{"id":43577,"date":"2023-02-24T00:02:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T05:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=43577"},"modified":"2023-02-24T00:02:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T05:02:49","slug":"1138849_pininfarina-battista-sets-quarter-mile-production-car-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=43577","title":{"rendered":"Pininfarina Battista sets quarter-mile production-car record"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pininfarina Battista electric supercar has set a quarter-mile record for production cars, managing an 8.55-second run, Pininfarina announced Thursday.<\/p>\n

That time narrowly beats the 8.58-second quarter mile recorded by the Rimac Nevera<\/a>, which shares components with the Battista, in 2021. The record run was conducted earlier this month at the Natrax test facility in India, home country of Pininfarina’s parent company, Mahindra.<\/p>\n

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Pininfarina Battista record attempts at India’s Natrax test facility<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Pininfarina is also claiming a half-mile acceleration record of 13.38 seconds, and noted that the 222.4-mph top speed achieved by test driver Hormazd Sorabjee makes the Battista the fastest production car on Indian soil. Renuka Kirpalani recorded a 221.8-mph top speed in the Battista, making her the fastest female Indian driver in the world, according to Pininfarina. Video of the record runs can be seen below.<\/p>\n

The Battista also previously achieved a record 0-60 mph time<\/a> of 1.79 seconds, again beating the Rimac Nevera, which needed 1.85 seconds to achieve the same feat. The 0-60 mph time was achieved with one foot of rollout, but Pininfarina didn’t specify if that was the case with the quarter-mile time. Without rollout, i.e. timing acceleration from a complete standstill, times would be slightly slower.\u00a0<\/p>\n