Ferrari 296 GTS: which version to buy
There is one version of the Ferrari 296 GTS in this catalogue: 3.0 V6 DCT. It belongs to 1 generation, on sale from 2022-07-01 with no end date in the data, as a Cabrio. If you are choosing a 296 GTS from these figures, you are not choosing between engines or generations — you are deciding whether this single spec sheet is the car you want.
There is one version of the Ferrari 296 GTS in this catalogue: 3.0 V6 DCT. It belongs to 1 generation, on sale from 2022-07-01 with no end date in the data, as a Cabrio. If you are choosing a 296 GTS from these figures, you are not choosing between engines or generations — you are deciding whether this single spec sheet is the car you want.
296 GTS versions compared (there is only one)
1 generation lists 1 modification. There is no second power output under the same name, no restyling row, and no closed generation to stack against the current one. Arithmetic between versions is therefore not a comparison of two cars; it is a reading of how 3.0 V6 DCT uses its own numbers.
| Version | hp | Nm | Displacement, cc | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 V6 DCT | 830 | 740 | 2992 | 98 | 6 | V-shaped | Turbo | Robotic | RWD |
That table is the whole choice set. 3.0 V6 DCT is Plug-in, Central engine, Direct injection (direct), 4 valves per cylinder, compression 9.4, bore and stroke 88 × 82.
What the 3.0 V6 DCT numbers buy
830 hp from 2992 cc is 277.4 hp per litre (830 ÷ 2.992). In kilowatts the same engine is 610 kW, or 203.9 kW per litre. Torque is 740 Nm, or 247.3 Nm per litre. Those three ratios are the buying argument for this version: a 6-cylinder V-shaped Turbo Plug-in unit that is small in cubic centimetres and large in output.
Peak power is quoted at 8000 rpm; peak torque at 8500 rpm. The torque figure is therefore not a low-rev number. You are buying a version whose 740 Nm and 830 hp sit at the top of the rev range, not a version that trades peak output for a fatter mid-range in this dataset — because no other 296 GTS version exists here to make that trade.
The gearbox is Robotic with 8 gears and RWD. There is no all-wheel-drive 296 GTS in the data and no extra gear count to pay for. The extra money, if any, is not buying another drivetrain row; it is buying this combination as listed.
Performance: 0–100, top speed, mpg
For 3.0 V6 DCT:
- 0–100: 2.9 s
- Top speed: 330 km/h
- Combined consumption: 6.4 (the catalogue unit for this field)
- City consumption: not measured
- Highway consumption: not measured
- CO2: 149
- Eco class: not measured
City and highway mpg are not measured. Do not treat the gap as “this car has no urban or highway use”; the data simply does not give those two figures. Combined 6.4 is the only consumption number you can use in a buying comparison, and with only one version there is no second combined figure to beat.
Fuel is 98. Tank volume is 65. On the combined figure alone, 65 ÷ 6.4 × 100 ≈ 1016 units of distance per tank. That is arithmetic on the listed combined number, not a measured range, and it does not replace the missing city and highway rows.
2.9 s to 100 and 330 km/h sit on a kerb weight of 1540 kg. Weight per horsepower is 1540 ÷ 830 ≈ 1.86 kg/hp. That ratio is the performance-side reason to take 3.0 V6 DCT if you accept a Cabrio RWD Plug-in package; there is no heavier, weaker sister version in this catalogue to call “the daily one.”
Dimensions, weight, and what the payload is
Ground clearance is not measured. Do not infer a low or high car from a missing clearance field.
- Kerb weight: 1540 kg
- Gross weight: 2060 kg
- Payload implied by those two: 2060 − 1540 = 520 kg
- Tank: 65
- Wheels: 245/35 R20 (front in the list order) and 305/35 R20 (rear)
Front and rear tyres share R20 and 35 profile. Rear section is 305 − 245 = 60 mm wider. That is the only tyre choice on 3.0 V6 DCT; there is no optional wheel row in the data.
Suspension is Independent, spring front and Independent, spring rear. Brakes are Ventilated disc front and Disc ventilated rear (labels as in the data). Nothing in the generation list offers a different axle or brake type, so you are not choosing a “comfort” versus “track” chassis SKU here.
1 generation: what changed — and what did not
1 generation starts 2022-07-01, body Cabrio, 1 version. `stop` is empty, so this generation is the current one in the dataset. There is no earlier generation to compare for a jump in horsepower, a drop in kerb weight, or a change from another gearbox. You cannot buy “the last naturally different 296 GTS generation” from these facts, because it is not listed.
Restyling is not a separate generation in this file. There is no restyle block inside 1 generation either. Year choice, if you make one, is not a spec choice: every 3.0 V6 DCT in this generation is the same 830 hp / 740 Nm / 2992 cc row from 2022-07-01 onward in the data.
Which version to choose
Choose 3.0 V6 DCT if you want the only 296 GTS this catalogue specifies: Cabrio, Plug-in, 6 V-shaped cylinders, Turbo, Central, Robotic 8, RWD, 830 hp, 740 Nm, 2.9 s, 330 km/h, combined 6.4, CO2 149, kerb 1540 kg, gross 2060 kg, tank 65, wheels 245/35 R20 and 305/35 R20.
Do not wait for a second 296 GTS engine, gearbox, or drive in this dataset — it is not there. Do not pick a generation for a facelift that is not recorded. Do not assume city mpg, highway mpg, eco class, or ground clearance; those are not measured.
If those blanks, the single RWD layout, or the Cabrio-only body are deal-breakers, this model’s data does not give you another 296 GTS version to fall back on. The buying decision is yes or no on 3.0 V6 DCT, not a ranking of several 296 GTS SKUs.