes true’.
“My grandfather always had the belief that one day there would be a series of independent Pininfarina-branded cars,” he said.
The car is designed around a single-cell carbon fiber chassis with battery packs between the front seats and the rear of the rear front end.
There are four motors, one for each wheel.
The weight distribution of the T-shaped liquid-cooled 120 kWh battery – made from a mixture of lithium, manganese and nickel – is configured to optimize the car’s dynamics.
About 90% of owners are expected to charge at home. The company hopes that the remaining 10% will be made available to networks that charge for app usage, which it expects to have in 2021.
Large, carbon-ceramic six-piston brakes promise fade-free deceleration and extremely efficient brake battery regeneration. The rear spoiler also acts as an air brake to assist in stopping the vehicle.
While the power supply produces silent sounds from the outside, owners will be able to adjust the sound settings to suit their ears.
‘Importantly, the onboard audio program for the Battista will focus on using the vehicle’s hardware for aural pleasure, rather than creating artificial sounds.’
Inside the cockpit are two screens located on either side of the compact steering wheel and tilted toward the dryer.
Convenience dials have been eliminated, with all important information immediately at the front of the dryer, an additional thin screen located in the center.
The company says: ‘The left side controls dynamics and performance, and the right side controls vehicle and navigation.’
Below are ergonomically refined rotors that can change run mode settings. On the right is the transmission controller.
Performance tuning, corporate testing and racing driver Nick Heidfeld has almost 20 years of top-class motor racing experience to his name, including 183 Formula One races, six Le Mans appearances 24 hours and 44 Formula E races.
Heidfeld, who still holds the record for fastest hill climb at the Goodwood Festiʋal of Speed, said: ‘My racing experience has certainly helped me understand what makes a great road car and how to work in a team to achieve that achievement.’
Autoмolii Pininfarina CEO Michael Perschke, a former CEO of BMW and Audi, said the Battista’s range will be at least 280 miles and the company will offer a system that can charge the battery to 80% in just 40 minutes. minutes or less.
He said: ‘We wish Battista to become a future classic and automotive icon, writing its own page in automotive history.’
Although its headquarters are in Munich, in Germany, the Battista will be handcrafted in Italy at the company’s facility on the outskirts of Turin, the company said.
The company says of its new Battista: ‘Faster than a current Formula 1 race car at 0 to 62 mph in under two seconds and with 1,900 horsepower, the Battista will combine and extreme technology in a zero-emissions package. ‘
The company added: ‘The Battista will be the most powerful car designed and produced in Italy when it arrives in 2020 and will deliver outstanding performance that is today unmatched in any sports car. legal on any road with internal combustion engine technology.’
It said it had assembled ‘a team of automotive experts, the same as the one that haʋe neʋer previously assembled in a new auto company’ with technical partners including energy company Pioneering electric power and battery company Rimac and tire giant Pirelli take note.
‘The result is that Battista will emerge next year with the expertise and inspiration of a team that has been integral to the launches of cars such as the Bugatti Veyron and Chiron, Ferrari Sergio, Laмborghini Urus, McLaren P1, Mercedes AMG-Project One, Pagani Zonda and Porsche Mission E,” the company said in a statement.
This achievement comes from Indian car giant Mahindra.
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