Automobili Pininfarina Battista Reversario, the antagonist for a lucky owner of the Battista Anniversario

A few years ago Automobili Pininfarina unveiled the Battista Anniversario, an even more radical version in which performance rises even further in this fully electric hypercar, which would be even more exclusive since it was a limited edition of which only five units were built for the entire world. But it seems the owner of the fifth unit found it wasn’t enough…

When you have money to burn and, on top of that, you like expensive cars, most manufacturers are likely to roll out the red carpet for you and your wallet when you arrive at their facilities. But if money is no object, you can also ask them to build whatever you fancy. This is what happened with the owner of the fifth Battista Anniversario unit, who also wanted a counterpart version of this model in his home, thus giving birth to the Reversario, a one-off car, unique and exclusive in the world, of an already exclusive car.

For the lucky owner of the Reversario and Anniversario, these are not antagonists. They are two twin cars, each the faithful reflection of the other, and in their owner’s own words, “they are a complete and total perfection never before achieved in the automotive world […] and they also complement each other like mirror images. They are and will forever be associated […] they can never be separated because they are truly unified in design”.

The Pininfarina Reversario thus features the same stripe in Iconica Blu, which divides and highlights the two-tone finish of its bodywork, with the upper part painted in Grigio Antonelliano, while the lower part is painted in Bianco Sestiere, both in a glossy finish. The Iconica Blu shade is also used to highlight other parts of the bodywork, such as the inner sections of the lower carbon fibre areas, the exterior mirror housings, or the brake calipers.

If the Battista Anniversario’s interior went all in on black, the Battista Reversario is the complete opposite: white is the statement. The Pilota seats are upholstered in white leather with Iconica Blu detailing, which is also present on other elements such as the coasters, the roof, the central marking on the steering wheel, and even the seatbelts. The rest of the interior is handled by black-painted elements and carbon fibre inserts.

As far as the mechanical side goes, there are no changes, and none are needed, since the four electric motors it carries generate a power output of 1,904 CV and a torque of 2,340 Nm, figures that allow it to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 1.86 seconds, less than the blink of an eye. This electric system is complemented by batteries rated at 120 kW, with which, according to the WLTP cycle, it can cover up to 476 kilometres.