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Written by Jason Barlow
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the most powerful road-legal car ever to come out of Italy. It"s probably worth pondering that for a second. Thanks to a 120 kWh lithium ion battery pack, the Pininfarina Battista produces approximately 1,900bhp and 1,696 torques. Barmy numbers. And because of the unique properties of e-motion, it"s enough to give this drop-dead beautiful looking thing Formula One car-style acceleration. Zero to 62mph apparently takes a tarmac-melting sub-two seconds, 186mph up in less than 12. All without the toxic haze of spent hydrocarbons from the tail-pipe, which is the more relevant point. You know Pininfarina, of course. Founded in 1928, this is Italy"s most famous automotive design house, creator of more gorgeous cars from Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia than we could possibly list here. Its first post-war creation, 1946"s Cistitalia 202, is one of only nine cars to live in the permanent collection of New York"s Museum of Modern Art. And when Battista Pinin" Farina met Enzo Ferrari midway between Turin and Modena in 1951 (neither would subjugate their ego enough to visit the other"s HQ), the deal was done to exclusively clothe Ferrari"s oily bits and chassis". Talk about heritage. Finally, Pininfarina has got round to doing its own car.
Date written: 4 Mar 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15038
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the most powerful road-legal car ever to come out of Italy. It"s probably worth pondering that for a second. Thanks to a 120 kWh lithium ion battery pack, the Pininfarina Battista produces approximately 1,900bhp and 1,696 torques. Barmy numbers. And because of the unique properties of e-motion, it"s enough to give this drop-dead beautiful looking thing Formula One car-style acceleration. Zero to 62mph apparently takes a tarmac-melting sub-two seconds, 186mph up in less than 12. All without the toxic haze of spent hydrocarbons from the tail-pipe, which is the more relevant point. You know Pininfarina, of course. Founded in 1928, this is Italy"s most famous automotive design house, creator of more gorgeous cars from Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia than we could possibly list here. Its first post-war creation, 1946"s Cistitalia 202, is one of only nine cars to live in the permanent collection of New York"s Museum of Modern Art. And when Battista Pinin" Farina met Enzo Ferrari midway between Turin and Modena in 1951 (neither would subjugate their ego enough to visit the other"s HQ), the deal was done to exclusively clothe Ferrari"s oily bits and chassis". Talk about heritage. Finally, Pininfarina has got round to doing its own car.
Date written: 4 Mar 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15038