25
It’s been a while since a
new Hispano-Suiza roamed
our fair streets. Like, a long
while—the last production
Hispano-Suiza rolled off
the factory floor in the late
1930s. Perhaps buoyed by the
success of modern Bugatti,
various attempts have been
made to resurrect the defunct
Spanish marque famed for
its ultra-luxe, high-speed
cruisers. A few stillborn
concepts popped up in the
last decade, but more recently,
two distinct startups have
brought the name back. One is
Germany-based Hispano Suiza
Automobilmanufaktur, which
unveiled the Audi R8-based
Maguari HS1 GTC concept
this year with 1,085 hp.
However, the Barcelona-based
Hispano-Suiza Cars appears
to be more historically correct,
considering the company’s
Spanish origin. That Hispano-
Suiza showed off the all-
electric Carmen hyper-GT
at this year’s Geneva auto
show, packing a tremendous
1,005 hp and a conservative
248 miles of range from
the T-shaped battery pack.
Regardless of heritage, expect
a seven-figure price tag for
each resurrected Hispano-
Suiza—that is, if they ever
reach production.Hispano-
Suiza
Carmen,
Maguari
ON SALE:
2021 (est)
BASE PRICE:
$1 million (est)ON SALE:
Now
BASE PRICE:
$2 million (est)This is the Pininfarina Battista,
and although it may look like a
tarted-up Ferrari (our Robert
Cumberford gave it his By
Design once-over in our July
2019 issue), it’s actually based
on a platform codeveloped
with Croatian electric hypercar
maker Rimac. Oh, and it packs
nearly 1,900 hp in its sleek
form. What does 1,874 hp
(and 1,696 lb-ft of torque)
equate to in real-world terms?
The Battista can hit 60 mph
in an estimated 1.9 seconds,
100 mph in 4.3 seconds, and186 mph in 11.8 seconds. If
you’re the drag racing type,
the quarter mile will flash by
in 9.1 seconds. Despite the
otherworldly acceleration
stats, top speed is a rather
tame (relatively speaking)
218 mph. Of course, it does
that with a single gear ratio
and a motor for each wheel.
Pininfarina will build just
150 examples (only 50 of
which are earmarked for
North America) with the
first deliveries coming to
the U.S. in 2021.2021
Pininfarina
Battista
CarmenMaguari