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Automotive start-ups love EVs. And they especially love supercar EVs. Minimal brand recognition doesn"t hurt when you"re talking (on-paper) insane performance figures, and concept car-nutty styling. But when the start-up in question is called Pininfarina, well this seriously gets your attention. How many of the most beautiful cars ever made have worn the Pininfarina logo? Correct: more than you could shake a delicious giant bread-stick at, and not just Ferraris for that matter. Is Pininfarina well-placed to deliver a pure-electric hypercar that could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the best that AMG, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Pagani, and Porsche can do? Totally. Following last week"s announcement in Rome, we know that Automobili Pininfarina will exist as a separate entity from Pininfarina SpA, that the new car will be designed by the amiable and absurdly talented Luca Borgogno (the man responsible for the 2010 Stratos reboot beloved of TG), and that the electrical architecture will be supplied by newcomer Rimac. No more than 90 are likely to be made, at a cost close to 1.7m a pop.
Date written: 18 Apr 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11546
Automotive start-ups love EVs. And they especially love supercar EVs. Minimal brand recognition doesn"t hurt when you"re talking (on-paper) insane performance figures, and concept car-nutty styling. But when the start-up in question is called Pininfarina, well this seriously gets your attention. How many of the most beautiful cars ever made have worn the Pininfarina logo? Correct: more than you could shake a delicious giant bread-stick at, and not just Ferraris for that matter. Is Pininfarina well-placed to deliver a pure-electric hypercar that could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the best that AMG, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Pagani, and Porsche can do? Totally. Following last week"s announcement in Rome, we know that Automobili Pininfarina will exist as a separate entity from Pininfarina SpA, that the new car will be designed by the amiable and absurdly talented Luca Borgogno (the man responsible for the 2010 Stratos reboot beloved of TG), and that the electrical architecture will be supplied by newcomer Rimac. No more than 90 are likely to be made, at a cost close to 1.7m a pop.
Date written: 18 Apr 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11546