NEW METAL
Slim. Fast
Meet the lighter, quicker 296 Speciale... guaranteed to give driving satisfaction
WORDS: TOM FORD
NO ONE, AFTER DRIVING FERRARI’S 818bhp 296 GTB hybrid, comes away saying, “What that needs is a bit less weight and a bit more power.” Not a single person. Except, it seems, Ferrari engineers. Because the new Ferrari 296 Speciale has dropped 60kg and increased horsepower to 880bhp. OK, so they’re relatively modest increases on what was an already very powerful ‘baby’ Ferrari, but probably more pertinent is the fact that Ferrari is talking about the Speciale being more fun – and intense – to drive.