2024 Ferrari 296 GTB Review: A Seriously Great Modern Ferrari 

That's the best description I've ever heard for the 296 lol. It's exactly that. A very sexy, swole red blood cell

Thank you! Not everything that lights up is a "screen"

not even a little funny

a screen is a flat plane that displays an image

The button has an integrated lit up imagery, which serves as a screen indicator.

I saw that.

Yo for real! 😂

Yep😅

'Stang charges up.. And then "Bye" 😁

Can't be filming him racing with a borrowed car. He probably dusted that Mustang though.

I agree in general, you can make buttons super sleek and still have that tactile feel. I think that might be why they put almost every control on or right next to the steering wheel so after a bit, your muscle memory kicks in and you know exactly where to push.

Yup. Not only do you have to take your eyes off the road, but I have a condition (that actually has a name, "zombie finger") that my skin doesn't register on touchpads. I can use my iPhone okay, but not the local ATMs nor even my own house thermostat. It sucks.

I feel like Ferraris are a little cheesy or tacky. I'll never be able to afford one tho

Hmmm, I wonder what the touchscreen is actually sensing from a persons finger...i don't think it's pressure so maybe something to do with the way your skin conducts electricity?@@scottboettcher1344

And what happens when you’re wearing gloves in the winter? This applies to all cars with capacitive “buttons”, not just Ferrari. I don’t know if manufacturers are doing this to save the cost of tooling up little buttons or just to look futuristic, regardless they plain suck.

Yeah i was searching for a sports car and was looking at a Porsche 918 Spyder but i got a 2007 bmw 335i instead for trunk space and better on gas

Smart move. The Honda will be much cheaper in the long run and you can drive it every day. Driving a Ferrari is an occasion unto itself, not something you'd want to do every day.

Not to mention, but given the complexity of the Ferrari 296, the Honda Civic is probably much more reliable.

They’re like not even remotely in the same class?

I bet it's GREAT on the wallet too.😂

It definitely sound more like a V12 than a V6 and way better than the turbo V8 Ferraris

​@@ale_s45Enzo Ferrari has Hybrid V12 engine tho.

@@purwantiallan5089 ?

The LaFerrari has a hybrid V12 not the Enzo @@purwantiallan5089

@@purwantiallan5089 The Enzo wasn't a hybrid

Then again it doesn’t take much to make a car fast. Add an electric motor and boom 0-60 in under 2.5 seconds

​@@wrkl8846and also add a Supercharger on that car.

It took me a while to “get him”. But love his videos now.

Hmm i quite like it especially in silver and yellow... think i am the only 1!

Also solid is better because it saves 3-8 lbs of weight compared to a metallic paint.

And it’s cheaper too! Imagine paying a premium for a stupid stripe?

I don't mind the yellow and silver, but yes the red and blue with matching blue wheels is the most tasteless design to come out of Italy since Berlusconi's art collection 🤮

I felt the same at first but I work at Ferrari and drive this car most days and it has definitely grown on me and I love it

That V6 has two turbos attached to it though.

The hybrid Koenigsegg has 1700hp

The non-hybrid Lancia Delta S4 had a twin-charged 4 banger , with maximum boost, pump out nearly 1,000 HP. 800+ hp from a twin turbo hybrid V6, yeah that doesn't impress me.

Yet still slower than an EV..

@@veganpotterthevegan the Koenigsegg doesn't have a v6

Me too. But my favorite, no related to the steering wheel, is the "buttons fall" of the corvette C8

I think Ferrari's inspiration for their wheel is that the wheel of an F1 car has all the controls on it.

Not only that but as I understand you can still get manual transmissions on most 911 models. I tend to prefer cars from the 90’s and early 2000’s but the 911’s look great to me even to this day. I know Porsche probably makes more money selling SUV’s and sedans so I’m just glad they still make enthusiasts cars.

100%. Too much going on with the Ferrari wheels. BMW, Porsche, VW/Audi make the best wheels in my opinion.

It's so that you don't have to take your hands off the wheels to do anything while driving, just like F1 cars, it's a nod to their racing pedigree and the prioritisation of the driving experience.

Go away.

