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Automobili Pininfarina has announced the name of the electric hypercar that will have its world premiere at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. Italy’s most powerful and fastest car will be called Battista, as an homage to company founder Battista ‘Pinin’ Farina. The timing of the market launch in late 2020 has been arranged to coincide with the 90th anniversary of Carrozzeria Pininfarina, the famous design house which now starts a new chapter as an automaker. “This is genuinely a dream come true. My grandfather always had the vision that one day there would be a stand-alone range of Pininfarina-branded cars. This hypercar will boast world-beating performance, technological innovation and of course elegant styling. For me, we simply had to call it Battista,” said Pininfarina SpA chairman, Paolo Pininfarina. Previously known by the PF0 codename, the Pininfarina Battista will be “the fastest and most powerful car ever designed and produced in Italy,” according to Automobili Pininfarina....

Following an exclusive unveiling of the Pininfarina PF0 Concept to prospective clients at Pebble Beach, the Italian design house has released a single image of the vehicle’s rear. As previous teasers indicated, the PF0 hypercar adopts a unique shape and certainly looks bold enough to compete with the current and future crop of hypercars. Undeniably the most intriguing aspect of the PF0’s rear are the taillights. They can be seen affixed to what look like floating wings which stretch back from the rear wheel arches right to the very edge of the car’s decklid. Not only does this create a unique look but it also probably serves an important aerodynamic function to minimize drag. Elsewhere, the image appears to show off the hypercar’s lack of traditional wing mirrors, a bold diffuser, spacious glass canopy, and potentially, some active aero flaps just forward of the taillights. In a statement, Pininfarina said it received overwhelmingly positive responses to the vehicle’s design...

Pininfarina has published three teaser images of the PF0 hypercar’s interior ahead of an exclusive premiere to prospective clients at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The Italian marque has also confirmed that the car will celebrate its official unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show in 2019. The design of the vehicle is being led by Automobili Pininfarina design director Luca Borgogno and is in its final stages. Pininfarina says design inspiration has been taken from other cars created by the design house, including the Cisitalia, Modulo, and Sintesi. “Our objective with the exterior of PF0 is to design timeless beauty in every aspect, and the interior is equally important. Pininfarina’s design values of elegance and simplicity present us with a fantastic opportunity to stand out from the styling of most current sports and hypercars,” Borgogno said. “Our guests in Pebble Beach have a huge affinity for Italian sports cars. I am certain they will value our commitment to ens...

Famous Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina, which is now part of Mahindra and Mahindra, is keeping gearheads glued to their screens by releasing new images with the upcoming PF0. Expected to debut in concept form at the Monterey Car Week next month in California, the hypercar will have unique styling, with soft curves and angular lines all around. The official sketches released by Pininfarina recently reveal LED light strips on both ends, an aggressively styled front apron, a uniquely shaped front hood and a sporty profile. It’s unknown whether it will offer seating for two or arrive in a 2+2 configuration with two cramped rear seats, although what we do know is that the Pininfarina PF0 will be all about performance, featuring a state-of-the-art-electric powertrain. Some of the numbers expected from it are 0-62mph (0-100km/h) in less than two seconds, plus under 12 seconds for the 0-186mph (0-300km/h) sprint. And that’s not all, because the hypercar will allegedly reach s...

Pininfarina will premiere a concept version of its PF0 electric hypercar at next month’s Monterey Car Week in California. Previewed by a single image in April, the PF0 will look to join the hypercar elite and Pininfarina has already made some big claims. For starters, the hypercar will accelerate to 62 mph (100 km/h) in less than two seconds and hit 186 mph (300 km/h) in under 12 seconds. What’s more, the PF0 will reach roughly 250 mph (400 km/h) and be capable of travelling for 310 miles (500 km) on a charge. The design of the Pininfarina hypercar is the work of Luca Borgogno, an accomplished designer who previously headed up Lamborghini’s Turin design studio. On initial impressions, it seems as though the Pininfarina PF0 will share some design similarities with previous vehicles from the design house. For example, the front end is somewhat reminiscent of the Ferrari Sergio. Elsewhere, we can can see prominent flying buttress stretching from the sides to the rear of the perfo...

Pininfarina is getting into the electric vehicle market – not just by designing cars for other marques, but by launching its own. And here we have our first look at what to expect. Called the PF0, the forthcoming new hyper-EV promises to deliver otherworldly performance. Following recent reports, Automobili Pininfarina now confirms that the vehicle will be able to reach 62 miles per hour (100 km/h) from a standstill in under two seconds. It’ll hit 186 mph (300 km/h) in less than twelve. It’ll top out at 250 mph (~400 km/h), and travel for a distance of 310 miles (500 km) between charges. That’ll not only show Tesla a thing or two, but Bugatti and Koenigsegg, too. To design the new hypercar, Pininfarina has recruited one Luca Borgogno. Not to be confused (should you be so inclined) with the volleyball player of the same name, Borgogno headed up Lamborghini’s design studio in Turin before movinga year and a half ago back to Pininfarina (where he started his career). Now he’...