Ferrari 296 GTB: which version to buy
There is 1 generation and 1 listed version. You cannot pick a second engine, a second gearbox, or a second drive layout from this catalogue. If the question is “which 296 GTB to specify,” the data answer is 3.0 V6 DCT: Coupe body, production from 2021-06-01, no end date in the data.
There is 1 generation and 1 listed version. You cannot pick a second engine, a second gearbox, or a second drive layout from this catalogue. If the question is “which 296 GTB to specify,” the data answer is 3.0 V6 DCT: Coupe body, production from 2021-06-01, no end date in the data.
That is not a cop-out. With a single row, the useful comparison is internal: how much output the 2992 cm³ unit makes, how little mass it is asked to move, and which figures you still have to live without.
1 generation: what changed, and what did not
1 generation (start 2021-06-01, stop not measured) is a Coupe with 1 modification. There is no restyling generation and no second generation to trade against. You are not choosing between an early and a late 296 GTB in these numbers; you are choosing this one row.
Body count is also one: Coupe only. There is no second body type in the data to buy instead.
Engine and specs of 3.0 V6 DCT
| Version | hp | Nm | Displacement (cm³) | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 V6 DCT | 830 | 740 | 2992 | 98 | 6 | V-shaped | Turbo | Robotic, 8 | RWD |
3.0 V6 DCT is Plug-in, Central, Direct injection (direct), 4 valves per cylinder, compression 9.4, bore × stroke 88 × 82. Peak power is 830 hp (610 kW) at 8000 rpm. Peak torque is 740 Nm at 8500 rpm.
Power per litre on the listed displacement: 830 / 2.992 ≈ 277.4 hp per litre. Torque per litre: 740 / 2.992 ≈ 247.3 Nm per litre. Those ratios are the arithmetic of this one version; there is no second engine in the table to beat them with.
Gearbox is Robotic with 8 speeds. Drive is RWD. There is no AWD row and no extra-ratio row to pay for.
Performance, mpg, and what extra output buys
3.0 V6 DCT is listed at 2.9 s to 100 km/h and 330 km/h top speed.
Kerb weight is 1470 kg. Weight per horsepower: 1470 / 830 ≈ 1.77 kg per hp. Horsepower per tonne: 830 / 1.470 ≈ 564.6 hp per tonne. That is the “what the extra money buys” argument inside a one-version catalogue: the listed mass is 1470 kg against 830 hp, not a heavier sibling with the same engine.
Combined consumption is 6.4 (city not measured, highway not measured). Eco class is not measured. CO2 is 149. Fuel is 98. Tank is 65. Using the combined figure only: 65 / 6.4 × 100 ≈ 1016 km of theoretical combined range. That is arithmetic on the listed tank and mixed figure; city and highway mpg are not measured, so a real urban or cruise range is not measured.
Because city and highway are not measured, do not treat 6.4 as a three-cycle average you can split. Plug-in is the listed engine type; the catalogue still gives one mixed number, not an electric-only range.
Dimensions, weight, wheels
- Kerb weight: 1470 kg
- Gross weight: not measured
- Ground clearance: not measured
- Tank: 65
- Wheels: 245/35 R20 (one axle) and 305/35 R20 (the other)
The rear listed tyre is 60 mm wider than the front listed tyre (305 − 245). That is the only width choice in the data; there is no second wheel package named as a separate version.
Suspension is Independent, spring at both ends. Front brakes are Ventilated disc. Rear brakes are Disc ventilated (label as in the data). There is no second brake or suspension version to specify.
Payload cannot be calculated: gross weight is not measured, so full weight − 1470 is not measured.
Problems, reliability, and missing numbers
The data do not list faults, recalls, or reliability scores. Those are not measured here.
Also not measured, and therefore not a buying differentiator you can invent: generation end date, city consumption, highway consumption, eco class, gross weight, ground clearance.
What is measured for 3.0 V6 DCT is enough to rank it against itself: 830 hp and 740 Nm from 2992 cm³, 2.9 s, 330 km/h, 1470 kg, combined 6.4, CO2 149, tank 65, RWD, Robotic 8, Plug-in, Turbo, V-shaped 6.
Which version to choose — short close
Buy 3.0 V6 DCT because it is the only listed version of Ferrari 296 GTB in 1 generation. You are not choosing between two outputs; you are accepting 830 hp at 8000 rpm, 740 Nm at 8500 rpm, 2.9 s, 330 km/h, and 1.77 kg per hp on a 1470 kg Coupe with RWD and an 8-speed Robotic gearbox. If you need a second engine, a second generation, measured city mpg, measured clearance, or a measured gross weight, this catalogue row does not provide them.