I'm glad he showed my car

Doug misses quirks and features

Imagine owning this car just to get gapped by a Tesla 3 😂

@@arthurwright255 Ferrari owners aren't even bothered by those fridges on wheels!

I had a NA V6 Infiniti that sounded like a mini V12 in a way. A Nissan 370Z is a poor man’s Ferrari in a good way.

Why does the angle of the banks make a difference in sound?

Maybe I'm in the minority but I don't want my supercar to feel smooth like a Bentley. I want to feel the road.

⁠@@plasmac9that’s clearly not what I meant when I was clearly using hyperbole to embellish the difference.

992 GT3 basically shared the DNA from Bentley Speed 8.

“Lightest Ferrari ever produced” is not possible today bud. Cars have been getting heavier and heavier forever and Ferrari has multiple cars from the 50’s that weigh under 1750 lbs.

@@samsanders7257 Your are damn right! Let us says, the lightest Ferrari in years... :) I feel like an eternal F40 nostalgic at this point ;)))

Or a 5.0 NA flatplane V8 that revs over 9000 and produces over 650 hp.

Oh, so basically the C8 Z06? 5.5L, flat plane crank, 8500 rpm redline, 670 hp?

​@@davidperry4013(Casually drowns in rising sea levels)

You sure talk fancy! Lol

@@richardmorris7063 He just watched too many british car journalists. Kinda annoying

@@drtydsh Kinda weird how something like that annoys you. Are you upset someone didn't call speech "fancy"? Do you feel under appreciated?

How about a cripples EV

79 on the DougScore

​@@groundedgamingshould've been 82.

Yep. One of the several drawbacks of the 296.

I still remember Doug storming CarMax to steal owners manuals😂

That's how u stay rich . Having two kids not easy

gotta act broke to stay rich

Doug the kind of guy to only eat red M&Ms while driving red Ferrari so he can get the *full experience*

@TurboChargedChristmas Doug is a type of a guy to bark when dog is coming home

Agreed

It does tho. Sf90 looks to aggressive and autistic at the back. This ones simple and elegant

Some ww2 piston engine planes had over 2000hp. It's only a matter of cost

My current car has 134 bhp. I don't know how I'd even comprehend some of these new ones. Some of the EVs are insane - family crossovers with like 600 bhp is just begging for legislation.

⁠@@Mark-rt6fy Those 2,000 hp engines are just massive nearly 3,500 cubic inches, 58,000cc.

I’d be very happy with a F136 F 4.5L NA Flatplane V8. It sounds better than all V6, all crossplane V8s, most V10s, and most V12s. But if there were more lax regulations, there could very well be a supercharged 4.5L V8 Ferrari. It will make it sound even better because superchargers make the exhaust louder instead of quieter unlike turbochargers. It will sound like an angrier F458 Italia with a whine similar to the turbocharger in a V6 turbo hybrid F1 car.

My 2015 Toyota Camry inline 4 has more power than a 1960s Ford inline 6.

Dude, do you do Military quality control? How did you see that?

It's part of the mystique of owning a Ferrari😊🤥!

@@DigitDesign Almost right, i'm a Porsche Mechanic.

I can’t see a missing bolt?

@@larrykippings The same piece that has the Ferrari Print on it. Bottom left of that piece. There is a hole. On the other side there's a bolt through that hole

I disagree

Well, the car has a speedometer

Right. It's a vertical spoiler. I find Doug is good at "quirks and features" but if you are looking for a deeper technical and drivers viewpoint, there are better channels. He missed a ton of relevant technical and design updates to the new GX, which is telling given he has supposedly owned Land Rovers, etc.

Compared to a 488, F8 and SF90, the interior does not have the same feel of quality. The 296 rattles A LOT!

Wow, on a brand new car too. Only going to get worse.

​@@AB-80Xmy 2008 Subaru outback makes less noise.

🧢

I’ve sat in a corvette C7 as well as the C8 corvette and the seats are the comfiest seats I ever sat on. I find seats that feel like sitting on silicone rubber meaning it is not too hard but is still very firm tend to be the comfiest for me. I do not know if they are other supercars that have that goldilocks level of seat firmness just like the C7 and C8 Corvette.

