Automobili Pininfarina ties up with Naim for audio system in pure-electric supercar Battista
<p style="text-align: center;"><img title="1596096032295111.png" alt="9.png" src="/ueditor/php/upload/image/20200730/1596096032295111.png"/></p><p>Luxury electric vehicles brand Automobili Pininfarina, part of the Mahindra Group, on Wednesday said it has partnered with in-car sound system provider Naim Audio for its pure-electric supercar Battista. The tie-up comes ahead of Automobili Pininfarina preparing a small fleet of prototypes of the hypercar for the final stage of a rigorous test programme beginning in August, according to a release.<br/><br/>Every Battista will be handcrafted by Pininfarina in Cambiano near Turin in Italy, with deliveries to clients worldwide beginning early in 2021, said the release.<br/><br/>No more than 150 of these masterpieces of design will be created, each specified with a bespoke in-car sound system by Naim Audio, it said.<br/><br/>The newly-developed Battista audio system delivers 1,300 watts of sonic power through 10 speakers arranged inside the exquisitely appointed cabin of the hypercar, the company added.<br/><br/>The new system features a dual voice coil sub-woofer located between driver and passenger seats, with super-tweeters amplifying higher frequencies situated behind the seats and in the panels of the car's butterfly doors.<br/><br/>"Our clients are eagerly anticipating the unprecedented 1,900 PS driving performance of Battista, and now, we will provide an equally thrilling 1,300-watt in-car sound experience for their pleasure," said Rene Wollmann, director (sports cars), Automobili Pininfarina.<br/><br/>Wollmann added that the company will also harness the sound of Battista's four e-motors, which will provide a unique and exciting soundtrack when this hypercar accelerates at a speed up to 350 km per hour<br/><br/>Automobili Pininfarina's engineers and designers have seamlessly integrated new Naim Audio speakers and associated electronics into the interior of Battista, enhancing the hypercar's elegant ambience, said the release.<br/><br/>"Our first EV hypercar audio system has been created specifically for the ground-breaking Battista by Automobili Pininfarina. In the electric vehicle era, audio becomes more important than ever," said Naim Audio Managing Director Charlie Henderson.<br/></p>
30 Jul,2020
