Ferrari 296 GTB V6 Engine In Detail

The 296 GTB is the first Ferrari road car to sport a V6 turbo with a vee with an angle of 120° between the cylinder banks, coupled with a plug-in electric motor.  This new V6 has been designed and engineered from a clean sheet by Ferrari’s engineers specifically for this installation and is the first Ferrari to feature the turbos installed inside the vee.

 As the V6 turbo is integrated with an electric motor at the rear, the 296 GTB’s combined maximum power output is 830 cv, putting it at the top of the rear-wheel-drive sports car segment as well as making it extremely flexible.

 This is true in both everyday situations (the 296 GTB has a 25-kilometer full-electric mode range) and driving pleasure (the accelerator pedal responds instantly and smoothly at all engine speeds). A V6 turbo ICE, the MGU-K between the engine and the gearbox, and the 8-speed DCT and E-Diff complete the powertrain assembly. A clutch is set between the ICE and the electric motor to decouple them in electric-only eDrive mode.  Lastly there is a high-voltage battery and the inverter which controls the electric motors.