The new Ferrari 296 GTB is a automobile of many firsts for the Italian automaker. It’s the primary manufacturing Ferrari to have a V6 engine, and it’s additionally the primary hybrid Ferrari supercar to have a strictly rear-wheel drivetrain. However, German tuning residence DMC is the primary tuner to unharness a changed 296 GTB, and it’s aiming for the celebrities with its distinct Squalo tuning bundle.
A bone inventory Ferrari 296 GTB is never missing in energy. It has a 3.0-liter 120-diploma twin-faster V6 engine pumping out 654 horsepower and 546 pound-ft of torque. With a couple of turbochargers spinning upwards of 180,000 rpm, the Ferrari 296 GTB’s V6 has the very best particular output for a manufacturing supercar. It additionally has a stratospheric 8,500 rpm redline.
Meanwhile, there’s an electric powered motor among the engine and its popular eight-velocity dual-seize computerized gearbox, trekking the energy output to 818 horsepower. DMC figured 818 horses turned into now no longer sufficient, so it went to paintings tinkering with the automobile’s effective V6 fueloline engine.
DMC gave it a brand new ECU and greater faster enhance to feature sixty nine greater horses to the equation. All told, DMC’s Ferrari 296 GTB now has 888 horsepower at its disposal, sufficient to propel from 0 to 60 mph in 2.8-seconds, a 10th of a 2nd faster than inventory.
In addition, the Squalo (Italian for shark) tuning bundle consists of an upgraded aerodynamically-superior frame package to preserve the automobile glued to the ground. It now has new facet skirts, a redesigned the front lip spoiler, a rear diffuser, and a brand new rear wing. If the inventory lively rear spoiler pushes 220 pounds (100kg) of downforce at the rear axle, we discern the fixed-wing layout makes even greater.
We haven’t any phrase on pricing, however a inventory Ferrari 296 GTB begins offevolved at around $320,000. DMC will start accepting cryptocurrency bills for its Squalo tuning bundle in case you don’t like paying cash. The tuning company is likewise operating on NFTs and different virtual purchases that won’t price an arm and a leg, guarantees DMC.
