Wouldn't be hardcore to have an electric hypercar named after a WWE legend? In Pininfarina's case, it is.
This is the electric hypercar in question, the Pininfarina Battista. They named it after a WWE wrestler and true to its name, this is one electric hypercar you don't want to mess it, especially when it's in the Forza Motorsport game.
Pininfarina is renowned for collaborating with major carmakers such as Ferrari in terms of car designs. With the legendary design firm spawned its automotive brand, Automobili Pininfarina, they've used most of its design know-how to create an all-electric hyper GT, the Battista.
With only 150 units built and sold, this pure electric hyper GT is the single most powerful road-legal car ever designed and built in Italy. Powered by four electric motors that independently distribute power to each wheel, granting torque vectoring to its 4WD layout, as well as its Rimac-sourced 120kWh liquid-cooled battery pack, the Battista produces 1,900hp and 2,300Nm of torque, capable of sprinting from 0-100kph in less than two seconds and a top speed of at least 350kph.
Former Formula 1 driver Nick Heidfeld was involved in the development of the Battista, saying it's “beyond anything I can imagine” during track tests at Nardo.
Having my first dibs on Battista, I find this electric hypercar to be arduous because while it possesses straight-line speeds, the braking, and the handling are the challenging parts because no matter how early or late my braking is, it always ends up out of bounds. It understeers while going through the corners as well as oversteering while going to the corner too fast, proving that this EV hypercar is not for the weak-minded. Trust me, I've tried it and it's too complicated to handle Battista.
To test the challenging dynamics of Battista, I went to Hockenheimring, which was recently added to Forza Motorsport's Version 3.0 update, and see if it's true to the name itself. Battista. Let's wrestle.
Having wrestled with Battista around Hockenheimring, I did it in 1m49.365s, which is the best that I can do. I tried my best but my best wasn't good enough to beat Battista.
For an all-electric hypercar with the wrestler's name, it goes to show that you don't want to mess with Battista. You mess with him, he'll crush you flat.
BATTISTA!