Pininfarina – Battista

Pininfarina – Battista

Pininfarina Battista

Sustainable Energy Automotive Benchmark

What – or better yet “Who” – is setting the sustainable energy automotive benchmark in 2022? Indeed, it is no other than Pininfarina. First, it is the extraordinary design leadership that sets Pininfarina apart. From smart devices to nautical, Pininfarina covers a prominent range of industries. In fact, design mastery catapults the company above the rest. Without a doubt, Pininfarina is the paragon on sophisticated design.

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Pininfarina’s Battista, posing on Collins Ave. South Beach – photo: Carlos Sanz

Whether one is an aficionado of a specific Industry or is familiar with the world of exotic automobiles, Pininfarina pole-positions for excellence. Clearly knowing about automobile design, Pininfarina is intimately associated Ferrari. Impressively, the 60-plus-year partnership between the two houses generated hundreds of models, for the iconic sports-car brand. Today, the headlines on the automotive front center around Pininfarina’s proprietary labels. Specially, on the headways it is making in electric-powered cars.

Inside La Battista – Photo: Carlos Sanz

Recently released homologation details reveal the Battista is EPA rated at 300 miles of combined range (290 city/309 highway). And, the top-line numbers are mind boggling: 1,900 horsepower and 1,700 pounds-feet of torque. With an electric motor at each wheel, it goes from zero to 100 km/h in under two seconds. Indeed, The Battista have the furthest driving range and electric power. Equally impressive, a 20 to 80 percent charge at a  180-kW-capable station will take 25 minutes. Whether it’s a blast from Rome to Martina Franca or from Manhattan to The Hamptons, “La Battista” is “Who” will ride you into the future.

Carlos Sanz, The Collection, Coral Gables – Photo: Colin Lane