Ferrari continues with its electrified offensive by presenting to society one of the first great novelties of 2022. The new Ferrari 296 GTS is now a reality, offering an authentic purebred sports car with a very attractive design, a hard top for the only two seats in the this exclusive hybrid Gran Turismo Spider.
The Ferrari 296 GTB, one of the great bets of the Maranello firm, already has a second body variant presented and with open order books for the most demanding customers. The Italian brand has just unveiled the new Ferrari 296 GTSalmost a year after the world debut of the coupé variant, thus increasing the possibilities of choice for customers with an argument that is going to make it really difficult.
The Prancing Horse brand has also ended the dance of names that were on the table with this model. The manufacturer has cut to the chase with its own name, that of the 296 GTS, which almost places it as one more model in the Ferrari range. Three consonants as magical as their meaning, that of «Gran Turismo Spider», which is presented with an attractive and more than modern design in which, without a doubt, it stands out the glass panel on the back, which exposes part of the mechanics.
The Ferrari 296 GTS is a roadster for great sensations
The new Ferrari 296 GTS retains the muscular lines of the closed roof model, although this has a retractable hard top system that takes the same time to fully remove as it does to place over the heads of the driver and passengers: 14 seconds already up to a maximum speed of 45 km/h. The panel is divided into two sections and removes over the front of the engineso when it is removed, there is a partition between the passenger compartment and the rear glass that is height-adjustable, also acting as a wind deflector.
The Italian firm has also confirmed the exclusive Ferrari 296 GTS Assetto Fioranowhich will be available with a more radical configuration that adds “Multimatic” shock absorbers with permanent electronic regulation, Michelin Sport Cup 2R tires and a series of carbon fiber insertswhich will not only confer a more radical image, but will also they will reduce the weight of the set also providing an aerodynamic load of 10 kilograms Additional features.
Mechanically, it does not differ compared to the recent Ferrari 296 GTB, since it maintains its hybrid propulsion system, and practically the same specifications that you can see detailed in the following table. The powerful V-six engine and 2.9-liter biturbo develops a maximum power of 663 hp and to which are added the 167 CV of the added electric motor, adding a joint total of 830 hp.
The Ferrari 296 GTS, a powerful and highly efficient hybrid
The hybrid sports car has an ABS system that recovers the kinetic energy of braking, in addition to the CDS system, which provides maximum grip in all circumstances and in any of the four driving modes that can be selected from the steering wheel: “eDrive”, “Hybrid”, “Performance” and “Qualify”.
At just 70 kilograms heavier than the coupe through the roof and electro-hydraulic folding and unfolding, the plug-in hybrid powertrain has a battery with a net capacity of 7.45 kWh, with a maximum range of 25 kilometers. Equipment with which the new Spider is only 0.3 seconds slower than the 296 GTB from zero to 100 km/h, and is capable of reaching 200 km/h in just 7.6 seconds.
Homologated figures for the Ferrari 296 GTS