Automobili Pininfarina's Battista is on the road for the first time in Turin, his hometown.
The fully electric pre-series hyper Gt, designed in Italy and handcrafted, was presented to the institutions.
Present were the mayor Chiara Appendino, Paolo Pininfarina, president of Pininfarina, Guido Saracco, rector of the Polytechnic of Turin, and representatives of the partner Danisi Engineering.
In 2019, Automobili Pininfarina announced that it would create no more than 150 examples of the 1900hp Battista for customers around the world, with deliveries starting at the end of this year.
The Hyper GT is the first in a range of all-electric luxury cars from the automaker.
"Automobili Pininfarina is proud to have its heart in the city of Turin. Since we launched our brand and Battista in 2019, we have created a brilliant team of designers, engineers and specialists in automobile construction in this region. .
By combining exceptional design with clean, all-electric technology in luxury cars, we are giving Italy a golden opportunity to strengthen its great reputation as a world leader in sports car manufacturing, "explains Per Svantesson, CEO of Automobili Pininfarina. .
"The Battista is a tribute to the vision of my grandfather, who would applaud this masterpiece of stylistic and engineering innovation. Seeing it walk the streets of Turin is a special moment: this hyper GT is alive and is a wonderful symbol of Italian innovation" he underlines Paolo Pininfarina.
"The car, which represents a sort of traveling laboratory, is designed and built entirely in Turin and once again demonstrates how our territory knows how to be the best place to design and implement innovative and future-oriented projects", comments the mayor.