How much would you pay to essentially be Bruce Wayne for brief periods of time? That’s the question posed by the Pininfarina B95 Gotham electric hypercar. This thing’s actually a collaboration between Pininfarina and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, which means that yes, the “Gotham” in the name is that Gotham. Talk about a weird blending of brands, right?
In case you aren’t familiar with the Pininfarina B95, let me give you the run-down. It’s a 1,877-horsepower all-electric Italian hypercar that doesn’t have a fixed windshield. Nuts, right? Its makers claim it can accelerate from zero-to-60 mph in less than two seconds, and it was styled by the same company that penned every pretty Ferrari and some of the ugly ones, too. With a price tag of $4.8 million for the standard car, it’s anyone’s guess what this one-off will go for.
So, what makes the Pininfarina B95 Gotham special? Well, it lays the Bruce Wayne iconography on heavy. From Wayne Enterprises badges on the bodywork to what Pininfarina calls a “Wayne Enterprises-inspired HMI display,” the branding tie-in is very much real. Pininfarina also claims the voice assistant in the infotainment is “inspired by Alfred Pennyworth,” although I have a feeling Michael Caine probably didn’t lend his voice to this one.
If there’s one bit of this silver speed machine that might go a bit too far, it’s the driver’s side door plate, which Pininfarina says “is laser-engraved with the words “All men have limits…I ignore mine.”” It’s a quote from the comic series, but man, it feels a little off-key in the context of a multi-million-dollar car. Or perhaps so blatantly pitch-corrected to on-key it makes you want to roll your eyes backwards into your skull. You decide.
It’s worth noting that the B95 Gotham isn’t the only Batman-related hypercar. It may be the only one at The Quail in Monterey, but Pininfarina will build four Bruce Wayne-themed one-offs: This B95 Gotham, a B95 Dark Knight, a fixed-roof Battista Gotham hypercar, and a Battista Dark Knight. That’s all well and good, but you can’t help but wonder if the overlap between car nerds in deep enough to know what Pininfarina is, massive Batman enthusiasts, and people who can blow millions on another toy, is more than two people. There’s a chance these cars trade mostly on the Wayne Industries iconography, but even then, it seems like a bit of a stretch.
There’s also no obvious connection between Pininfarina and Batman, as there’s no indication that an electric Pininfarina hypercar will appear in a Batman film anytime soon, nor has one played a supporting role in the past. You might recall in the Dark Knight Trilogy, Bruce Wayne drove Lamborghinis, two Murcielagos and an Aventador. A gated Murcielago and money in the bank, or this co-branded electric hypercar? Hmm. Things to think about.
(Photo credits: Pininfarina)
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