And naturally aspirated flatplane crank V8 engines. A pro charger supercharged flatplane V8 would be awesome too.

Really though, you can never go wrong with a 5 spoke design. Ferrari did a great job with this one

Just don't touch those buttons which you don't need.

Ok. So you don’t want a center infotainment, but you don’t want buttons either. What the hell do you actually want then?

I can see them being useful in endurance races.

@@bunsenn5064 He never said he didn't want buttons. He just doesn't want excessive buttons on the steering wheel. All the steering wheel needs is controls for the drive mode, cruise control, the screen page, and volume up/down and phone answer/hangup. There's no reason to have the turn signals and headlights and wipers actually on the wheel. There's nothing wrong with having them on a stick behind the wheel.

The buttons aren’t hurting you brother. It’s a starter Ferrari model. If you’re gonna flip about buttons on the wheel you’re surely in the market for something much more serious than a 296.

Wrong, prices have been falling significantly, even for the 488 pista.

Agreed

@@provisio8833 Do you agree with him or with me?

I cannot stand the hesitant throttle response, the laggy power under 5500 rpm and the numb steering. Hope you have done some proper testing besides just some motorway driving.

The sonic boom of an NA flatplane V8 is pretty nice too.

I don't know ow what to make of it . Its a good looking car but somehow not a ferrari . Its their first v6 since the Dino so why take styling cues from a v12 race.car ? Why not.from the Dino?? If this had an alfa badge and was sold as a bigger stablemate to alfa 4c I think it would be perfect

How did you get to drive it? Was it a random person who let you?😭

@@rani5752 Crazy story! i had seen the exact car I would get to drive in the wild one day early this year. It had shown up in some local car meets too, however I had missed all of them. about a month later, I go to my local Ferrari dealer's car meet, and after seeing one 296 for the first time ever, I recognize someone from my school. In the most unbelievable turn of events, their dad was the owner of that 296 that I saw before, and after meeting him they invited me over to their house after the car show. They were very nonchalant about it and kind, but inside I was freaking out. So I went over to their home, and in the back garage he has this ferrari batcave including a portofino M, a gorgeous Roma in a unique blue, a mini 250 TR from the little car company, his Rosso Taormina cavalcade SF90 spider which i had also gotten the chance to sit in, and the 296 GTB which I had been chasing since the start of the year. It's a very beautiful car, Verde Pino with an argento nurburgring stripe from the assetto fiorano package. Carbon wheels, aluminum brake calipers, painted shields. I have a copy of the window sticker that he kindly gave me. After pulling it out of the driveway, he offered that I get in and drive it myself. I was stunned but I kept my composure, and I learned what it was like to have my dream fulfilled. again I want to reiterate that this is a 1-in-a-million chance, and that I'm incredibly grateful. some notes about the 296 driving experience: 1. It's FAST. 830HP is no joke. 2. It's light, and fun to drive. He was coaching me to trust the car as I was turning around a bend, and the car responded beautifully. There's something to be said when a car is fun to drive at any speed. 3. The V6 is the best news. produces a ridiculously beautiful note, and the turbo whooshes are a bonus. While I had my fun I still stayed within my limits, given that this was an 800HP RWD 3,200lb supercar and I have minimal experience. After that we switched seats and he was able to show me a little bit more of what it was capable of. Unbelievable experience, amongst the top moments of my life. instagram.com/p/CrYlFv6OXuC/ Here's an image of it at a local car show

Yeah how did you get to drive it?? I’m jealous lol …. I hope to hear more!

@@robertfarmer6316 it's a bit wordy but I explained it to the guy who asked before you 😅😅 but to explain it briefly- in essence, right place right time. I recognized someone at a car meet, and their dad just so happened to be the owner of a 296 GTB that i had seen before in the wild but not up close. That day they invited me over to their home where the owner kindly brought out the car and offered me the chance to drive it around the neighborhood before driving me around in it himself. I'll never forget that day, a moment I'll cherish for the rest of my life

Glad you enjoyed it. I’ve driven a couple, briefly and didn’t impress me. I drove a purple Pista last night, much more invigorating, however still rather modern for my taste, 458 is the newest one that has the presence and feel that I appreciate most.

