Shortly after the Pininfarina Battista celebrated
its global premiere at the Geneva Motor Show, the company has announced that
the electric hypercar will make its UK debut next month at the Goodwood
Members’ Meeting.
Pininfarina says that it will present the new
hypercar alongside a 1955 Lancia Aurelia, a vehicle it designed over six
decades ago. The two may have nothing in common apart from the part that
they’re both styled by the same studio, but seeing them displayed side-by-side
certainly promises to be interesting.
Ex-Formula 1 and Formula E driver Nick Heidfeld will
be present at the Battista’s UK premiere. Heidfeld is tasked with tuning the
Battista’s dynamic performance, and he also happens to have fond memories at
Goodwood as he is the fastest man to ever to drive up the famous hill climb. At
the event will also be Rene Wollmann, who previously led the development team
for the Mercedes-AMG One hybrid hypercar. The Battista hypercar will remain
on static display during the event, meaning prospective buyers will have to
wait a little longer to see it in full-attack mode.
Power comes the same basic powertrain as the Rimac
C_Two, which features four electric motors pumping out a combined 1874 hp and 2300 Nm)of torque. These batteries are fed by a 120 kWh battery
pack and Pininfarina claims its hypercar will reach 100 km/h in less
than 2 seconds and 300 km/h in under 12 seconds.
