[RahulNagaraj]

Pininfarina Battista has set a new record to become the fastest-accelerating and fastest-stopping road-legal supercar in the world.

The Battista hit 0 - 100 km/h in just 1.79 seconds, which is 0.5 seconds faster than a Bugatti Chiron. The Battista then went on to hit 200 km/h in 6 seconds & 300 km/h in 12 seconds before reaching a top speed of 349 km/h.



Similarly, in terms of stopping power, the massive 390 mm Brembo carbon ceramic disc brakes on the Pininfarina Battista helped it to come to a complete halt from 100 km/h in just 101 feet.

The Pininfarina Battista supercar comes with a 120 kWh battery pack, powering four electric motors producing a combined output of 1900 BHP and 2300 Nm. The electric supercar comes with a range of 476 km on a single charge, with fast-charging capabilities allowing a 20 - 80% charge in just 25 mins.

Pininfarina is said to produce just 150 examples of the supercar worldwide, with deliveries already having commenced.

Link to Team-BHP news

[Jeroen]

That is quite astonishing.

For a while the general wisdom was that cars could not break the 2 seconds on the 0-100 km/h acceleration.

Who will break this record? Where would the ultimate limit be?

Jeroen

[GForceEnjoyer]

I never thought I'd see a car accelerate from 0-60 mph in under two seconds so soon. I first read about the Battista in 2018; that's a ton of time spent developing and refining the car, its powertrain and its chassis. The acceleration time clearly reflects all of that. Kudos to the engineers behind this!

[BombayDragon]

The interesting thig about this for us is that Pinninfarina is 100% owned by Mahindra and Mahindra!

[Yash390]

First the Rimac and now this. Just mind numbing what these machines are capable of. Huge props to the development teams for these unreal numbers. These records remind me of a video I watched 6 years ago -

https://youtu.be/nAvIVGGhEis

[ToThePoint]

Wow....that's some serious serious speed.

While EVs are hunting the 0-100 kmph claims, ICE cars are looking at opposite end 0-500kmph times.

Interesting times ahead. As Jeroen mentioned, the question is where does this madness (or engineering prowess) stop?

[Turbo yoda]

AFAIK Pininfarina batista borrows the power train and battery from Rimac Nevera

[Sahil]

If Battista is being made in RHD then Anand Mahindra should definitely offer it in India.

Even if he brings one down for his personal collection. This car could be a great PR/Marketing tool for M&M

[SilverSmoke]

What G Force driver must have felt.. Any more increase & it could be lethal.

[StopUnderrides]

Originally Posted by SilverSmoke

What G Force driver must have felt.. Any more increase & it could be lethal.

Far from lethal. Only 1.5g. Humans can withstand upto 10g for 2 seconds without permanent damage.

For comparison the standard frontal crash test in GNCAP produces over 10g of deceleration .

[arjab]

Originally Posted by Jeroen

That is quite astonishing.

For a while the general wisdom was that cars could not break the 2 seconds on the 0-100 km/h acceleration.

Who will break this record? Where would the ultimate limit be?

Jeroen

I am curious to know more about the tyres.
I believe, both, the Battista and the Nevera are running on Michelin's. To achieve this level of acceleration the mú coefficient of the tyres, has to be, I am guessing here, greater than 1.5 or 1.6?? Are the tyres made of a bespoke compound or commercially available "off-the-shelf" Michelin's? Or F-1 tyres? Because for the tyre to retain its integrity without warping at these levels of load transfer is remarkable indeed.
I am sure the AWD torque vectoring also supported a lot to achieve this feat. But still, I'm intrigued about the little black rings at the four corners of the Battista! Anyone has any information on the same?

[SilverSmoke]

Originally Posted by StopUnderrides

Far from lethal. Only 1.5g. Humans can withstand upto 10g for 2 seconds without permanent damage.

Agree.

Thats true only for highly trained jet aircraft pilots - who are repeatedly subjected to high G Forces in centrifuge - with special bodily maneuvers at play.

Non G Forced moto drivers will definitely not die from pure G Force but from feeble reflexes required to handle vehicle at high G Forces - cumulating into an accident.

[speedguy]

I would like to appreciate the tyres to sustain this much traction without slipping. At the same time, I would like to see the durability of these tyres under repeated bursts of 0-100 kmph.
But, kudos to the engineers to pull this feat. Truly astonishing..!