Honestly, the black A pilar is my favourite part of the car. Yes, it does not look fully ferrari but brands can't get stuck in making the same car over and over
Indeed. He just made it look like 458 meets F8. Recycling cars from the past decade. Which is exactly what Ferrari did not want: this car has to make clear it breaks with the past decade and enters a new era. It sends that message and looks great as it is. Don’t fiddle with it.
SketchMonkey this is a Dino based model, look at the Dino, Look the elements on the front, on the hood, the size, proportions, also the back. That´s the answer to everything. Your redesign it´s over the 458, doesn´t really make sense (with all the respect).
Just because it was based on the Dino doesn't mean it was done well. It isn't very 'Ferrari' to me and a lot of people, and the intention of the design doesn't change that
@@Vanilla.coke1234 For me the design is well done, and faithful to the Dino, so for you to make this model more 458ish is the answer? Aren't you tired to the 458 restyling? 488, F8, SF90, etc? It was a long run of the same recipe... It was sad that Pininfarina left but it's time also to upgrade the design lenguage
Does it really matter though? I think he basically wanted to say those elements do not belong to a 300k car and stated his opinion so we should keep the argument around his opinion, not his personality
love it, looks small and agile and dynamic. I like it more than the SF90 actually. The wheelbase looks so short. the only thing bothering me is the low shoulder line - air intake - rear arch connection, feels a little off in the pictures.
Tbh I love this car, it's just all about the smooth lines like Ferrari should. It really looks like one of those concepts I've seen back in early 2010s
It's horrible. The headlights are perfect as they are. The redesign looks 10 years old and not that nice. The tail lights needed some redesign, not necessarily this one, but they don't look that good stock
I Love how SketchMonkey added videos of the Ferrari in motion so we get a sense of what he is talking about. Your videos are getting SO good over time!
The LED backlights are changing in the automotive design industry because you don´t need a lot to make it effective, that´s why the backlights, the interruption on the middle is in honor to the two lights historically used, but the area use to make a circle with LED doesn´t make sense anymore, it makes the backlights too big,
when I was whatching this videos I was like" this is one of the rare cases that I really dont like that much of the redesign"...but then he changed the rear lights...god !! it hurts to see how much better this car looks with that...damn Ferrari...that could make this car perfect
As Italian i can say only 1 word about the design of the 296 GTB : FINALLY! Finally because i waiting Ferrari back like a very Italian car from few years. Ferrari is pure, classic, elegant and not as the other fake Italian brand who named Lamborghini. I really like the elegance of the lines, the 250 LM tribute in the back side. Yes, for me....BELLISSIMA!
I don't get the dislike about this car. Like I don't like the design but it's something different. I get that they were trying a modern take on the 250 but really this isn't necessary everytime, it's okay to move on. For me it looks a bit like a Ford GT and an Alfa 4C met an SF90S.
@@sonnyreddevil69 modern take on the Dino...not 250. This would be a disgrace to the 250...plus yes the back looks like an Alfa 4c thanks to the rear arches. And the soft radiuses all over the car make it look cheap
This is the First v6 Ferrari since the Dino, That´s why Ferrari´s design it´s related to it (50 years after the Dino (246) was in production, that´s really why Ferrari call it 296, also I think all of us were getting tired of the 458 redesign (the 488, F8, SF90, etc), this is fresh, agresive and muscular. The black A pilar is also a new tendency in Ferrari to give a cockpit impression and more visual weight to the body, on the Dino the A pilar was really slim, so I think it's alright.
Wow, I disagree so much with a lot that has been said here. Reason to split those tailights like they did? Simple - to resamble classic ferrari double tailight design and still keep it very modern by having single stripe on top. People who shout the loudest are usually those who know the least. Recent Ferrari models after 458 - too much detail, bring back simple. Ferrari 296 comes out - too simple, give us f8 tributo complexity ;D I think it looks phenomenal, aspecially rear of this car is such a masterpiece of surface controll. Very purposefull, fresh, interesting and just very very sexy. I like SF90 too, but compared to this it looks quite a bit more robotic and less "beautiful" somehow.
It's one thing to be simple, its another to design a car that is not only uninspiring to look at, but rather ugly. Plus you can both be complex and elegant in your design, and considering the actual technology the cars had to be built with throughout history, Ferraris have never been simple. Imagine having people in a warehouse literally banging out aluminum sheets back in the 50s and expecting sharp and complex lines. You look at an F40 and tell me, for a car from the late 80s, do you see a simple design? Ferraris have always and should always be complex designs, that's what makes them special, because they have always been able to make complex, yet elegant, looking cars. Simple and functional is for the Germans, in your face is for Lamborghini, and elegantly complex is what Ferrari is supposed to do best, this car misses that and also has glaring design flaws that just don't look good.
