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A global icon of Italian style, Pininfarina is renowned for its extraordinary ability to create timeless beauty. Founded in 1930, Pininfarina has evolved from an artisan company to an international service group, representing the pinnacle of automotive style and a consolidated presence in product and experiential design, in architecture, and mobility beyond the automotive industry.
Pininfarina S.p.A. (short for Carrozzeria Pininfarina) is an Italian car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930. On 14 December 2015, the Indian multinational giant Mahindra Group acquired 76.06% of Pininfarina S.p.A. for about €168 million.
- 23 May 1930; 93 years ago
- Cambiano, Italy
The people behind Automobili Pininfarina We are a world-class team assembled from the best of the best. United by courage, imagination and laser-focus, we take pride in leading automotive design and innovation.
Battista is the most powerful Italian sports car ever, with a pure electric motor and a top speed of 350 km/h. It is the result of a long-held Pininfarina family dream and a new target of zero emissions with extreme power.
- A Pininfarina Branded Car—Why Now?
- Battista Is An International Effort
- Not Just A Wrapper
- A Car with Heart
- Power, Absolutely
- Pretty on The Inside, Too
- A Drive Far Too Short
- Pick The Right Track
- 2022 Pininfarina Battista Pros and Cons
We'll start with thewhy. If you're even remotely familiar with the world of exotic automobiles, you know the Pininfarina name is intimately associatedwith Ferrari. Unsurprising, considering the semi-symbiotic 61-year partnership between the two houses begat "around 200" individual Ferrari designs if you include one-offs, per Pininfarina's own estim...
Here's where it gets tricky. Carrozzeria Pininfarina—the design studio—wasn't in charge of the Battista project aside from its styling. Automobili Pininfarina GmbH was formed in 2018 to handle the development and subsequent production of the new hypercar. Furthermore, lest you think the Battista was built in some rustic brick-lined atelier at the h...
But don't call it a reskinned Rimac. Brand reps say the front and rear structure, the bumpstops, the suspension tuning, the tire choice—were developed and sourced in house for the Battista . Even the software managing the quad-motor and battery pack is bespoke to the Italians. When pressed on dynamic differences between the two, Pininfarina officia...
Your first inclination upon seeing a Battista—the car, not the man—in the flesh is a desire to lay a hand on its sublime bodylines. Provided the well-moneyed owner is ok with it, you really should; you'll feel a heartbeat. No, really—this ain't some corny, overwrought schlock. All electric cars have some sort of acoustic tell alerting the vision im...
You'd expect anything with 1,877 hp and 1,696 lb-ft to get you feeling your own heart throbbing out of your chest regardless. These galactic figures come courtesy of a T-shaped 120-kWh battery pack, filled with 6,960 lithium-ion cells that offer a stunning 97 percent usable capacity. There's an AC permanent-magnet electric motor at each wheel, offe...
There are likely fewer concerns espoused about the Battista's interior. Accessed through a supercar-standard set of butterfly doors, it's a richly appointed environment replete with Alcantara, exposed carbon fiber, and brushed metal. It's always a bit strange to see how much plastic peppers the interior of a modern mainstream supercar, but the pric...
We had hours to gawk at the Battista but precious little time to drive it. Our 10-and-change miles up California's Palms to Pines byway was moderated by the Battista's lead test driver and dynamics engineer Georgios Syropoulosin a rented Tesla Model 3—we did our best to keep pace. Of the five drive modes offered by that wonderfully tactile selectio...
On the 2.68-mile wilds of Chuckwalla Raceway? Get real. We had two rolling hot laps with which to suss out the Battista's capabilities, and we weren't even able to get accustomed to the track layout before our blast was over. The grip from the bespoke Michelin Cup 2Rs is so fierce, the active KW-sourced dampers so refined, and the four-wheel torque...
Pro: 1. One of the quickest hypercars in existence 2. Zero-to-surface-of-the-moon in a few seconds 1. Stunning design, fantastic attention to detail 2. A glimpse at what the future of the Italian supercar will be Con: 1. You'd better be absurdly wealthy to swallow the $2.2 million price 2. People will ask you what model Ferrari it is 1. Range is a ...
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B95 is the world's first electric hyper Barchetta and a coachbuilt celebration of timeless PURA design and technical mastery. Inspired by classic race cars, B95 features a sleek, open-top body with adjustable aero screens, pure-electric performance and only 10 examples to be made.
The core business is design and engineering services where Pininfarina can leverage on its strong brand name and its outstanding and indisputable reputation as a car designer, to be extended to other sectors, together with its excellent technical knowhow and superior know- how in specific segments of the industrial engineering services value ...
