RE: All-new Ferrari 296 GTB is rear-drive PHEV

[George29]

GroundEffect said:

Where'd you get 140kg from? The F8 Tributo won't be 1340kg kerb.

[JMo22]

Ali_GTS said:

Anyone else see Alfa 4c in the air vents on the “hips”?

100%...strange to style off a 10 yr old Alfa that was a quarter the price!

[waynecyclist]

That is a good looking car, much better than the SF90

[zeta3]

I will start with the " for that kind of money thing..."

For that kind of money I'd rather get a 458 Speciale.

It's cleaner than the SF90 and lighter at 1.470kg , the electro gizmo will make it feel featherlight, I'd take the atmo nonetheless

[Mark_Blanchard]

Stunning looking car! The side profile reminds me of the SP38.

Ferrari seem to be returning to understated, elegant looking cars again .

Edited by Mark_Blanchard on Thursday 24th June 15:04

[zeta3]

or take a 250 LM at X times the price

JMo22 said:

Ali_GTS said:

Anyone else see Alfa 4c in the air vents on the “hips”?

100%...strange to style off a 10 yr old Alfa that was a quarter the price!

[Davey S2]

£300K and 830 bhp road car.

Never have I lusted after the Porsche 992 Touring with a manual gearbox more.

[lukeharding]

From the rear 3/4 it looks like its half way through a craniotomy, sadly. Some nice details, but overall I'm not sure it works.

[Spiros115]

IMO they have tried to use styling cues from the one off sp38 Deborah but it simply isn’t as coherent as that beautiful design. Sure it will be amazing to drive as always but looks slightly odd to my eyes.

[BigChiefmuffinAgain]

Quite nice in red - the one with the yellow front is not their finest effort.

Autocar are saying £231K list in Italy, or £259k with some track pack ( which I assume no one will actually need but every sales person will insist you have or it will be "unsaleable" ) - most examples will probably be coming in close to £300k after a few further boxes are ticked.

Which is a lot of money. Can't wait to see how it does against the McLaren, or whether all these hybrids really deliver significant benefits against "old school" offerings from Lambo and now Maserati...

Or just buy a Corvette...

[Tomatogti]

Looks like a modern day Stratos to me. Which is no bad thing!

[Six Potter]

That actually looks great, strangely a very clean looking design compared to some of the recent efforts.

The engineering side of things sound impressive as well. 830 brake horse is immense of course, but you do wonder if it really needs to be that capable. They presumably could have gone for a lesser but still ample figure and taken out some of the weight and complexity.

[ChrisCh86]

653bhp out of a 2.9 litre V6?

Holy cow that is impressive.

[Nimerino]

Aside from the Portofino M, Ferrari are properly hitting it out of the park again. This is so appealing to me; more compact proportions, more power, and a negligible weight increase. I’d have to hear the V6 before making any decision, but at this early stage: wow.

[Six Potter]

ChrisCh86 said:

653bhp out of a 2.9 litre V6?

Holy cow that is impressive.

Turbo's.

[chelme]

Nimerino said:

Aside from the Portofino M, Ferrari are properly hitting it out of the park again. This is so appealing to me; more compact proportions, more power, and a negligible weight increase. I’d have to hear the V6 before making any decision, but at this early stage: wow.

Spy footage of it being caned on the track can be viewed on You tube, and to my ears, this thing sounds awesome, like a muted V12 Ferrari.

To me, it is Ferrari back on form again.

[Dinoboy]

Love it, first new Ferrari for a while that is genuinely good looking to me.

[LyndonW]

I really like the look of it, is it just me or is there a bit of Lancia Stratos about it?

[chelme]

JMo22 said:

Ali_GTS said:

Anyone else see Alfa 4c in the air vents on the “hips”?

100%...strange to style off a 10 yr old Alfa that was a quarter the price!

^^This post just highlights how some people, totally lack any attention to aesthetic detail^^

[rwindmill]

I'm liking that they have moved away from the sharp edges and folds, and gone back to a more classic 'swooping lines' Ferrari style.

Its reminiscent of the Ferrari's from the late 60'6 and 70's