r/IMSARacing • u/TigerWizard Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 #62 • Apr 12 '22
Future Interest Alleged testing photo of the new Ferrari 296 GT3
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u/TigerWizard Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 #62 Apr 12 '22
Getting major C8.R vibes from the roofline/rear quarter area, but the rest is pretty standard Ferrari.
Maybe a bit of Lambo in the headlights and the swan neck rear wing mounts.
What do you think, is the 296 GT3 hot or not from this angle?
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u/happyscrappy Rolex 24 - 2024 Apr 13 '22
Not. Would like to see other angles and of course better paint job at some point.
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Apr 12 '22
Rip V8😞
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u/TigerWizard Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 #62 Apr 12 '22
Here's hoping the turbo V6 sounds good
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u/V8-Turbo-Hybrid Rolex 24 - 2024 Apr 12 '22
The V6 in 296 GTB is basically a chop block V12, the exhaust is very close Ferrari V12.
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Apr 13 '22
V6s sound better, are much lighter, more compact. Americans need to let go of 60s technology.
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u/TigerWizard Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 #62 Apr 12 '22
Update: Confirmed this is the next challenger and will be the first Ferrari racecar built by ORECA
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u/happyscrappy Rolex 24 - 2024 Apr 12 '22
I appreciate how true it appears to be to the street car. In the same way as I appreciate the McLaren for that.
But this is not a very good looking car. It's getting rather bulgy, Lamborghini-esque.
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u/MerKuryM8 Apr 13 '22
Yeah, this is my problem with Ferrari. They have their 458 family, which to me is what a Ferrari is (as well as the Enzo and LaFerrari - I'm not talking about classics) and the 512, I think? But then they have a whole bunch of other cars that don't share any design with the rest of them, except the Badge.... and then I wonder whether they have a lead designer of 50 separate designers, each with their own ideas and just let everything that hits the wall, stick..
Sad to see the 488 go :( it's doing so well! Why get rid of it?
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u/CGNoorloos Apr 12 '22
Tbh i gues i am one of the few who doesn't enjoy the looks too much.
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u/MerKuryM8 Apr 13 '22
I find it really ugly... Ferrari is meant to shout luxury - the 488, even in GT3 trim, had elegant curves and sexy 'eyes' (lights), but this.... what is this even? To me it looks like they took the silhouette of a Lancia Stratos, gave it some curves, took the roof of a Ford GT, then if you look from behind, the design of a Lotus Elise, where the roof extends along the sides, but not over the engine and then took the front and rear bumper from a different Ferrari peoject and slapped it all together with Red paint...
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u/bretttexe Apr 12 '22
Are they keeping the hybrid system?
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u/TigerWizard Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 #62 Apr 12 '22
No, the GT3 version will have the hybrid system removed
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u/Starz1428 Apr 12 '22
It is almost like Corvette copied Ferrari than Ferrari used the switched card on chevy and took some cues from them.
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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '22
“””allegedly””” looks pretty hot to me.