I unexpectedly ran into this car and was surprisingly shocked of how good looking it was: very low to the ground and very wide. It looks so much better in real life. The GTS version would be mandatory IMO. I honestly did not expect it's to be that nice. It's a modern Dino, the baby of the family....
Dont know what this guy is talking about. I thought this was the best looking Ferrari to come out in a long time since Pininfarina and many others think the same too. Probably a better car than the SF90 not just in terms of performance but also looks. The driving characteristics are great because of the rwd configuration.
PJ I've always found your videos to be entertaining, and I get "it" that you love to trash Ferrari...but the "poor people" joke was in such bad taste that I'm shocked you said it. Everyone is entitled to their opinion on cars/watchs/houses/food...you name it. I've got a 296 on order and I can't wait to get it. Your opinion won't alter how I feel about the car. But in that same vein, that everyone is entitled to their opinion, you referring to anyone as poor people was sad.
Cars are pretty, cars are ugly. People are rich, people are poor. You are free to choose to be offended by it just as I am free to make the observations that I see in the world.
May i know your spec? I ordered one aswell but i'm still trying to choose between this very color (which is azzurro california or something like that i guess) and rosso fuoco. The red one would be with blu seats and everything else black (just like the sp Daytona) while this azzurro california would be paired with dark red interiors (bordeaux)
Great review PJ and fun roast. I've had 296 gtb for 2 weeks now. In my opinion the car looks great but with different colors. Mine is traditional rosso corsa (boring I know) but I enjoy the look. I enjoy the 165 hp electric only mode and all in qualifying+race mode the best.
I’m glad you don’t like the car, makes me feel good that I have one on order. If I had the same taste as yours or thought that you were in any way honest or objective, I’d be seriously ashamed and rethink my purchase.
Facts, they still make these cars for poor people like you, so you are correct we are not the same, my taste for poverty left years ago. One day maybe one day you ll feel it too. Till then enjoy.
He can be honest and say it's ugly, that's an opinion. That doesn't mean he's dishonest. I think it's ugly, you think it's beautiful, it's subjective. We all like different cars and specs and build differently! Has nothing to do with honesty, just opinion
Wow!! finally i saw someone doesn't talk bullshit! You Are Right Sir! That's exactly what i said to the Ferrari showroom Manager in Dubai when i went to collect my new F8 Spider, As an Architect/Designer, i can tell you from a design point of view, its The Worst!! It has a very tight Interior compared to the previous versions, The soulless complicated steering buttons, The useless Narrow roof opening in the GTS, The Silly corvette rear lights and the Camry front, I believe Camry is more aggressive! No Ferrari Lines, No Ferrari Character, No Identity! a very Shy/Weak Design! Regards, YAMAN
I agree. I put a $25k deposit 2 years ago for delivery of this year. When I went and saw the car in person at the reveal last year, I didn’t like it. So no 296 for me
Have to admire the honesty of slamming a friend’s car and in a dealership. Better than the dishonesty by other reviewers who are too afraid to speak truthfully
SF90 is THE UGLIEST FERRARI EVER. 296 sounds better, is faster(rolling race or half mile race), feels rawer and trashes it on track. The only Rarri with a Nurburgring record. How can you say SF90 is raw? AWD Ferrari? Chris Harrison bro?😂 Bro I m so happy you have no views 😂 really
It's not ugly like a Roma but it could have looked better. The back is the worst part, where they completely did away with the classic rounded tail lights of the F8 and 812.
Roma is the best looking new Ferrari. IDK what you are on about. The Roma is the classic Ferrari shape, and is traditionally beautiful. Watch the hagerty video with Jason Cammisa on the Roma.
I love your perspective when it comes Quality and Value but you’ve surely fallen off of your Rocker if you think that the current models on offer from Mclaren are Prettier than the 296 GTB. The 296 GTS is even more attractive.
