1.79 seconds – that's how long it took for the Pininfarina Battista to demolish the 0-60mph production car acceleration record. That's quicker than most cars take to start, yet the Battista eclipsed 60 mph south of 2 ticks. In a world where vehicles are getting speedier and faster, this seems like a trivial feat. But, only 3 years ago, it was a mark that seemed untouchable when the Tesla Model S Plaid breached the sub-2 second barrier at 1.99 seconds for the 0-60mph time, albeit with some controversy.

Pininfarina's first go around of an attempted hypercar seems to play into the Bannister effect, a phenomenon that tries to explain why some records feel unattainable until they're broken. Then it feels like everyone and their mom can easily hit such a feat. A mere 5 years ago, the barrier of the sub-2 second mark for a car to send itself to 60 miles an hour felt like eons away, now a first time automaker has shattered the number by nearly three tenths of a second.

The Pininfarina Battista: King of Speed

2023 Pininfarina Battista Rear 3/4 Shot
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Electric cars today are a beacon of Hermes himself, fast and agile, showed off much more in today's EV hypercars. The Battista is no exception. While it's Pininfarina's first production get go at a hypercar, that doesn't mean they haven't built a lengthy resume in the world of gears and gasoline. The automotive brand has designed and coach built for nearly every manufacturer underneath the sky, including big boys like Ferrari and even was the driving design force behind the Acura NSX.

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The Battista took the tarmac underneath the lights in the Dubai Autodrome and burst through several records even better than the Kool-Aid Man. While the 1.79 second 0-60 was the headliner of the night, the Battista also crushed the 0-120 mph heat in a stunning 4.49 seconds. That's faster than a Mustang GT takes to get to sixty notches, much less twice that. While they were there, Pininfarina decided to pack their Lunchables and sit in it for the long haul, testing out the range of the hypercar with the Battista running out of fuel at a hair over 300 miles, yet another trophy to put in the case for the Italian automaker. Beginner's luck?

The 1.79 seconds beat out its biggest competitor and supposed arch-nemesis, the Rimac Nevera. Another hypercar that none of us plebeians can ever afford, but can still gawk at its own take on acceleration, clocking a 1.89 second dash to 60, telling us that it's merely a game of inches.

The Pininfarina Battista Isn't Going To Make Your Wallet Happy

Front 3/4 action shot of green Pininfarina Battista
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Unless you're reading this on a yacht off the coast of Monaco, put that Amex away, it isn't going to help you here. Instead, with a sticker price of over $2.2 million, you might as well buy your loan officer a box of chocolates and roses. With the 2.2 million big ones you get a 1,900 hp silent beast paired to 4 electric motors in order to achieve the record-breaking time.

At least you get a decent time investment out of the Battista, with the assembly line taking a painstaking 1,340 hours to build. We sent our intern to crunch the numbers and that comes out to $1,641.46 per hour. Let us know if that math's right, he didn't exactly go to Harvard. At that price, you better be getting your money's worth. So, Pininfarina threw out a blank check for the torque number, which cashed in for 1,725 ft-lb of torque being sent to all four wheels. Talk about getting shot back into your seat.

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Keep mashing the pedal on the left for a top speed of 217 mph, while falling behind the Nevera with 258 mph. However, we're inclined to believe not even the gutsiest of Battista owners would let the thought of doing the dash in their one of 150 bespoke hypercar cross their mind.

The Battista Means Much More Than Its Price Tag

Front 3/4 action shot of green Pininfarina Battista lining up
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Forget window shopping, because while the Battista is meant for the Jeff Bezos, it paints a vivid picture of the world beyond the hypercar. With hypercars achieving what was thought to be impossible mere decades ago, the trickle-down effect will allow the technology from these vehicles to make its way into lower segments. Even SUVs like the E-Tron Sportback are running drag strip level numbers with the curb weight of a cruise ship.

Take into consideration Audi's LED Matrix Headlights that were only a developmental piece years ago or the suite of safety features we see in modern-day cars all were the product of the trickle-down system pioneered by the hypercars and concepts that came before them. At the end of the day, the record means a lot more than how fast Mark Zuckerberg will go down the PCH in this thing, instead it shines light on the direction of future EVs in a world that's rapidly electrifying.