Is The Pininfarina Battista A True Modern Collectable?
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While there has been some interest in collecting first-generation Tesla Roadsters, the jury is still out on just how collectable in the long run EV performance models will be. If any are worth a pretty penny in the future, surely the Pininfarina Battista will be. After all, the EV hypercar has all the makings of a modern classic, depending on which way the tides of time go.
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At first glance, one would assume the Battista is another mid-engine hypercar since it has that general appearance. It’s not a derivative of other designs, using some unique lines since there’s no engine to feed a constant supply of oxygen. It’s a good-looking car that’s easy on the eyes, and the side mirrors are something so unique they stick with you for a long time.
Pininfarina claims the Battista is “the most powerful Italian sports car ever.” That’s something we expect others to contest in the future, but it’s indisputable the peak 1,900-horsepower is far beyond impressive, as is the max torque of 1,725 lb.-ft.
All that power sure sounds wondrous, but it does little if the tires just spin or it’s lost between the motors and wheels. With a claimed 0-62 acceleration time of a blistering 1.86 seconds one can see how this has stolen the thunder of quite a few competitors.
Other specs are just as impressive, including a 0-124 time of 4.75 seconds and a top speed of 217 mph. Its skidpad performance is just as amazing, going 62 mph to a full stop in just 31 meters. All that is packaged with AWD using full torque vectoring, so handling should be quite taut.
The big question is how will battery-electric vehicles be viewed moving forward? We don’t have a crystal ball, so like everyone else we can merely speculate. But if they age well, we expect the Battista will only become more desirable as time marches on.
Images via Pininfarina
