“Dear Three Wise Men, Melchior, Gaspar and Baltasar…”. This is how thousands of letters begin each year addressed to the Three Wise Men of the East with the hope that January 6 will dawn loaded with gifts. Although it is a holiday with a marked children’s accent in which children are the center of all attention, adults also join in the illusion of receiving gifts that they have been dreaming of for part of the year.
But Baltasar is not only the name of a king. It is a 100% Spanish car brand unknown to the general public that responds to a project started more than a decade ago by its founder, Baltasar López. This Catalan businessman gives his name to a sporty model, the Baltasar Revolt, which is the culmination of an old childhood desire of his.
From an early age, López made clear his desire to manufacture a car with his own seal and, now, with the Baltasar Revolt, he has made his childhood dream come true.
The history of the Baltasar Revolt has its roots in 2011 when López began to put his ideas on paper, creating what would eventually become an electric supercar that he presented to the public almost four years ago. Before this ambitious project, the entrepreneur had already founded two key companies, Enchufing and Millor Battery, in the future of the racing car.
The two startups would end up becoming fundamental partners in the creation of the automobile. Enchufing, providing the charging infrastructure and Millor Battery, providing the battery necessary to turn this dream into a tangible reality.
The car, designed and manufactured at Baltasar’s facilities in the Parc Tecnològic del Vallès, in Cerdanyola del Vallès, is presented as a sports car aimed mainly at track use. It meets the safety requirements of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), but its use on the road is also approved. The latter was achieved by raising the height of the anti-roll bar, which is the highest point of the car, to 1,111 mm – 1 mm above the minimum required.
This sports car embodies the distinctive philosophy of the brand, which is dedicated to manufacturing “cars for ‘carpe diem’ (seize the moment),” according to Baltasar López. That is why the company logo is made up of the letters C and D, which symbolize the idea of ??taking advantage of the present moment.
Almost all of the car’s components are made of carbon fiber, including the body, interior, seats, steering wheel and diffuser. The choice of this material is not accidental. It responds to the need to provide lightness to the structure of the automobile. The car weighs 770 kilograms in total, including the weight of the batteries, approximately 250 kg.
Regarding the engine, it develops a maximum power of 500 HP. This exceptional power-to-weight ratio translates into an agile driving experience with a range of 600 kilometers. Under track conditions, the Revolt offers a 40-minute usage window and can reach 100 kilometers per hour in 2.5 seconds.
The price of this supercar amounts to 230,000 euros before taxes, an amount available only to the richest pockets, who will be able to enjoy, of course, a car manufactured by hand.
