London, 25 April 2023 – Ferrari’s first V6-mid-engined hybrid, the 296 GTB, has won another award, this time from Autocar who gave it their highest accolade as a “Five-Star Car” in the Autocar Awards 2023, which took place at the Silverstone Circuit.
According to Mark Tisshaw, Editor, Autocar, “This plug-in hybrid supercar is about so much more than raw speed. The linearity of the new twinb-turbo V6 is revelatory but matched by the consistency and fluidity of the handling. … The car’s real achievement is that it allows its drive to forget about all the calibration and multiple sources of propulsion. You can intuitively steer the 296 GTB on the throttle and reach for the engine’s 8,500rpm heights witout feeling reckless. … Quite simply, it is now the benchmark in the supercar class.”
The 296 GTB redefines the whole concept of fun behind the wheel, guaranteeing pure emotions not just when pushing the car to its limits, but also in day-to-day driving situations. It also heralds the beginning of revolution for Ferrari as it introduces a new engine type to flank the marque’s multi-award-winning 8- and 12-cylinder power units: a new 663 cv 120° V6 coupled with an electric motor capable of delivering a further 122 kW (167 cv). This is the first 6-cylinder engine installed on a road car sporting the Prancing Horse badge; it unleashes its massive 830 cv total power output to deliver previously unthinkable performance levels and an innovative, exhilarating and unique soundtrack.
The Ferrari 296 GTB is the third plug-in hybrid model in the product range, and, like all Ferrari production sports cars, is provided with a 4-year warranty in the UK, and a 7-year Genuine Maintenance service package that covers all routine maintenance costs for the first 7-years of the vehicle and which is also transferable to subsequent owners.