Imagine if Ferrari made a V10 that has the exhaust note of a Ferrari V10 F1 car due to a 9300+ rpm redline and 5 into one exhaust headers. Hybrid or not, it will be totally bonkers and there will be a backlog of orders as big as the Purosangue if not bigger.

It gets touched less than an iPhone, I’m sure it’ll be fine even 10+ years

These types of cars tend to sell more in the sunbelt. Imagine years of leaving them or just driving them outside in the intense sunshine. These screens will be melted or at minimum the electronics that operate these things. Expect to pay up $15,000 for a new screen when they inevitably go. Parts for Ferrari and Maserati are double what Mercedes parts costs. Trust me I know. I’d avoid one of these used. These interior’s will only be good for 4 to 5 years like plastic Fantastic BMW’s.

I was at the Ferrari dealership when I serviced my Ferrari. Got to talking about the most big ticket items the service advisor told me some guy just paid $250,000 for a battery for his LaFerrari. 😂 How much will the electric 165 hp battery car cost from this 296 when it dies ? 😂 $$$$$$$$$ 🤣

@@ctalco Bad comparison. iPhone's have glass screens, these buttons do not

@@evanhooper1I’m not saying you are wrong but how do we know what material is on outside of the screens. Maybe I missed Doug saying it.

Yep. Especially with 1000bhp tune.

The Ferrari 458 Italia looks much more "evolved" than this car though.

Not really it’s a downgrade. A new for this administration V6 in the vain of what the Dino was. I saw one at my local Ferrari dealership. I’m 190 and 5’ 10” and I felt cramped in it especially height for my head. My nephew who is 13 got in and it fit him well at 5ft 4” and 120. It also had very hard seats that the 458 did not have. Felt like I was seating on a park bench. It was around $404,000. Not worth it for a hybrid V6…I’d much rather a F8, 488 or 458 they are plenty great enough for me and sound glorious with that honest to goodness V8. These V6 or the SF90 won’t have good appreciation in the future the prices of used SF90’s show this. I can see the writing on the walls.

@@jasonknight5863 first off, good for you being 5’10 190 lol and for being in the market for a ferrari 😂 and ig your right, for a hybrid “road car” it should he a lot more accommodating, but I still think the car as a whole is more exciting than the 488

@@jasonknight5863I find myself fitting comfortably in a 2006 BMW Z4 3.0SI as a 6’0” tall person and the seats are soft and comfy. It’s a completely different car than a Ferrari because a 2006 BMW Z4 is considered an entry luxury sports car not a supercar. However, when it comes to seats in a sports car I like it be a similar firmness as a Maingear Forma GT gaming chair.

@@TheV8Pumpkin well we have 12 other cars, Ferrari, Maserati, Volvo, Corvette, 5 Trans Am’s (1 Bandit 77’) and 2 Mercedes and a Porsche. They know me by now I should think taking the Maserati and Ferrari to them for a few years now Ferrari / Maserati dealer. Wasn’t impressed with the Black 296 they had in fact I think it was closer to $500 grand. I was more impressed with the 812 they had black on black with a V12 and over 700 Hp. It sounded like thunder on the show room floor which is why I wanted it. This thing sounded like a 2 Door Alfa Romeo Giulia Quad when started. Definitely not worth the same as the 812 which was slightly used at 6k miles. Ferrari are going downhill now 🤷🏼‍♂️

It would be slower to shift.

It has way too much horsepower for a manual driver's car.

@@EnchuritoBut FAR more engaging to drive.

They built them like that in the 50s tho.

A V10 production car would be what Ferrari really needs.

Nothing is shared with Alfa Romeo!

The 4C from Alfa is a 4 cylinder 1.8 this is a 2.9 V6 so it’s like a 4C only with an upgraded engine. It’s no F8/ 488 or 458 though. I’ve been inside of both the 4C and this one and it’s kind of similar size wise. But I’d say the 4C has more room inside.

What the heck is an "Alpha Romero"??

I remember twenty something..

Best rear mid engined V6 is the Acura NSX.

@@davidperry4013 Debatable. But, it is a wonderful mid engine v6.

Pewpew

That 5.0 V8 is awesome. However if Lexus made a flatplane version of that engine, it would be awesome.