Ferrari has lifted the lid on its all-new 296 GTB, a mid-engined supercar with a brand new plug-in V6 powertrain, shorter, sharper chassis and a fresh new look. Don’t, however, mistake this V6-powered mid-engined Ferrari for being a junior ‘Dino’-style entry-level model, because with a combined power output of 818bhp and a price point expected to be the thick end of £230,000, it’s anything but. Neither is it a direct
F8 replacement, with Ferrari continuing production of the pure V8 model for now.
The combustion engine itself is a brand new 2992cc twin-turbo V6 that’s augmented by a single electric motor sandwiched between it and an eight-speed dual clutch transmission. Despite a similar displacement to Maserati’s new Nettuno engine, the 296’s V6 is in fact completely unrelated, and features a wider 120-degree bank angle, a hot-V turbocharger layout and no clever pre-combustion tech as found in the
Maserati. Both combustion engine and electric motor drive the rear wheels – there are no front-mounted electric motors as in the larger
SF90.