@@KUROSHURAwhat! The P1, 675LT, 765LT are all beautiful IMO. The 296 is ugly AF though. The SF90 is sick, didn't love the front at first but it's grown on me. Especially with a Novitec kit on it 🔥
😱 Wow, admire your candid opinion. 👍👍😂 You know what, I have a theory. I think they purposefully make the cars a bit ugly. 2 reasons. (1) Like the BMWs current gen, I am not sure anybody truthfully like the new M2's look. But it creates more talking point and attention-grabbing by being controversial. Just marketing strategy 🤷♂ (2) They have to make the cars a bit ugly so they can make it pretty again in the next gen. Just good for business. After all. It is hard to keep making beautiful cars like arts on wheels. It is hard to find that beautiful curve/line. Why not take a dip, let it take a gentle hit then recover 🤷♂. Just my theory (btw, nice watch 👌👌👌 looks really good).
respect for keeping it real. Truth. the one thing that i hate about this car and sf 90 is why the exhaust is so high up in the rear? kills the look. need to be much lower.
Unsexiest. Correct. I was behind a dark green bordering black one and I was just thinking. Why not 458 even 488. What is this. Why do we have this. As a design project it is dire. SF90 is meh. 458 is where it is at. The 612 Scag is actually uglier again. Tho.
You're on point, very ugly. You're so right about reviewers not doing real reviews cuz they are afraid of not getting the next car to review. Throttle House does real reviews, but goofy
Italian and ferrari fan obviously here. You must be blind man... Its one of the most beautiful modern ferraris and the proportions are top notch if you consider the main inspiration was the 250LM and the dino. But i doubt you even know what a 250 lm is. 😂 This is actually one of the first ferraris in modern years that finally reminds somehow a Pininfarina styling even if its not one. Less is more in this case. Give the designer of this car a rise lmao not fire him 😂. This car in person is as beautiful as a 250LM, and i saw them both. I guess you are more the kind of guy who would like a mansory spec car.
I think Ferrari was trying to mix old school with new school and for me it doesn’t work. To me the 296 looks like someone tried to make their own Ferrari in their garage lol. I seen one driving in Paris it does look slightly better in person but the SF90 looks way better… in my opinion obviously.
No its not the ugliest Ferrari. There are plenty others uglier. However, u are correct: looks nowhere near as nice as SF90. I had zero interest in test driving one because of looks and muted sound. Should have kept F8 going instead of replacing with this.
Ironically this car sounds miles better than the F8, which was extremely muted btw. And as a bonus this car can trap a whopping 150MPH in the 1/4 mile…….which is bus lengths beyond what an F8 can and even faster speed than an SF90 can attain in the same metric
I agree. It is the ugliest Ferrari of all time, however, it can be made better looking. Novitec did a good job of doing so. It needs 21/22 inch black rims, better side skirts, lowered, etc. It can look better, even elegant once it's altered. I plan to get one only because I can fix it.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I get it that you don’t like the car because not every car can be like by everyone. But to call it trash is ridiculous. If I had heard your review without seeing the pictures I would have thought you were reviewing a Pontiac Aztec (except when you started the engine). Come on, really!!! Your comment that Ferrari has always been about style before performance is not correct. Ferrari has always been about racing, so performance is paramount. The only reason Enzo started to build road cars in the first place was to fund his racing.
who evers designing the current ferrari's should be fired. 296gtb, and now the Cilindri? wtf is up with that front end? They're trying to mix the oldschool models with the current new models, and its just not working. They need to bring that 458 designer back I'm guessing it was Pininfarina
@@ExoticCarHacks everyone’s entitled to their opinions but Ferrari is Ferrari. They are already going way above retail. They are gorgeous cars man. I’m pretty sure you can get one but you know retail from Ferrari is a huge come up.
What an obvious click-bait. It is definitely one of the best looking Ferraris ever. In comparison a Bugatti or Pagani is ugly as hell. But it all lies in the eye of the observer and his taste.
@exotic car hacks, you need to tone down the gloat, its not funny when you begin to bring in human beings being ugly etc and poor this and rich habits that, take it easy, you’re rich i get it and i have no issues with that, keep it civil!!
