19.99 kilometres. 156 turns. 1,440 metres of elevation gain. The air at the summit holds 30% less oxygen than at sea level.
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb systematically destroys internal combustion engines, strips aerodynamic downforce, and breaks drivers. The overall record sits at 7 minutes and 57 seconds, held by a purpose-built electric vehicle backed by one of the largest automotive corporations on earth. The thin air does not affect an electric motor.
The thin air does affect ours.
Pininfarina Wind Tunnel. Torino. 2023.
This is the development mule — a test car built to prove the technology before the final machine. Carbon-fibre construction. Tested in the Pininfarina wind tunnel in Torino.
"Tested at the Pininfarina Wind Tunnel in Grugliasco, Torino — with an impressive downforce level."
— Pininfarina
Shakedown. First real run after a single Italian test event.
Suspension testing on rougher surfaces.
Continued development. Broke our own record.
The goal everything points to.
"The track record that was set 18 years ago by Šlegelmilhs with an F3 specification car has been broken!"
— Baltic Touring Car Championship
"This thing holds the lap record at Porsche Ring and it was just casually driving around — and lapping everyone — during today's open track evening."
— r/spotted
Built in a repurposed 1970s seaside sports base in Estonia. Four full-time engineers and a network of specialists with backgrounds in Formula 1 aerodynamics, composite structures, and driver-in-the-loop simulation. No factory backing. No corporate testing facility.
The driver has not been announced.
The seat is open. So is the conversation about who fills it.
This is where we are.
