296 [Hot!] Ferrari 296 GTB - New V6 Hybrid Supercar for 2022


The Ferrari 296 (Type F171) is a two-seater, offered as a GTB coupe and a GTS folding hard-top convertible. Production: 2021- Predecessor: Ferrari F8.
Make no mistake. This is what I said three years ago when speaking about 458/488/F8. This is the NEW Ferrari mid engine sportcar with the new design language. I've also heard F8 orders will be taken for only one more month. Meaning production will run for the remaining order bank - circa 1 year I'd guess at max.
 
Now I'm used to Mercedes/BMW/Audi all looking alike, but Ferrari too? No, I'm not moved by anything beyond the engine specs. The SF90 was not the car to pattern this after style wise.

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Too many models I can’t keep up and really don’t care ....haven’t cared about Ferrari since the 458.
 
Toyota is not real hybrid?

Both 296 GTB and Artura have 7.4 KW/h batteries, double of Toyota FHEVs, half of PHEVs. With half size battery it will only do half of what you consider "real" HEV. What about all the MHEVs?
As I wrote, the norm for me for a PHEV is claimed 50km in full electric... because in reality it is less. If you cannot commute in full electric, PHEV is not relevant. I might be "extremist", but this is my vision.
 
McLaren Artura
3.0l Hybrid V6 TT
680PS
7.4kWh battery
0-200Km/h: 8.3s
Price(Italy): 231.000€ (VAT 22%)


Ferrari 296 GTB
3.0l Hybrid V6 TT
830PS (+150PS)
7.45 kWh battery
0-200Km/h: 7.3s(-1s)
Price(Italy): 269.000€ (VAT 22%)(+38.000€)(+16.5%)
That's a hard blow for the McLaren Artura. Price gap is not large enough to avoid direct confrontation.
 
How the hell did Ferrari get that much power out of a 2.9 liter V6?
 
That's a hard blow for the McLaren Artura. Price gap is not large enough to avoid direct confrontation.
Isn't the F8 230 K € in Italy (276 U.S. pricing)? If the 296 is 16.9 percent more expensive, that would translate to a U.S price of 321,000 U.S. $ for the 296 GTB. The Artura is 225,000 $. Of course these are assumptions, until the MSRP is posted.
 
Isn't the F8 230 K € in Italy (276 U.S. pricing)? If the 296 is 16.9 percent more expensive, that would translate to a U.S price of 321,000 U.S. $ for the 296 GTB. The Artura is 225,000 $. Of course these are assumptions, until the MSRP is posted.
What?! Is the 296 more expensive than F8…?
 
I was very hyped when I heard about it, and can definitely recognize the classic Ferrari design element from 20-30 years ago, but not really satisfied with how they executed it.
Those headlights are way too big for such a front, and that DRL is nothing special, Ferrari can’t figure out a DRL that could be associated with the brand easily...

The taillights could be bigger IMHO, the rest of the rear is beautiful but those taillights lack the excitement the previous generations could generate. Interior is awesome, but profile again, nothing special.

I might be alone here with my opinion, but even though the Roma is quite nice, and this must be a very fun car to drive, I don’t think Ferrari is bringing their best in exterior design recently.
Ferreri designs can be a mixed bag. This is mainly because the brand doesn't do evolution but try as much as possible to make each new model look like the latest fashionable item. Sometimes they get it right. Other times they don't.

Ferrari outdid themselves with this one.
Why get the SF90 Stradale, when this is better looking and likely better sounding? Not far off performance wise too.
Price wise it is comparable to the Huracan and Artura...

Ferrari is ahead of the game by quite a lot.
The conclusion by some of the SF90 reviews that I have read, is that the car is waaay to fast for public roads. You can barely extract more than 20-25% of its performance without doing triple digit speeds.

It will be interesting to learn how similar or different the cheaper 296 is to drive.
 
As I wrote, the norm for me for a PHEV is claimed 50km in full electric... because in reality it is less. If you cannot commute in full electric, PHEV is not relevant. I might be "extremist", but this is my vision.
All you are saying is that for you the only viable version of hybrid is PHEV. I am not a aware of them being PHEV, that is a plug to recharge this small battery, which makes little sense. They are FHEV, if they have a larger battery it is for performance reasons, a small one will get empty very fast. Being bigger it allows a longer range in electric only mode, but this mode is not meant for commuting, it is meant for fuel economy and also getting into Zero-Emission-Zones, something a FHEV as Toyota can't do.

Every hybrid has its purpose:
FHEV: fuel economy, eventual ZEZ access
PHEV: electric short range commute, ZEZ access
MHEV: completely pointless, only used by those that can't make hybrids
 
cars like this and the upcoming Valhalla (with 1000hp) makes me wonder about the full potential of the NSX II
 
I'm not in love with this Ferrari like previous models. The front lights look too big and the air intake looks strange as well. The rear looks good but thinned-off rear lights will take some time to get used to. I don't know why but I feel disappointed. The MC20 excites me more than this car.
 
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Car is top contender. I understand now why the Maserati is not much of a threat to Ferrari.
 

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Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988), the company built its first car in 1940, adopted its current name in 1945, and began to produce its current line of road cars in 1947. Ferrari became a public company in 1960, and from 1963 to 2014 it was a subsidiary of Fiat S.p.A. It was spun off from Fiat's successor entity, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, in 2016.
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