@@ExoticCarHacks truth hurts, i guess you’re not used being told the truth! its your opportunity to learn to be humble, you can always be antagonic without being vile languged!
except you cant save 200k cause if you consider a corvette over a ferrari as a savings, that means you didnt have the 200k to begin with to spend on a car
Let's not forget it's ugly siblings, the Roma and Lusso! That's a trio of severe ugliness! Your right, whoever designed these Ferrari's should be fired.
Ferrari is public so the mind set has changed. Now It's all about pumping out cars to increase sales volume so they can make Wall Street happy. Putting Wall Street ahead of Main Street in my opinion will become a problem. Anyhow, great video!
I unexpectedly ran into this car and was surprisingly shocked of how good looking it was: very low to the ground and very wide. It looks so much better in real life. The GTS version would be mandatory IMO. I honestly did not expect it's to be that nice. It's a modern Dino, the baby of the family....
Ferrari 12 Cilindri: Hold my beer.
I agree 100%. I got the 458, which is in my opinion one of the prettiest Ferraris ever made (488 pista I like the most)
Can't agree more.
Park it next to a 812, or 296 then the 458 looks average as hell. Couldn't disagree more.
@@dorsehick3034🤡
Dont know what this guy is talking about. I thought this was the best looking Ferrari to come out in a long time since Pininfarina and many others think the same too. Probably a better car than the SF90 not just in terms of performance but also looks. The driving characteristics are great because of the rwd configuration.
PJ I've always found your videos to be entertaining, and I get "it" that you love to trash Ferrari...but the "poor people" joke was in such bad taste that I'm shocked you said it. Everyone is entitled to their opinion on cars/watchs/houses/food...you name it. I've got a 296 on order and I can't wait to get it. Your opinion won't alter how I feel about the car. But in that same vein, that everyone is entitled to their opinion, you referring to anyone as poor people was sad.
Cars are pretty, cars are ugly. People are rich, people are poor. You are free to choose to be offended by it just as I am free to make the observations that I see in the world.
May i know your spec? I ordered one aswell but i'm still trying to choose between this very color (which is azzurro california or something like that i guess) and rosso fuoco. The red one would be with blu seats and everything else black (just like the sp Daytona) while this azzurro california would be paired with dark red interiors (bordeaux)
He’s a douche. Money doesn’t buy class.
@@ExoticCarHacksyou just sound like a pretentious ass hole in this comment lol
@@ExoticCarHacksyou lack taste even in the comments
Great review PJ and fun roast. I've had 296 gtb for 2 weeks now. In my opinion the car looks great but with different colors. Mine is traditional rosso corsa (boring I know) but I enjoy the look. I enjoy the 165 hp electric only mode and all in qualifying+race mode the best.
hey you don't need to say "boring i know" . If you like it , you like it .
I’m glad you don’t like the car, makes me feel good that I have one on order. If I had the same taste as yours or thought that you were in any way honest or objective, I’d be seriously ashamed and rethink my purchase.
Facts, they still make these cars for poor people like you, so you are correct we are not the same, my taste for poverty left years ago. One day maybe one day you ll feel it too. Till then enjoy.
@@ExoticCarHacksNew money. You think owning Bugattis means you’re rich, think again.
He can be honest and say it's ugly, that's an opinion. That doesn't mean he's dishonest. I think it's ugly, you think it's beautiful, it's subjective. We all like different cars and specs and build differently! Has nothing to do with honesty, just opinion
@@ExoticCarHacks having money means nothing about taste… ppl like you will forever chase money without achieving true taste or class
Btw i have a 296 and i love it
Check out Shmee's spec of his 296. One of the ugliest specs I've seen in a while
Wow!! finally i saw someone doesn't talk bullshit! You Are Right Sir! That's exactly what i said to the Ferrari showroom Manager in Dubai when i went to collect my new F8 Spider, As an Architect/Designer, i can tell you from a design point of view, its The Worst!! It has a very tight Interior compared to the previous versions, The soulless complicated steering buttons, The useless Narrow roof opening in the GTS, The Silly corvette rear lights and the Camry front, I believe Camry is more aggressive! No Ferrari Lines, No Ferrari Character, No Identity! a very Shy/Weak Design! Regards, YAMAN
Money can't buy taste sadly. F8 is one of the ugliest modern Ferraris. 296 is what comes close to a Pininfarina design language even not being one.
