296 VS

Glass to show off the heart of a Ferrari. Save some money at the same time.

 

Do you think the Speciale Pilota will feature the LeMans winning livery?

 

Pure guess, yes. I'm interested if they do anything with the engine. day355 is the guy in the know here...

 

Day355 are you able to give us any insight into the piloti, particularly the special equipment. Is it fair to assume this model is more than just livery / carbon fibre bits?

 

Agree - LT gearing was much better than Senna but Senna acceleration was more violent.
I'm right at the edge, could really use the coupe vs spider for room.
Assuming the coupe does not allow the rear window to go down which is fun to hear on SF90 296 Spiders.

 

Maybe, there is nothing to order that won't take 2-3 years.
Currently doing SF90 hold for XX with SF90M soon debut,, 10 - 15% nice 296M may offset any bounce by the time VS arrives, guessing 2 years.
If you can use it as a daily, easier to justify

 

I don't even own and never owned a 296 and got a confirmed allocation and deposit paid and ROFO signed.

 

This is such BS. Quite ironically, I know a couple who TMed their cars and received them way later than everyone else.

 

TM is usually a 12-18 month order. It goes in once ferrari signs off on it, but takes some time.

 

Coco is right, more or less. If you aren’t an influencer or a billionaire you aren’t seeing a 296VS you order until mid 2027 at the earliest.

 

I’m neither, but I identify as one.

 

POST OF THE YEAR. Thanks for sharing this and cutting through the BS.
Other than the sills none of the non included CF was of interest to me. I am thrilled Ferrari is included what they are. Its very smart on their part.
What not included options (other than the sills) would be wise for this car? Stripes...thats about it. (even that is subject to taste).
SECRET, do you have info on the MSRP?

 

Also, does anyone know when deliveries to the US will begin? We have an early car....

 

There are no secrets - some VIP's are sped thru - those are also low spec to make quick and get on the road.
Tailor Made means nothing but making the dealer happy - it's hard to ever get an appt - then if you select something special - longer depending on what materials / selections.
Factory FNA has no idea what customer specs - FNA calls the big dealers then smaller newer dealers for allocations and dealer submits the first one in line - VIP'a are not equal - there is a good 12 month gap from first to last allocation.
XX debut June 2023 - my order went to factory last month. Since 812GTS avg 30 months min.
If you are keeping the car long term - don't rush to spec. the cool stuff comes later.

Porsche CXX is near impossible and adds 1 year - Ferrari is really good at customizations they just charge 2- 4x the price on like items.

 

I do not, but I'll post when I do.

 

I've got a TM spot and they're telling me +12 month on top of normal lead time. I better make it worth the wait.

 

No, but informed that 18months mandatory for Speciale

 

No sorry, I didn't take an interest in it...

 

What is some of the “cool stuff” that “comes later”?

 

I have never heard this at all, nor have they ever made me spend a specific amount.

 

I have been told by the AD that there is always a minimum option spend of $50k on regular cars.

 

Typical dealer games. There are plenty of bare bone specs out there. There are some top tier clients that order bare bone specs and are some of the first ones to be delivered. (Just so happens they also order every model that is made, but they are all bare bones).

 

My understanding - maybe outdated - was that dealers have a target for options amounts; the target may not be a mandatory demand but it impacts how Ferrari will consider the dealer.
Customers ranking has been mentioned here a lot, but my feeling is that there is also a dealers ranking by Ferrari. For instance, a dealer who has a high options average would get a better ranking, and potentially receive more allocations for limited series. So even though there is no strict demand by Ferrari, the dealers have an interest to push for more options - but they have a flexibility to how they reach the targets (Ferrari does not really care about what the dealers do with each customer).

 

I am always more than 50K over

 

I'm neither an influencer nor a billionaire, FWIW. Local dealer GM estimates I should see my VS in second half of 2026. The production run is 2 years, 2026 and 2027.