has been revealed at a gala VIP event during the Geneva International Motor Show
It’s the Pininfarina Battista, the amazing new electric car brand and represents
the Pininfarina-family dream to see a luxury car solely badged Pininfarina.
The Battista is purity, beauty and rarity, and a vision for sustainability.
It will be the most powerful car ever designed and built in Italy
Visitors to this year’s Geneva show will see Automobili Pininfarina present two examples of the ground-breaking Battista hypercar on its stand.
A Grigio Luserna Battista features matte blue accents on its dramatic matte grey body with anodized aluminium detailing. With its unique, strong wheel design and a tan-over-black interior, this specification presents a strong, well-defined and dynamic expression of Battista that still remains elegant.
The second Battista presents the Battista design pack, Iconica by Automobili Pininfarina. This Blu Iconica car represents the closest of the three cars to the traditional Pininfarina brand colour with an interpretation of Pininfarina blue. More electric in tone than Pininfarina’s traditional blue, reflecting the technological innovation within, multiple layers of paint make it a deep blue representing the ambition to deliver electric performance in a luxurious package. Aesthetically the car is more dramatic with roof modifications and with the bonnet visually connected to the windscreen via carbon fibre blades. The front wing above the front LED light strip is visually divided into two, reflecting the car’s rear wing graphic and unifying the overall design.
Also in Hall 1 is Pininfarina SpA, on Stand 1241, where a third Battista design model will be displayed. The Pininfarina SpA team will be promoting its own specialist design services to prospective corporate clients throughout the show.
Finished in Bianco Sestriere, a pure pearlescent white, small colour details hark back to historic Pininfarina cars such as the legendary Ferrari Modulo concept, a classic example of how the Italian Carrozzeria produces understated, elegant and visually striking cars. One such design detail adds a red aluminium line along the flanks between the rocker and door, immediately ahead of the front wheel and running along the back from the rear wheels. This adds a ‘light touch’ of design, adding to the overall elegance of proportions. Red calipers and a dark chrome line over the window are the limits of decoration making this Battista the most purely representative of Pininfarina’s styling excellence.
The three Battistas clearly present Automobili Pininfarina’s solutions for ultra-high performance and beautiful style and each car’s exterior design shows how to elegantly integrate active and passive aerodynamics and performance functionality. Inside, there is an ergonomic obsession to ensure the car is accessible for every driver’s experience and skill – the layout of controls completely focused on maximizing drivability at 30 km/h or 300 km/h.
Feedback from the first Battista clients has also been incorporated in some of the three cars’ detailing with variations on a pure and classic Pininfarina design to more dramatic interpretations.
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