Minor tweaks for Italy's most powerful car.
By Anthony Karr, Motor1.com
Automobili Pininfarina basically stole the show earlier this year during the Geneva Motor Show, where it revealed its stunning all-electric hypercar Battista.
It’s the company’s first-ever standalone production model, which will
be sold globally and is also the most powerful car ever to come from
Italy. Now, the Battista is getting an updated look which will be
presented during the 2019 Turin Auto Show this week.
The new
aerodynamics is the result of an extensive development program with
simulated aero testing. The updates are not significant (at least
visually) but should reinforce the vehicle's “hypercar look and feel,
presenting an even greater visual connection between front and back.” A
quick comparison between the prototype from Geneva (see the gallery at the end of the article) and the new version shows there are modifications to the lower bumper section at the front and the air intakes.
The
new Battista is finished in a striking Blu Iconica Battista color and
will be on display at the show in Turin until Sunday, June 23rd.
Following the event, the prototype will move onto the next stages of
development with more simulation testing, wind tunnel, and the first
track tests supervised by the of ex-Formula 1 and Formula E driver Nick
Heidfeld, who is currently Pininfarina’s Chief Development Driver.
“We are really proud of the Battista and very happy to see the car at
our home auto show in Turin,” Paolo Pininfarina, Chairman at
Pininfarina S.p.A, comments. “The design teams at Pininfarina and
Automobili Pininfarina worked hard together to present a work of art at
Geneva this year. But we never stop aiming for perfection in car design,
so are pleased to be able to add design details to the front surfaces
that, I believe, reinforce the Battista’s elegance and beauty.”
The
Italian company plans to produce just 150 examples of the Battista – 50
for Europe, 50 for North America, and 50 for the Middle East and Asia
markets. Each Battista will cost in excess of $2.26 million, and if you
are okay with that price, you can put an order “through a small network
of specialist luxury car and hypercar retailers.”
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