The Battista hypercar from Mahindra-owned Automobili Pininfarina has set a new world record. Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, took to Twitter on Wednesday to celebrate the company’s historic success in the automobile industry.
According to an article from the Robb Report, Pininfarina’s all-electric Battista hypercar has become the “World’s fastest street-legal vehicle.”
He went on to say that the “entire project was conceived by the Mahindra group of which Automobili Pininfarina is a part”.
On Twitter, users praised the Mahindra Group chairman. Anand Mahindra was described as a “true visionary” by one user.
“Great feat, the price of the car is insane, about 20 crores Indian rupees”. wrote another.
According to the Robb Report, the Italian coachbuilder announced on Wednesday that its debut battery-powered hypercar is the fastest accelerating car in the world.
“It’s not just the fastest accelerating electric vehicle, but the fastest accelerating road-legal vehicle period,” according to the report.
Breaking Rimac Nevera’s record of 1.86 seconds, the hypercar rocketed from zero to 60 mph in just 1.79 seconds this week at Dubai Autodrome.
The Battista hypercar is also the fastest from zero to 120 mph, taking 4.49 seconds. Furthermore, the car can slow down from 60 to zero mph in 102 feet, which is a record for an EV, according to the Robb Report.
The car’s battery cells are housed in a T-shaped layout inside the carbon fibre monocoque chassis. The battery is located in the central tunnel between the driver and the passenger.
The battery pack contains 6960 lithium-ion cells and has a capacity of 120kWh.
Despite being unveiled four years ago, the Battista only went into production this summer. Pininfarina intends to build only 150 of its hand-built electric hypercars. Each car takes 1,200 hours to build, according to the report. The vehicle is already being delivered, with prices starting at $2.25 million at today’s exchange rate.