On 14 December 2015, Mahindra Group acquired Pininfarina S.p.A. for about €168 million. The active rear wing acts as an airbrake to improve stopping power. “Pinin” is slang in Italian for “short”; after he died, relatives legally changed the family name to “Pininfarina.” His company made its name outfitting hundreds of Rolls-Royces, Jaguars, Ferraris and Alfa Romeos over six decades—and has now partnered with Rimac, Pirelli, and Mahindra’s Formula E racing team, all of which provided engineering and technological support for the Battista’s development. From 2009 through 2017, sales of $180,000-and-over cars more than quadrupled worldwide, according to IHS Markit.On a brief test drive Monday in Geneva—the first ever by a non-Pininfarina employee—I encountered a car that felt nimble and responsive to drive, with the stirring feel of silent, wild power. At 1,900-horsepower, the first production model from the historic design brand is the most powerful Italian supercar ever made. A carbon fibre steering wheel is flanked by two large screens on either side, displaying vital data to the driver. Its doors open upward like butterfly wings and a bright LED light strip runs across the front of the car between its headlights. The Battista is named after Battista "Pinin" Farina, who founded the original Carrozzeria Pininfarina coachbuilding company in the 1930s. The car features carbon ceramic brake discs measuring 390 mm (15 in) at the front and rear and equipped with six piston calipers front and aft. The most powerful Italian road-going sports car ever made, the Battista’s schedule for production has been pushed back … Fifty will be allotted to North America, with the rest split mainly between Europe and Asia. A slim front wing looks suspended in air, which mirrors the car’s rear wings. Each car will be hand-built at the dedicated Pininfarina facility located in In June 2019, Automobili Pininfarina unveiled a revised version of the Battista sports car in Turin, Italy. Our vision is to create a range of all-electric performance vehicles that … The car is named after Battista “Pinin” Farina, the Italian automobile designer and founder of the original Carrozzeria Pininfarina coachbuilding company in 1930. At 1,900-horsepower, the first production model from the historic design brand is the most powerful Italian supercar ever made. Pininfarina says the Battista can go for 280 miles between charges thanks to its 120KWh Li-ion battery pack. A third Battista, finished in a pure pearlescent white, or “Bianco Sestriere,” harkens back to the legendary Ferrari Modulo concept by Pininfarina. That takes skill and experience. The time needed for a full charge varies depending on the electrical outlet, but at maximum voltage, 40 minutes of charging will get the battery 80 percent full. The €2 million ($2.27 million) electric coupe is based on the Developed by a dream team of executives, designers, and engineers who came from Lamborghini, Porsche, BMW, Pagani, and Formula 1 and Formula E racing teams, the Battista enters the growing global market for expensive, hand-built, and extremely limited-production cars. With a range of nearly 280 miles on one charge and instant, intoxicating torque, the Battista will likely steal a piece of the hype—and the buyers—from other hybrid- and all-electric hypercars such as the Luca Borgogno, design director of Automobili Pininfarina, says the car has generated much interest with Silicon Valley executives, who are turned on by its technical capabilities. The Battista is powered by a 120 kWh battery pack supplied by Rimac Automobili. Once fully charged, the battery pack allows the car to have a range of 451 km (280 miles).The Battista is claimed to accelerate from 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) in about 2 seconds, 0–299 km/h (0–186 mph) in 12 seconds and has a claimed top speed in excess of 349 km/h (217 mph).Production of the Battista will be limited to 150 units and will begin in 2020. The car has 21-inch wheels wrapped in Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres. We had the first spin behind the wheel.