I agree. I put a $25k deposit 2 years ago for delivery of this year. When I went and saw the car in person at the reveal last year, I didn’t like it. So no 296 for me
I keep saying please ferrari for the love of god bring back pininfarina 😂
Have to admire the honesty of slamming a friend’s car and in a dealership.
Better than the dishonesty by other reviewers who are too afraid to speak truthfully
As you might imagine, my friend doesn't care, as is the case now with Ferrari he was forced to buy it in order to get something else he really wanted.
@@ExoticCarHacks appreciate the reply and honesty
Pj is jokes I mean his videos literally pack excitement, so blunt it’s beautiful.
That’s your opinion, beluga. Sounds like you’re the 900 pound kid.
unpopular belief but the 296 looks better than the sf90
SF90 is THE UGLIEST FERRARI EVER. 296 sounds better, is faster(rolling race or half mile race), feels rawer and trashes it on track. The only Rarri with a Nurburgring record.
How can you say SF90 is raw? AWD Ferrari? Chris Harrison bro?😂
Bro I m so happy you have no views 😂 really
It's not ugly like a Roma but it could have looked better. The back is the worst part, where they completely did away with the classic rounded tail lights of the F8 and 812.
Roma is the best looking new Ferrari. IDK what you are on about. The Roma is the classic Ferrari shape, and is traditionally beautiful. Watch the hagerty video with Jason Cammisa on the Roma.
The Roma looks ALOT better than the 296!
Roma looks way better than this
I love your perspective when it comes Quality and Value but you’ve surely fallen off of your Rocker if you think that the current models on offer from Mclaren are
Prettier than the 296 GTB. The 296 GTS is even more attractive.
I own a McLaren and even I think the 296 is beautiful. Way better looking than the SF90.
You people need to get your eyes checked
The McLaren GT is maybe uglier than this car, but that's it
@@ExoticCarHacks Nah, the only beautiful cat that Mclaren has ever had is the Original Mclaren F-1.
@@KUROSHURAwhat! The P1, 675LT, 765LT are all beautiful IMO. The 296 is ugly AF though. The SF90 is sick, didn't love the front at first but it's grown on me. Especially with a Novitec kit on it 🔥
😱 Wow, admire your candid opinion. 👍👍😂 You know what, I have a theory. I think they purposefully make the cars a bit ugly. 2 reasons. (1) Like the BMWs current gen, I am not sure anybody truthfully like the new M2's look. But it creates more talking point and attention-grabbing by being controversial. Just marketing strategy 🤷♂ (2) They have to make the cars a bit ugly so they can make it pretty again in the next gen. Just good for business. After all. It is hard to keep making beautiful cars like arts on wheels. It is hard to find that beautiful curve/line. Why not take a dip, let it take a gentle hit then recover 🤷♂.
Just my theory (btw, nice watch 👌👌👌 looks really good).
New M2 should be thrown into a trash can
respect for keeping it real. Truth. the one thing that i hate about this car and sf 90 is why the exhaust is so high up in the rear? kills the look. need to be much lower.
I have a 296 gtb, look is subjective. But i like mine
under 300 miles and already an engine light on a dash lol
"Apparently poor people like this car"😂😂😂😂
I’m now just convinced this is a troll channel.
Unsexiest. Correct. I was behind a dark green bordering black one and I was just thinking. Why not 458 even 488. What is this. Why do we have this. As a design project it is dire. SF90 is meh. 458 is where it is at. The 612 Scag is actually uglier again. Tho.
You're on point, very ugly. You're so right about reviewers not doing real reviews cuz they are afraid of not getting the next car to review. Throttle House does real reviews, but goofy
The color is beautiful!
You've voiced exactly my thoughts on this Ferrari. I cannot believe how backwards Ferrari has gone with this.
