358.03kph: New top speed record
Set by Autocar India in Pininfarina Battista at NATRAX
23 Feb '23
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Piloted by editor Hormazd Sorabjee
New top-speed record on Indian soil
New top-speed for an EV in India
Eclipses last top-speed record of 332.2kph
Set by Autocar India in 2016 in an Audi R8 V10 Plus
23 Feb '23
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357.10kph: New record for fastest Indian woman
Clocked by The Autocar Show editor, Renuka Kirpalani
23 Feb '23
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Autocar India Team
Records validated by FMSCI
FMSCI is the Indian motorsport body affiliated to the FIA
Recorded on VBOX satellite-based testing gear
23 Feb '23
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Sorabjee on the record run
“The brutal acceleration and speed of Battista is like being shot from a cannon.”
23 Feb '23
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Kirpalani on the record run
“I was nervous initially but the Battista made it so simple, it was unbelievable”
23 Feb '23
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Autocar India Team
New world speed records set
0-300kph - 10.49 seconds
Quarter-mile acceleration - 8.55 seconds
23 Feb '23
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Autocar India Team
Battista’s existing world records
0-96kph - 1.79 seconds
0-100kph - 1.86 seconds
0-192kph - 4.49 seconds
0-200kph - 4.75 seconds
100-0kph braking - 31 metres
23 Feb '23
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Autocar India Team
Pininfarina is owned by Mahindra
Pininfarina was founded in 1930 in Italy
Has designed several iconic cars for Ferrari, Maserati
Mahindra has owned Pininfarina since 2015
23 Feb '23
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Autocar India Team
Pininfarina Battista tech details
1900hp, 2340Nm
Quad Motor, 120kWh battery
Upto 476km range
23 Feb '23
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