Welcome to Tech in the Car today ferrari announced the brand new 296 gtb or as they might say in
italian and please excuse me and forgive me because i'm not italian to accento novante c
gtb and it's a brand new v6 hybrid ferrari with 830 horsepower so we're going to talk about it
in this video don't forget to like it if you find useful and subscribe for more let's look at some
footage now so what are the headline facts of this well the 296 u2b is the first v6 hybrid ferrari
the combined power is 830 horsepower the electric motor creates 222 kilowatts or 167
horsepower so together it is 830 and that is a lot more power than i think anyone expected
and it is mind-blowing to think about that it's unbelievable where does the 296 come from
obviously the 2 9 is the 2.9 liter v6 engine and the 6 is the fact it's a 6 cylinder so 296 is the
size of the engine displacement of the engine and the type of engine number of cylinders it has
this new v6 in the ferrari 296 gtb joins the award-winning 8-cylinder and 12-cylinder ferrari
engines and the 296 gtb very much shares that family traits with the sf90 you can see it's
got the same kind of design the interior design is all digital with the latest technology as well but
let's talk a bit more about the engineering here because this is a brand new powertrain
brand new engine and brand new technology that ferrari put into the engine first of all it's a
120 degree v in the v6 engine which is designed to maximize power so you get the most out of it and
the quickest torque response and then of course that electric motor not only fills in the torque
in the lower range but also provides a boost to the top end power this six cylinder 663 horsepower
v6 engine sounds fantastic as you would expect from ferrari and ferrari have fine-tuned it on
the racetrack has been lots of time trying to get the sound just right so it sounds like a ferrari
even though it's a v6 and this is the first ferrari in the modern era with a v6 engine
the first ferrari equipped with a v6 at the time in this dates back to 1957 and latino 156 f2
single seater in the following years two other v6 prototypes were developed which were front
engine ferraris the 196s and the 296s as well as on the formula one single-seater that in 1958
mike hawthorne took to victory in the formula one-wheel drive the championship in that 246 f1
car so this new engine has a history and now it's going to get even more fantastic with the 296 gtb
the 296 gtps plug-in hybrid system is capable of 25 kilometers of electric range without putting
the engine on which is great if you're driving in cities and want to avoid those congestion charges
or lower emissions that's something ferrari are doing not only to help the environment which is
really important but also to obviously help with performance of their new cars the power plant
consists of the v6 engine we've already talked about plus an eight speed dct gearbox with an
e-diff which is very similar to the sf-90 sridali this car also has a kinetic motor generator unit
which is part of the package which helps add to the performance and give it more power and
more torque the firing order of this v6 is 163425 which reminds me of the videos i've done on the
rs3 recently which had the firing order of that five cylinder engine on the outside of the car
so that's the firing order for the v6 engine on this amazing new ferrari there are several
modes in this new ferrari let's start with e-drive which allows you to drive up to 25 kilometers on
the electric motor alone and then there's hybrid which is the default at startup of the engine
which uses both of them to maximize performance and efficiency then we have performance mode if
you want to hit that performance and get the maximum of the car and then there's qualifying
which maximizes performance on the racetrack which is maybe where you want to take brand new ferrari
this channel is called taking a car so let's talk about technology the inside is all digital there's
a massive digital screen in the middle just like the sf90 there's a digital screen in front of the
driver as well as an optional passenger display on the side this car even has a head-up display which
is the first ferrari with a head-up display so it's got all the latest technology really exciting
i hope to get some hands on time with these cars soon on this channel with the aceto fiorano
version of the 296 gtb you can save weight and get more performance from the car as well and it can
have the same lightweight plastic glass or rear type of plastic glass as you can get on the sf90
on the back as well as special mutual and sport cut 2r tires and over 12 kilograms of savings
from the actual weight of the car so if you want more performance there is that option for you as
well one thing people don't realize when they buy ferraris they get seven years of servicing
and maintenance free that means you don't have to pay for the servicing that you do with every other
car so you get a beautiful car that will always stay in tip-top condition for seven years without
costing you anything extra as long as it isn't something which you cause damage to the car with
so that is a new ferrari 296 gtb i hope you enjoyed this video give it a like subscribe
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