Pininfarina Just Unveiled the Last Bespoke All-Electric Battista

The Pininfarina Battista is a special car, an all-electric wonder that was a runner-up last year for Robb Report‘s Car of the Year. But all good things must come to an end, even in the auto world.

On Tuesday, Pininfarina unveiled what it says is the last bespoke Battista before the marque ends production of the model at the end of this year. Known as the Battista Novantacinque, the one-off car is also intended to celebrate 95 years of Pininfarina, since Battista Farina, who was known as Pinin, founded the company in 1930. The brand debuted the Battista Novantacinque in Turin at an exhibition in May.

The car is as much a tribute to Pininfarina history as it is a last call for potential buyers who may in fact already be lined up, though the marque’s CEO said there might be room for more.

“It is only befitting that the Novantacinque is the final expression of the Battista line,” Pininfarina CEO Paolo Dellachà said in a statement. “With the window to secure a place in this rare chapter of automotive history drawing to a close, the Novantacinque stands as an icon to be treasured for generations.”

The Battista Novantacinque is painted in a color called Exposed Signature Carbon Tinted Rosso Gloss, in addition to a gold pinstripe and “Novantacinque” written on the rear wing. The wheels are black, along with the brake calipers. Inside, there the seats are leather and alcantara, with various touches of black and gold. The aluminum rotary controls are exclusive to the Battista Novantacinque. Pininfarina says that even the floor mats “reflect a singular vision of Italian elegance.”

Like other Battistas, the Novantacinque is powered by four independent electric motors that make 1,900 horsepower. The electric car goes from zero to 60 mph in 1.8 seconds and has a top speed of 217 mph, even though it weighs 5,247 pounds. Just 150 Battistas are to be made, with a price somewhere north of $2 million. And while Pininfarina left the door a tiny bit open for more Battistas, saying that this is the last bespoke Battista “to be unveiled,” the hypercars will certainly remain in very limited numbers, and may even, in time, become the classics that Pininfarina thinks they are.

Click here for more photos of the Pininfarina Battista Novantacinque.

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