Convertible Ferrari 296 GTS Teased A Day Before Its Debut

We’re all but certain the newest open-top Ferrari (that isn’t the Ferrari 812 GTS) is going to debut tomorrow. The brand has been teasing its open-top Ferrari 296 GTB twin for a while, most notably earlier this month, and this is probably the last teaser we’ll get out of the Maranello marque before an official debut.

The video, posted to Ferrari’s social media accounts, shows a flash of gauge clusters, wheels, and silhouettes laid over some suitably dramatic music. We’re also pretty sure we hear Ferrari’s new V6 engine in the background. Frankly, given the teasers we’ve gotten so far, there’s almost no way it isn’t.

Slowing the footage down (a handy feature on Twitter) gives away a few details about the newest open-roof Ferrari. For a brief moment, you can see that the wheel of the new Ferrari is made of carbon fiber. A few frames later, the rear deck of the new Ferrari gives away its mid-engine layout and rear third design elements, something we penned almost to the letter back when we worked up the render above.

The production car will also carry the Roma’s gear selector, a nod to the gated manual Ferraris we no longer get new from Maranello. We can also see that the manettino layout Ferrari is famous for will be included. That’s shown just before a long, panning shot of the car’s blue paint and bodywork. It’s pretty clear towards the end that the camera is pointing towards the open-ended windscreen of a convertible.

Given that this is “just” an open-top trim of the base 296, we’re expecting the same 819 hp and 546 lb-ft of torque found in the existing 296’s V6 engine. Of course, the electric motors from the 296 GTB will also be present. As a result, performance figures should sit fairly close to the hardtop car.

The 296 GTB rockets to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds, but due to some extra weight from the convertible mechanism, as well as structural reinforcements, we’re guessing that number could start with a 3 by the time Ferrari reveals the production car tomorrow at 2:00 PM CEST.