Getting one of the first delivered cars has always been difficult, it’s a fantastic feeling though
Anyone know how to get extra range paint samples from ferrari? Looking to see Rosso Magma and Rosso TRS "in person" on a small sample for speccing the 296 GTS when it comes times.
Ferrari Atelier has a large number of samples, but not Magma and Coburn... Image Unavailable, Please Login
He does have Portofino on the wall but doesn't have Magma nor Coburn. I wanted to see them all together.
Dan Neil from the WSJ Ferrari 296 GTB: A Plug-In Hybrid That Celebrates Excess The 296 GTB Has Been Engineered To Consume And Pollute Less, But The Driving Experience Is Still Every Bit A Ferrari Image Unavailable, Please Login CONSCIENTIOUSLY SHOWY The Plug-In Hybrid Ferrari 296 GTB Is The Company’s First V6-Powered Road Car Since The Off-Label Dinos Of The ‘70s. The Mid-Mounted 3.0-Liter Twin-Turbo V6 And Axial-Flux Electric Motor Produce A Combined Maximum Of 819 Hp. PHOTO: FERRARI Image Unavailable, Please Login By Dan Neil March 31, 2022 3:54 Pm ET SAVE PRINT TEXT 29 IT’S CLEAR Some Oligarchs Will Be Cutting Back. May I Suggest The New Ferrari 296 GTB, The Company’s New Mid-Engine Berlinetta, With A Plug-In Hybrid V6 Powertrain? This Delicately Beautiful Two-Seater ($475,000 As Tested) Has V12-Performance Like Arby’s Has The Meats: 0-124 Mph In 8 Seconds, A Top Speed Of 205 Mph. The Car’s Flexed Rear Haunches Make Me Feel Funny Inside. But, Owing To Its Advanced Hybrid Harness, The Mid-Mounted 3.0-Liter V6 Consumes Less And Pollutes A Lot Less. Actually, With A Nominal All-Electric Range Of 15 Miles, This Plug-In Ferrari Would Be Welcome Even In London’s Zero Emission Zones. If Not All Its Buyers. I Traveled To Spain Last Month To Air Out The 296 GTB On Fabulous National Roads Around Seville And On The Long, Fast, Dream-Like Circuito Monteblanco. Well, It Was More Like A Power Nap: Because The Car Is A Plug-In Hybrid, The 296 GTB Can Maintain Maximum Output (819 Hp) For Only Two Laps, In What Ferrari Calls Qualify Mode. After That, The Output Falls By About 40 Hp, To 779 Hp. Alas, The Car’s Weight (About 3,700 Pounds) Stays The Same. The Bigger Question Remains: How Can Ferraris Consume Less? A Creature Of Compliance And Compromise, A Future Artifact Of A Transitional Technology, This Strange, Wonderful, Switch-Infested Spaceship Is Easy To Look At But Hard To Fall In Love With. At Least At First. By Its Nature, The Workings Of The Hybrid Powertrain—Particularly The Status Of The 6-KWh Battery—Are Always Front And Center Of The Experience. NEWSLETTER SIGN-UP Grapevine A Weekly Look At Our Most Colorful, Thought-Provoking And Original Feature Stories On The Business Of Life. SUBSCRIBE Soup To Nuts. In Normal Traffic (Hybrid Mode), Driven Leisurely, The Ferrari Oozes Away From A Stop Under Electric Power And Then, If Demand Should Exceed Some Parameter (Which All Depends), The Gas Engine Starts Like A Regimental Drum Corps. At The Track? If You Plan On Engaging Qualify Mode, You Can Either Stop And Plug In, Or Set The Regenerative-Braking Level To High. It Has All The Spontaneity Of Viagra Taken At Dinner. Image Unavailable, Please Login TOUCH POINTS The Ferrari 296 GTB’s Cockpit And User Interface Relies On The Switch-Laden Steering Wheel And Its Dual Capacitive Touchpads On The Wheel Hubs. Also Mounted On The Wheel Are Two Multi-Position Controllers, One Haptic Touch Pad To Select Hybrid Powertrain Modes And The Conventional Manettino Position Switch For Ride And Chassis Dynamics. PHOTO: FERRARI Are You A Lover Of The Things Lo-Fi, Analogue, Stick-And-Rudder? For The Price You Can Have 20 To 30 Lightly Used Mazda MX-5 Miatas. The 296 GTB Has Not One But Two Manettinos(Selectors) Mounted On The Steering Wheel, One For The Hybrid Powertrain Modes (EDrive, Hybrid, Performance, Qualify) And One For The Chassis Dynamics. Choose Wisely. Ferrari’s Vehicle Control Systems Have Moved From Hydraulic Actuation To Electric, Including The Steering And Brakes (Brake-By-Wire Is Almost A Necessity With Regen Braking). Sandwiched Between The V6 And Eight-Speed Dual-Clutch Transmission, The Axial-Flux Motor (165 Hp) Provides Electric Boost And Fills In The Fleeting Instants Of Reduced Power During Upshifts With Added Torque. Oh