There Pininfarina Battista officially became the fastest production car in the world! Italian hypercar based on Rimac Neverset new speed records on a test track in India.
Battista is faster than Rimac Nevera!
Although technically the Battista is identical Nevera from a Croatian manufacturer (both share the same engine), the Italians seem to have further improved the hypercar’s performance in the short run. We will remind you that both cars have the same power plant (4 engines), which develops a small thing 1873 hp !
The renowned coachbuilder-turned-automaker teamed up with the Indian branch of British magazine Autocar to set two records at the NATRAX track in India. Hormazd Sorabji, editor of the magazine, improved the previous records.
He ran the quarter mile in 8.55 seconds!
La Battista accomplished the feat by covering a quarter mile (400 meters) on the track in just 20 minutes 8.55 seconds. Half a mile was passed in 13.38 seconds. Finally, the racing car accelerated on the track to 358 km/h!
To confirm this data, all of these records were checked using the VBOX data recording system, Pininfarina claims. The company adds that the maximum speed test was conducted with tires Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2at the same time tires Cup 2 years were installed for acceleration testing.
Pininfarina Battista is not the first attempt. We will remind you that she has already broken the record from 0 to 100 km/h only with time 1.86 seconds. Finally, 0-200 km/h was just sent 4.75 seconds. Numbers that make your head dizzy!
Built in Italy, the Battista is limited to 150 units worldwide and takes between 10 and 18 weeks to build, depending on specifications.
Source: Auto Plus
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