Italian and ferrari fan obviously here. You must be blind man... Its one of the most beautiful modern ferraris and the proportions are top notch if you consider the main inspiration was the 250LM and the dino. But i doubt you even know what a 250 lm is. 😂 This is actually one of the first ferraris in modern years that finally reminds somehow a Pininfarina styling even if its not one. Less is more in this case. Give the designer of this car a rise lmao not fire him 😂. This car in person is as beautiful as a 250LM, and i saw them both. I guess you are more the kind of guy who would like a mansory spec car.
you have good takes. like dude who actually has a brain
agreed, the front looks like it's a decades old sports car, the back is seems ok though
I think Ferrari was trying to mix old school with new school and for me it doesn’t work. To me the 296 looks like someone tried to make their own Ferrari in their garage lol. I seen one driving in Paris it does look slightly better in person but the SF90 looks way better… in my opinion obviously.
way better
You're absolutely right PJ .....That's the new ' FERRUGLY 2.96 Wet or dry ' stupidcar !
Thank you! Thing looks horrendous and I don't care what anyone says
I want to ask is the new BMW G70 7 series 2023 ugliest
color is great, i think this design better than sf90 reguler
98% chance this guys from Hialeah. Lol
What bike is that in the background from 3:50 ? It looks sick 🔥
That guy who drove past you.....perfect timing 😂
The MONDIAL is the most ugly Ferrari followed by the 348.
I agree dude. It does look ugly. The sf90 on the other hand is stunning !
Especially with the Novitec kit, the SF90 🔥🔥🔥
I respect all the buyers of the 296 but it’s not exotic at all but more awkward
what? this screams exotic
Andew Tate wannabe. Equally irrelevant.
If I'm irrelevant I don't even want to know what that makes you.
No its not the ugliest Ferrari. There are plenty others uglier. However, u are correct: looks nowhere near as nice as SF90. I had zero interest in test driving one because of looks and muted sound. Should have kept F8 going instead of replacing with this.
Ironically this car sounds miles better than the F8, which was extremely muted btw. And as a bonus this car can trap a whopping 150MPH in the 1/4 mile…….which is bus lengths beyond what an F8 can and even faster speed than an SF90 can attain in the same metric
Nah
All hypercars from the 90s and late 80s are the ugliest models
Yeah that design is trash looking
PJ is savage 😂.
I believe the ONLY Ferrari prettier than the 296 is the 488 Pista and 458. The rest fall short. Cheers
What do u think of the 812 competition?
Im glad im not the only one that was thinking this.
You are right, it looks more like a lotus
Look back at rarris from yester-year you'll see where the design is from
Straight up I love the honesty
Sort of looks like a Corvette 3LT front and back.
Yessss the PJ i miss, nothing wrong with this review.... The car is soft looking i agree and it also sounds like shit
Beauty is in the eyes of the behonder.... but driving the car in a straight line and saying it drives good.... this car is beast on bends...
The poor people lmao….
everyone plays with different zeros.
I agree. It is the ugliest Ferrari of all time, however, it can be made better looking. Novitec did a good job of doing so. It needs 21/22 inch black rims, better side skirts, lowered, etc. It can look better, even elegant once it's altered. I plan to get one only because I can fix it.
As what kind of person would you reflect yourself? Ugly or beauty? Style you cannot buy.
After the 488 / F12.. Ferrari design turned to absolute shit.
Agreed
LMFA Off!!!!! Chris Harrison has entered the chat 😂
Shmee begs to differ
Shmee is afraid to not be allowed at another ferrari event for saying something negative lol. Good guy, but learn to read the room
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I get it that you don’t like the car because not every car can be like by everyone. But to call it trash is ridiculous. If I had heard your review without seeing the pictures I would have thought you were reviewing a Pontiac Aztec (except when you started the engine). Come on, really!!! Your comment that Ferrari has always been about style before performance is not correct. Ferrari has always been about racing, so performance is paramount. The only reason Enzo started to build road cars in the first place was to fund his racing.
Nose looks like a Honda CR-Z
yep
This car is considered "hideous"? Lol...good grief some ppl have zero perspective.
Did you actually look at it or are you blinded by the FeRrAri badge?
@@ExoticCarHacks yep, and while you can say it doesnt look as good as others, calling it a flat out "ugly" or "hideous" car is silly.