Yeah, The 296 GTB Has Pace. My Hosts Strapped Me Into A Track-Prepared Car Fitted With Miracle Michelins (Pilot Sport Cup 2 R Tires). With Most Of The Safety Interventions Turned Off (Performance Mode) And Its Electric Afterburner On (Qualify), The 296 GTB Shoved My Guts Around A Lot Like The Pioneering LaFerrari Hybrid (2013-16), Only In A Smaller, Easier-To-Turn Package, With Six Fewer Cylinders—The Same Grit-Your-Teeth Surge Out Of Corners, The Same Full-Power Upshifts Lubricated With The Tears Of A Thousand Engineers. At The End Of Monteblanco’s 960-Meter Main Straight I Saw 280 Kmh (173 Mph). The Sun Broke Through The Clouds. Nice. Buried Deep In The Chassis, Under The Sculptural Transparent Engine Cover, The Twin-Turbo 120-Degree V6 Even Sings A Bit Like A V12, Only Sotto Voce (A Consequence Of Tougher EU Vehicle-Noise Standards). From The Outside This Bratty Supercar Is Conspicuously Quiet. Inside, An Acoustic Pipe Brings Costly Induction And Exhaust Notes From The Engine Bay To The Cabin. I Understand: This Is What It Takes To Make A Supercar Legit For The Streets, In Markets Around The World. Well Done, Maranello. Still, It All Seems Like A Lot Of Overhead For Fairly Modest Net Efficiency, Especially When Plotted Against The Added Weight Of The Hybrid Battery. Image Unavailable, Please Login SIDEKICK Optional On The Ferrari 296 GTB Is A Passenger-Side LCD Screen With Configurable Displays, Including Navigation, Entertainment And Vehicle Data. PHOTO: FERRARI The 296 GTB Raises Other Questions: How Can Ferraris Consume Less And Still Be Coveted By A Trophy Culture That Celebrates Excess? How Do You Turn Dreary Regulation Into An Object Of Desire? And How Can Ferrari Remain Relevant To A New Generation Of Enthusiasts In A World Where Tesla And Lucid Sedans Are Quicker And Faster? Styling. Inspired By The 250 LM Sports Racer Of The 1960s (Note The Haunches And Rear Intakes), The 296 GTB Is Just Flat-Out Gorgeous: Smart, Subtle (The Active Aero Surfaces Are Well Hidden), Petite, Purposeful. Richies Would Buy This Car If It Ran On Whale Oil. Ferrari Has Another Problem: Its Steering Wheel. Shared With The SF90 Stradale And, I Suppose, Some Future Ferraris, It’s Just Terrible, A Human-Factors Fail Of Epic Proportions. Because Ferrari Clings To The Idea That All The Switches Must Be Accessible Without The Driver Moving His Or Her Hands, The Wheel Is Crowded With Paddle Shifters, Headlamps, Turn And Windshield Switches, Volume And Scan Controls (On The Back Side). Do People Have More Fingers In Italy? On The Lateral Spokes Reside Two Of The Dumbest, Numbest, Most Sullen Capacitive Switches In All The Made World. Hello? Olaaaaa? At No Point Should The Reader Feel Sorry For Anybody Named Ferrari. It Ain’t Il Commendatore In The Sunglasses And Raincoat Over There In Maranello, You Know? The 75-Year-Old Auto Manufacturing/Racing Operation Is Now A Hugely Profitable Luxury Goods Conglomerate, Which Also Rakes It In Through Formula 1 Racing, Hundreds Of Millions Every Year. Ferrari Is Now Preparing To Build That Once-Unthinkable Thing, An SUV, Named Purosangue. They Will Do Just Fine. I Wish I Could Tease Out For You The Complex Dance Of Physics And Codeware At Work In Those Two Hot Laps. But My Puny Wetware Was Quite Overloaded Trying To Keep Up With The Pro Driver In The Ferrari Ahead. My Memory Of Those Laps Is A Horizon-Swiveling, Eye-Crossing, Wheel-Sawing Blur. And It Was Over Too Soon. Ferrari 296 GTB Image Unavailable, Please Login FAST TIMES The Ferrari 296 GTB Can Accelerate From 0-60 Mph In 2.9 Seconds, Says The Company, And Can Reach 124 Mph In 8 Seconds, With A Top Speed Of 205 Mph. The Car Has A Nominal All-Electric Range Of 15 Miles. PHOTO: FERRARI Base Price: $317,986 Price, As Tested: $475,000 (Est.) Powertrain: Gas-Electric Plug-In Hybrid With 3.0-Liter Twin-Turbocharged 120-Degree V6; 164-Hp Axial-Flux Electric Motor; 6.0-KWh Lithium Battery Pack; Weight-Speed Dual-Clutch Transmission; Rear Wheel Drive With Torque-Vectoring Rear Differential. Length/Wheelbase/Width/Height: 179.7/102.4/77.1/46.7 Inches Curb Weight: 3,700 Pounds 0-60 Mph: 2.9 Seconds Top Speed: 205 Mph EPA Fuel Economy: 18/22/20 Mpg, City/Highway/Combined (Est.) Electric Range: 15 Miles Cargo Volume: 7 Cubic Feet
