Production of the first all-electric Hyper GT, the Battista, has begun at a brand-new Atelier in Cambiano, Italy. The construction in the Piemonte region of Italy represents a milestone in the history of Automobili Pininfarina, a growing Italian luxury carmaker.
Only 150 examples of the award-winning Battista will be built at the 2,300-square-meter factory, currently staffed by a team of expert craftsmen. Battista owners can count on first-class service from the company’s expert team of Customer Care specialists and the 25 experienced luxury partners that make up Automobili Pininfarina’s worldwide retail network.
“I am honored to lead the team responsible for making this happen,” said Per Svantesson, CEO of Automobili Pininfarina, when asked about the start of production of the award-winning Battista. Since the company was founded in 2018, 118 experts from 20 countries have attended Automobili Pininfarina in Rome, Italy. We have a growing “family” of designers, engineers and vehicle developers in Munich and Northern Italy, and they design revolutionary new cars every day.
This wonderful family has overcome enormous obstacles recently by focusing like a laser on providing superior service to Battista owners. Set to hit showrooms this year, the Battista is a masterpiece of engineering and design that promises to make owners’ lives simpler and more enjoyable.
Within the Battista Atelier, there are fourteen unique departments, each dedicated to a specific manufacturing or quality control component. The Battista’s small fittings are created using existing technology, such as Atelier’s various brand new, custom mounts, and more traditional techniques and tools, such as repurposed, highly precise pneumatic screwdrivers. While each pure electric super GT takes ten weeks to build, the Battista Anniversario needs an additional eighteen weeks due to its meticulously hand-painted finish. The Battistas are hand-built by a group of ten skilled craftsmen over a period of approximately 1,250 hours. The Battista Anniversario’s exceptional components and finishes extend this to an unprecedented 1,340 hours. The Battista’s electric motor, T-shaped battery, carbon fibre monocoque and electrical equipment are the first to be inspected against Automobili Pininfarina’s stringent requirements.
Placing the Primed Body in White onto the monocoque is the first stage in finalising the car. The ‘Goccia’ roof gives the Battista’s cabin rigidity and strength. The facility’s main measuring area has been essential to the successful production of one-of-a-kind cars over the last two decades, and a two-day procedure is used to measure and record each dimension to the finest tolerances. The next stage is to separate the body from the chassis and send it to the paint facility. In most cases, plan to spend three to four weeks on the painting process.
