Maranello, 11th June 2022 – The Ferrari 296 GTB has won the Production Car category of
the prestigious Car Design Award, which was launched in 1984 by the Italian
magazine, Auto&Design. The prize-giving ceremony took place yesterday at
the celebrated ADI Design Museum as part of Milan Design Week.
The Car Design Award is presented to
projects that have made a significant contribution to the evolution of car
design. The winners are selected by an expert jury of 11 expert journalists
from leading international motoring publications, including Auto&Design
itself. Citing its reason for awarding the Ferrari 296 GTB the top plaudit in
the Production Car category, the jury declared: «Creating a form this beautiful and organic whilst still complying with
all current regulations and giving the car an incredibly high level of
technology and performance, is a truly impressive feat. The legendary sports
prototype racers of the 1960s have informed the Ferrari 296 GTB’s design and
the end result is a superb, contemporary interpretation of a classic design
language».
The 296 GTB, an evolution of Ferrari’s
mid-rear-engined two-seater sports berlinetta concept, hailed nothing short of
a revolution for the Maranello-based company as it introduced a brand-new 120°
V6 engine coupled with a plug-in (PHEV) electric motor capable of unleashing up
to 830 cv. It thus redefines the whole concept of fun behind the wheel to
deliver pure emotions not just when being pushed to its limits but also in
day-to-day driving.