Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
7/2/21 1:06 p.m.
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Last month, Ferrari unveiled the 296 GTB, the brand’s “new mid-rear-engined berlinetta sports car.”

Styling aside, the most notable feature of this latest model is its powertrain: a V6 (the first used by Ferrari since the Dino) mated to a plug-in hybrid system.

In case you didn’t catch that, Ferrari makes hybrids now.

Naturally, this hybrid is good for a …

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infinitenexus
infinitenexus Dork
7/2/21 2:12 p.m.

One of the most gorgeous Ferraris I've seen in quite a while, as well!  I do wish the battery-only range was longer, but I'm guessing they were concerned about weight, which is understandable.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
7/2/21 3:42 p.m.

In reply to infinitenexus :

Holy crow, yes, it's stunning. 

Woody (Forum Supportum)
Woody (Forum Supportum) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
7/2/21 4:11 p.m.

Wow...that is, by far, the nicest looking of all the modern Ferraris.

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
7/2/21 4:15 p.m.

That Corvette looks way better.

Woody (Forum Supportum)
Woody (Forum Supportum) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
7/2/21 5:18 p.m.

No.

californiamilleghia
californiamilleghia SuperDork
7/2/21 5:58 p.m.

great styling  that I think will last , 

i guess it would be pretty hard to stuff a V12 and the hybrid stuff in one car , 

but maybe a V8 with hybrid.....

wearymicrobe
wearymicrobe PowerDork
7/2/21 6:07 p.m.

Beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that. But that is hideous to me. Everything past the 458 is just not my speed. 

RichardSIA
RichardSIA HalfDork
7/2/21 8:46 p.m.

Cannot really comment, I would get in trouble again for not being sufficiently PC. no

Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter)
Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
7/3/21 8:28 a.m.

Wow. Ferrari have made a car I want for the first time since the 456 and 355. Not only that, but it's a V6 plug in hybrid, which I see as the way of the future. Like others I'd rather more pure electric range, and I'd happily give up a couple of hundred or more go on the ICE side as well. 

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