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Italian carmaker Automobili Pininfarina* has appointed Salt Lake City Motorcars as its newest retail partner in North America as it continues to expand its global network, brand owner Mahindra & Mahindra said today. The appointment means Automobili Pininfarina clients can use one of 11 retailers across the United States and Canada. (autoinformed.com on:Automobili Pininfarina: Battista Hyper GT Starts Production; Automobili Pininfarina Adds Dealers in North America)
As deliveries of the pure-electric Battista** hyper GT continue, Automobili Pininfarina Salt Lake City is led by Dealer Principal Tom Buckley. “He and his team will provide a highly personalized client experience to prospective and current owners,” Pininfarini said in a release.
The pure-electric Battista hyper GT – the most powerful Italian car ever made – has a total of 128 million interior combinations, so the new hyper GT has complex levels of customization. Retailers will assist clients as they personalize the Battista to suit individual tastes. Price, oh, about ~$2.8 million.
During summer of 2021, the Battista Anniversario made its physical world premiere appearance during Monterey Car Week. All five models were sold during the event for the “world’s first pure-electric luxury car company,” as Automobili Pininfarina bills itself.
The addition of Automobili Pininfarina Salt Lake City to the list of global retail partners follows the carmaker’s introduction to the Middle East in 2022, where the Battista made a dynamic debut at the Dubai Autodrome in the United Arab Emirates – demonstrating its record-breaking official acceleration and braking figures for the first time:
- 0-60mph in 1.79s – A world record for a production car
- 0-100km/h in 1.86s – A world record for a production car
- 0-120mph in 4.49s – A world record for a production car
- 0-200km/h in 4.75s – A world record for a production car
- 100-0km/h in 31 meters – A world record for an electric car
- Range of 300 miles (combined EPA) – A world record for an electric hypercar
*Automobili Pininfarina is based in operational headquarters in Munich, Germany, with a team of experienced executives from luxury and premium car brands. Designed, engineered and produced by hand in Italy, the Battista hyper GT and all future models will be sold in all major global markets under the brand name Pininfarina. The new company aims to be the most desired, sustainable luxury car brand in the world.
The company is a 100% Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd investment and has been named Automobili Pininfarina following the signing of a trademark license agreement between Pininfarina S.p.A. and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Pininfarina S.p.A. is an influential role in supporting design and production capacities based on their 90-year experience of producing many of the world’s most, well, iconic or exotic cars. (Read AutoInformed.com on: Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series I – Best in Arizona Auction?)
**Battista is a girls and boys name in Italian. Battista is “baptizer” associated with John the Baptist. It’s used in countries with a Roman Catholic tradition. Children are frequently given a two-part name, say, Giovanni or Gian Battista.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Salt Lake City Motorcars Now Automobili Pininfarina Dealer
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Italian carmaker Automobili Pininfarina* has appointed Salt Lake City Motorcars as its newest retail partner in North America as it continues to expand its global network, brand owner Mahindra & Mahindra said today. The appointment means Automobili Pininfarina clients can use one of 11 retailers across the United States and Canada. (autoinformed.com on:Automobili Pininfarina: Battista Hyper GT Starts Production; Automobili Pininfarina Adds Dealers in North America)
As deliveries of the pure-electric Battista** hyper GT continue, Automobili Pininfarina Salt Lake City is led by Dealer Principal Tom Buckley. “He and his team will provide a highly personalized client experience to prospective and current owners,” Pininfarini said in a release.
The pure-electric Battista hyper GT – the most powerful Italian car ever made – has a total of 128 million interior combinations, so the new hyper GT has complex levels of customization. Retailers will assist clients as they personalize the Battista to suit individual tastes. Price, oh, about ~$2.8 million.
During summer of 2021, the Battista Anniversario made its physical world premiere appearance during Monterey Car Week. All five models were sold during the event for the “world’s first pure-electric luxury car company,” as Automobili Pininfarina bills itself.
The addition of Automobili Pininfarina Salt Lake City to the list of global retail partners follows the carmaker’s introduction to the Middle East in 2022, where the Battista made a dynamic debut at the Dubai Autodrome in the United Arab Emirates – demonstrating its record-breaking official acceleration and braking figures for the first time:
*Automobili Pininfarina is based in operational headquarters in Munich, Germany, with a team of experienced executives from luxury and premium car brands. Designed, engineered and produced by hand in Italy, the Battista hyper GT and all future models will be sold in all major global markets under the brand name Pininfarina. The new company aims to be the most desired, sustainable luxury car brand in the world.
The company is a 100% Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd investment and has been named Automobili Pininfarina following the signing of a trademark license agreement between Pininfarina S.p.A. and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Pininfarina S.p.A. is an influential role in supporting design and production capacities based on their 90-year experience of producing many of the world’s most, well, iconic or exotic cars. (Read AutoInformed.com on: Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series I – Best in Arizona Auction?)
**Battista is a girls and boys name in Italian. Battista is “baptizer” associated with John the Baptist. It’s used in countries with a Roman Catholic tradition. Children are frequently given a two-part name, say, Giovanni or Gian Battista.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.