GENEVA, March 5 -- Design house Pininfarina — the author of so many Ferraris — promised last year to launch its own car-building division and, wow, has it delivered. What is it? The 2021 Pininfarina Battista is a 1900-horsepower, all-electric AWD hypercar that will go into production and will come to a select few Canadian buyers for somewhere around $2.5M US. Only 150 cars will be built, 50 of them slated for North America. Pininfarina claims to have North American deposits on 30 of them. Why does it matter? With a staggering 1,900 horsepower and 1,700 lb.-ft. of torque — a figure that’s possible only by electrification — the Battista points not only to the future of the electric automobile but also signals the internal combustion engine has been eclipsed by electrons that are able to rocket this car to 100 km/h in under two seconds. Heck, with that kind of force, a neck brace will be required. Pininfarina has also said zero emissions are key to its brand, and plans to build more models, though all will cost at least six figures. Sharing mechanical components with the Croatia-built Rimac C Two, with individual motors at each wheel, the Battista could have as much as 450 km of range from its T-shaped battery pack. When is it coming? Sometime in 2021. Should I buy one? If Picasso said he was only creating 150 paintings, would it be prudent to buy one? Better than art, the Battista is something that can derive pleasure beyond its appearance. The only question is what that pleasure sounds and feels like.
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