2023 Ferrari 296 GTB Auto

Fewer cylinders, greater thrills...
The 296 GTB really does blow apart the current supercar conventions.
Latest in long line of fabulous Ferraris gains EV ability but loses nothing of its drivability. Another benchmark.

Ferrari hasn’t just incrementally heightened the performance potential of its mid-engined offerings with the shift to hybrid power but executed a quantum leap. A handful of statistics. The 5.1sec it takes the car to hit 160Kph is half a second quicker than the time managed by the Ferrari 488 Pista, a track-day special of monstrous speed and aggression.
The 1.9sec in which this new Ferrari will lunge from 50Kph to 120Kph is just one tenth shy of the time recorded by the 987bhp, four-wheel-drive SF90 (also PHEV) and only two-tenths shy of the 1184bhp Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.
So yes, mid-range accelerative savagery that was once reserved for the world’s fastest and most expensive car is now available in a V6 Ferrari.

There is breadth and consistency here, too. Sixth gear will propel you all the way from 50Kph to 305Kph in one unrelenting wave of force, the car taking just 3.0sec to go from 50Kph to 80Kph and only 2.6sec to surge from 210Kph to 240Kph. The consistency is truly remarkable.

Yet if the scale of the 296 GTB’s performance is outrageous, the integration of the electric element is almost as impressive. The solitary 164bhp motor sandwiched between engine and gearbox provides sharp but natural throttle responsiveness that in combination with fast-spooling turbos gives the 296 GTB a sense of precision and linearity that the excellent old blown Ferrari V8s can’t hope to match.

Boost builds quickly but doesn’t automatically overwhelm the driven wheels with an explosion of torque, which is in part down to some very finely tuned chassis electronics, although the car rarely seems to overly rely on these. Indeed, excellent traction and a sense of predictability are two of the most pleasing attributes of this wildly powerful Ferrari.

The new engine also sounds superb, and not just by the standards of turbocharged V6s. It blends high frequencies with the pneumatic exclamations of forced induction and spins out to 8500rpm almost as if it was atmospheric.

External Colors - BLU POZZI 521
Internal Colors - CUOIO 4609
Carpets Colors - NUOVO CUOIO 912C
LOGO "Scuderia Ferrari" shields on fenders
ALCN Centre part of seat in colour-matched Alcantara®
DAYT "Daytona" style seat upholstery
EMPH Embroidered Cavallino emblem on headrest - BLU MEDIO 0827
STC2 Special stitching in colour of customer's choice - FILO SPECIALE CUOIO SELLA 262
ACPL Apple CarPlay
AFS1 AFS (Adaptive frontlight system)
ELEV Front and rear suspension lift
PAC1 Rear parking camera
PAR2 Front and rear parking sensors
WIRE Wireless smartphone charger

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