► This is the first convertible Battista hypercar
► A one-off for a special Automobili Pininfarina client
► Public reveal at The Quail during 2024 Monterey Car Week
Automobili Pininfarina has unveiled what it’s calling the first ‘the world’s first coachbuilt electric hypercar’ with this: the one-off Battista Targamerica. The covers have come off the new version at The Quail, one of the regular events at the Monterey Car Week.
The new owner of the Targamerica is already a regular Automobili Pininfarina client. CEO Paolo Dellachà confirmed to CAR that ‘they already have an Anniversario model, and he’s one of the 10 deposit orders for a B95. He’s very sophisticated, and wants the best of the best.’
As it turns out, the best of the best happens to be this one-off Battista creation. Targamerica is the first ever convertible Battista model, fitted with a targa-top fabric roof for occasional bad weather, and will spend its life by the coast in the States – hence the name.
AP chief of design, Dave Amantea, as well as the client and the atelier team at Pininfarina S.p.A were inspired by another Pininfarina one-off: the 1986 Ferrari Testarossa Spider created for Fiat chairman, Gianni Agnelli. To connect the Battista to the Testarossa, the Targamerica has a neat and reserved silver paint scheme with blue striping.
Inside, however, things get more interesting. As well as tan upholstery and a bespoke luggage set, the Targamerica features a cigar humidor between the seats. Picture it now: cigar on the go, neon lights, skyscrapers and sandy beaches… the whole Miami Vice vision in one car.
Automobili Pininfarina is aiming to create more bespoke Battista and B95 models in the future, with its recent project being a collaboration between itself and DC Comics.