The Pininfarina Battista Edizione Nino Farina is a £3.2m limited edition EV hypercar

Pininfarina, in a bid to whip up some more interest in its 1,874bhp pure-electric hypercar, the Battista, has revealed a new special edition called the Battista Edizione Nino Farina, costing a mildly terrifying €3.1m plus local taxes, each. That’s £3.2m at current exchange rates.

Still, if you’re going to riff off something for a low-volume special - just five are being built - Giuseppe Antonio 'Nino' Farina – nephew of company founder Battista ‘Pinin’ Farina and the first ever F1 world champion – isn’t a bad shout. Famed for being as quick as anyone on his day, but a bit reckless at times, in 1950 Nino headed up a three-strong Alfa Romeo team with Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli for the inaugural F1 championship, and it was Nino who won three races and brought home the silverware.

What does this have to do with an EV hypercar in 2023? Well, nothing really, other than at this rarefied end of the market some customers prefer to buy into stories and little slices of history, rather than simply configuring a car from scratch.

What do you get for your bundles of cash, then? Bespoke Rosso Nino paint, “a deep and rich red hue that pays homage to the vehicles Nino Farina drove throughout his racing career". Pininfarina’s signature white and blue ('Bianco Sestriere’ and ‘Iconica Blu’ to be precise) are used as highlights inside and out, plus Nino and Pinin’s autographs all over it. An ‘01’ decal is painted onto the flanks, tucked neatly behind the carbon side blades – part of the standard-fit Furiosa pack which includes a more aggressive front splitter and diffuser – while the satin gold, 10-spoke forged aluminium wheels are an all-new design.

Inside there’s a two-tone theme, with the driver’s seat in black leather and the passenger’s in beige and black Alcantara. The back of the seats are painted in Rosso Nino to match the outside and there’s an aluminium door plate commemorating one of five milestone’s in Nino’s life.

Performance remains identical to the standard car, which means 1,874bhp and 1,726lb ft from four electric motors, a 120kWh T-shaped battery pack running down the car’s spine and behind the seats (for a claimed WLTP range of 296-miles), 0-62mph in 1.86 secs and a 217mph top speed. The Battista, which shares its platform and powertrain with the Rimac Nevera, is one of the world’s very fastest cars.

The Edizione Nino Farina will debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this week, with former F1 driver, hillclimb record holder and Pininfarina development driver Nick Heidfeld aka ‘Quick Nick’ behind the wheel. Stand well back.