Calling ppl have zero perspective also sound silly
I don't want to imagine your taste in women...
who evers designing the current ferrari's should be fired. 296gtb, and now the Cilindri? wtf is up with that front end? They're trying to mix the oldschool models with the current new models, and its just not working. They need to bring that 458 designer back I'm guessing it was Pininfarina
I think you do not like the color !!!😂
i agree, looks super weird
thoughts on Roma? Sexy or ugly?
Heinous
To a car enthusiast like yourself yes it's a trash but to a average Joe who's not a car enthusiast it will turn heads!!
Any man that pulls up in that should be embarrassed.
Ferrari sitting there looking at this guy’s comment like a spec of dust in the Universe.
Ferrari ⚖️ car hacks
absolute facts, expect they notice closely hint why I am banned from buying their cars, but I still get em new :)
Honest = savage to most
@@ExoticCarHacks everyone’s entitled to their opinions but Ferrari is Ferrari. They are already going way above retail. They are gorgeous cars man. I’m pretty sure you can get one but you know retail from Ferrari is a huge come up.
What an obvious click-bait.
It is definitely one of the best looking Ferraris ever. In comparison a Bugatti or Pagani is ugly as hell. But it all lies in the eye of the observer and his taste.
Hear me out this is one of the most beautiful ferrari i have seen in my entire life!!
And yeah another thing ignore this man..
💯% F'n terrible...
This is ridiculous. That car is beautiful. Wanna talk ugliest Ferrari, call that monstrosity called the FF…
swimming against the stream gives you attention - that's what its all about. nothing more nothing serious
The best looking Ferrari….
Actually I think the worst was the Modena.
Sorry Frank. I liked the Mini.
haha love the jokes you tell
lol rolls eyes
Honestly looks better than the sf90 to me
@exotic car hacks, you need to tone down the gloat, its not funny when you begin to bring in human beings being ugly etc and poor this and rich habits that, take it easy, you’re rich i get it and i have no issues with that, keep it civil!!
start your own youtube and then do what you like, or go watch disney for feel good content
@@ExoticCarHacks truth hurts, i guess you’re not used being told the truth! its your opportunity to learn to be humble, you can always be antagonic without being vile languged!
This pj mf sickens me.. he'll be one of the ones you hear tell of that committed suicide or jumped off a bridge if he lost his money
I DNT see how anyone in their right mind can support a arrogant mf like this through making him richer buying his worthless memberships& shit
orice?
Front look like Rimac
yes, also super ugly
Don't get banned by Ferrari bro 😅
People think the Portofino looks bad? I think it’s definitely overpriced but looks good
People are drinking the Kool Aid on the 296
Waste of money when you can buy a corvette and save 200k
except you cant save 200k cause if you consider a corvette over a ferrari as a savings, that means you didnt have the 200k to begin with to spend on a car
Mate get into a gym , become a bit more humble and chill.
Let's not forget it's ugly siblings, the Roma and Lusso! That's a trio of severe ugliness! Your right, whoever designed these Ferrari's should be fired.
I was just talking to my friend about this today
I agree with youThe 296 is the ugliest ferrari ever made
The proportions and the design are hideous
I agree with you it's so fucking ugly
lol it looks cheap. Looks like a Miata.
I’m a huge Ferrari fan!! SO……. Damnit, I think you are right…. 😂
Yeah it's pretty damn ugly
Boneless ferrari
This car looks good. Money can't buy taste. Or are you mad you can't afford the one you really want?
lol, go read a book and use google more bro
Ferrari is public so the mind set has changed. Now It's all about pumping out cars to increase sales volume so they can make Wall Street happy. Putting Wall Street ahead of Main Street in my opinion will become a problem. Anyhow, great video!
Completely disagree. I disliked the 296 when I saw it but it grew on me. Easily the most classically beautiful new Ferrari with the roma.
Yeah saw it 5times, not a fan, maybe the GTS will be better.
neah man, thats BS, the Roma is ugly. but you are american, i wouldnt expect americans have good taste in cars, lol.
I'm Iranian but nice try I guess