Feeling the chill of winter draw in? Indulge in some four-wheeled, drop-top escapism, as we send JDennisonCars to test the red-hot new Ferrari 296 GTS spider. Full review – and video – this way 📽️
► £279k drop-top Ferrari 296 GTS reviewWhen it comes to Spiders, Ferrari knows what it’s doing. The new Ferrari 296 GTS has impeccable pedigree: there’ve been countless triumphs over the years – from the 330 GTS of the 1960s, to the impossibly gorgeous 250 California and more contemporary F50 – Maranello’s back catalogue of spectacular drop tops is unmatched.
The ‘hot tube’ hardware has also been heavily modified for the GTS ensuring the melody of internal combustion is maintained roof up or roof down. And in truth, we have felt the odd bit of chassis wobble and scuttle shake from previous Ferrari Spiders, but there’s none of that in the 296 GTS. With unusual nonchalance, Ferrari claims that the convertible is ‘more or less’ as stiff as the 296 GTB and that they don’t use carbon tubs for several reasons. Chief among which are that their methods are as effective and have far higher repairability.
Same as the coupe, the magic of this car lies in its ability to take what, on paper, is a truly terrifying package and deliver it to the driver in manageable stages depending on where the Manettino is. The initial stage – Wet – is akin to having an A1 Wagyu steak cooked well-done, so best avoid that, but from there, Sport, Race, CT Off and ESC Off give the driver a gradual ascent through the 296 GTS’s staggering ability.
Such performance is hard to quantify , but again the 296 GTS’ ability to make the power usable border on witchcraft. It’s easy to forget how tricky it is to get a hybrid powertrain working seamlessly , but the Ferrari makes such light work of it anyone would think they’ve used this setup from day one.
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