Pininfarina will use this week’s 2023 Goodwood Pageant of Pace to current the Battista Edizione Nino Farina, a particular model of the corporate’s electrical hypercar restricted to 5 models.
The automotive was developed to mark this yr’s fifth anniversary of the institution of Pininfarina’s automotive model. As its title suggests, the automotive additionally honors Giuseppe “Nino” Farina, the nephew of Pininfarina founder Battista Farina and the winner in 1950 of the primary Method 1 race. Nino additionally gained the primary F1 championship, driving for Alfa Romeo.
Every of the 5 automobiles will characteristic an aluminum door plate highlighting a special second from Nino’s life. These moments embrace his date and native land (1906 in Turin); his first F1 pole and first F1 win on the 1950 British Grand Prix; his second win in 1950 on the Swiss Grand Prix; his third and ultimate victory in 1950 on the Italian Grand Prix; and his 1950 F1 title.
All 5 automobiles may have the identical exterior shade scheme, that includes crimson, white, and blue for the physique, and gold for the wheels. The entire automobiles can even have contrasting colours for the motive force and passenger seats.
No change has been made to the powertrain, that means the automobiles will pack 4 electrical motors and a 120-kwh T-shaped battery. Peak output will probably be 1,874 hp, or sufficient for a 0-60 mph time of 1.79 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 8.55 seconds. With a motor for every wheel, pinpoint torque vectoring can even be attainable.
The Battista Edizione Nino Farina is the second special-edition Battista. It follows the Battista Anniversario that was unveiled in 2020 to mark the ninetieth anniversary of the founding of the Pininfarina design studio, and was additionally restricted to 5 models.
Pininfarina is understood to be engaged on further autos with increased volumes than the Battista. One among these is an SUV, which Pininfarina previewed to potential prospects just a few years again with its Pura Imaginative and prescient idea automotive. Nonetheless, Pininfarina hasn’t supplied any concrete data on the SUV other than a projected 1,000-hp output.