The company, Automobili Pininfarina, said the luxury electric vehicle Battista has the potential to accelerate to 62 mph in less than two seconds, faster than a Formula 1 car.

New Delhi, Thursday, March 06, 2019 —

Luxury electric vehicles brand Automobili Pininfarina, a part of the Mahindra Group, unveiled its luxury electric vehicle Battista on Tuesday. Batista which is touted to be faster than a current Formula 1 race car in its 0-100 km/h sub-two the second sprint.

When it arrives in 2020, the Battista will be the most powerful car ever designed and built in Italy. It has the potential to accelerate to 62 mph in less than two seconds, faster than a Formula 1 car, and break the 250 mph top speed barrier all with a potential zero emissions range of over 300 miles, the company said.

It will deliver a level of performance that is “unachievable today in any road-legal sports car featuring internal combustion engine technology”, it claimed.

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Electrification And Automation To The New Level

“This is the most authentic and exciting automotive story imaginable. The Battista is the hypercar of the future, inspired by a legendary past,” Automobili Pininfarina CEO Michael Perschke told reporters here.

Electrification unlocks the door to a new level of performance and a zero-emissions future, whilst a passion and respect for automotive history will define how this landmark car looks and feels, he added.

“We aim for the Battista to be a future classic and automotive icon, writing its own page in automotive history books,” Perschke said.

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Limited Edition E-Cars To Be Allocated In The Regions Around The Globe

No more than 150 Battistas will be hand-crafted in Italy and allocated equally between the regions of North America, Europe and Middle East/Asia, Pininfarina said.

Customer service will be delivered through some of the world’s best luxury car retail specialists, from Los Angeles to London to Tokyo, it added.

The Story Behind The Name Battista

The Turin-based company has named the model after Battista ‘Pinin’ Farina, the founder of the Carrozzeria Pininfarina coachbuilding company that he started in 1930. The all-electric hypercar is designed and hand-built in very limited numbers at Pininfarina SpA.

Based out of Europe, Automobili Pininfarina combines its automotive design prowess with Mahindra’s growing electric vehicle (EV) expertise, gained from participation in the Formula E electric racing car championship.

The Mahindra Group had acquired Pininfarina in late 2015 for an overall outgo of over EUR 50 million after months of negotiations.