Nice redesign approach SketchMonkey. However only your round taillights are convincing. While the rear fender, the mid section and the headlights I like the originals better. For me the small itching design oddities make this amazing car really unique! They add strong characteristic elements to the lean and pure design of the car.
I love everything except for the taillights on this design, its not as over styled as most cars nowadays... love the simplicity Cheap cars like Hondas and Toyotas have complicated and over styled headlights, i dont get why you`d complain about the simplicity of the headlights
I guarantee these cars today are being designed by committee where everyone's opinion is important and must be used. The days of one great designer leading a team with his vision are over.
@@AndresBastidas97 He approves the final model meticulously, thoroughly, regardless of not designing every detail by himself. I blame Flavio Manzoni for the latest models. I'd even retouch the Roma a bit, if new era tifosis allow me to say so
I think this is the most beautiful Ferrari in the last many years. I disagree with all of those requests for a change. The rear lights are obviously a new direction, may be unfamiliar, but they work perfectly. The rear wheel hump is perfect, it's probably the best part of the car, it was used on classic models. The front lights are just beautiful, there's no reason to recreate what has already been done on other models. This car reminds me of my childhood dreams, the 308, 328 and the 288 gto in many respects. All in all this car is a new direction and reviving the past at the same time and it turned out to be much much better than what I expected or have ever imagined.
It took just 24 hours to think it was bizarre to believing it's absolutely gorgeous. That rear 3/4 view is astonishing, with that roof line / rear deck transition!
i have to disagree with you over the "emotional" design. I mean, one of the most iconic Ferrari is the f40 which it's the most simplistic and performance oriented design I've ever seen on a car (and I love it), but I wouldn't refer to it as "emotional", some of Ferrari's design were totally emotional, but I don't think this must apply to each of Ferrari's car, based on what we saw in the past
The argument about paying 300k for a car and having something more special as lights is useless. The Mclaren F1 and the Lamborghini Diablo had taillights from a bus. The fact the lights suit the car is far more important
The unachievable expectaions people put on a brand is sad. This car is gorgeous! I think it's refreshing to see the small, simplified light signatures. It moves the Ferrari design language forward, and I commend them for that. Since the end of the Pinin design era, I admit Ferrari have had some struggles. But some people would have you believe this multi-billion dollar brand has 'fallen off' which is so far from the truth. The Roma, and now the 296, have once again proven that Ferrari is the builder of dream cars.
I’m surprised about all the negative reactions to it. I do think that a Ferrari should have round tail lights. Also Frank Stephenson pointed something out about the head light separation line not quite lining up with the line on the hood. Now that he mentioned that, my OCD won’t let me unsee it. But appart from that, I find this car to be absolutely stunning to look at. And I say this as a die hard Lambo Fanboi.
I think the only thing wrong with the 296 design is the lights. I’d leave the a-pillar black. Most of the minor changes to other body lines are so minor they’d be too debatable and I think you could feel one way about it one day, and another way the next. BUT ROUND TAIL LIGHTS PLEASE. This to me is such an iconic piece of modern Ferrari design. When Ferrari parted ways with Pininfarina, they also parted ways with the round tail lights. And it feels like they did it for no reason other than new manufacturing technology makes so many unique shapes possible… so it feels like they’re screwing with them just because they want something “new” and “more challenging than circles.” The new headlights are too minimal… I like the proposed design here, it’s more reminiscent of what they’ve been doing for the last 20 years. But please - round tail lights. I don’t even think you need 4, I think 2 like the 458 would be great. My favorite feature on my 430 are the tail lights and how they’re literally the same part number as the Enzo. I remember seeing the 430 on the road when I was 16 and I thought the way the round tail lights protruded from the body work was the coolest thing… told myself I’d get one someday… well, here we are. All for those cigarette tailllights.
No joke, those things you did to the back especially made me really wanting them to make it like that instead, it fitted the car so well!!! The 458/488 green house I also agree with that, but man, if you had just made the headlights just a bit shorter in length it would in my own opinion, ferraris best design since the 458, when we at least talk about their mid engine layout. I am still a very big fan of the sf90 but that redesign you just did with only a few other tweaks in my opinion would have made it so much better. But besides that extremely well done, sad Ferrari didn’t make the 296 like this instead, I think a lot of people would have been much happier with this design
I was thinking of shortening the LEDs and not have them stretch up too far on the fenders, but that would have made it too predictable. What was special with the 458 for example was that it had timeless mid engine proportions combined with a few strange, unpredictable graphic design features. Wanted to remain one of those features in this redesign and it turned out to be the stretched LED following the curvature of the front fenders
The implementation of round lights on the back of the car was a thing I wanted to see ever since I first saw the 296, great edit, thank you! :D (I also would have liked to see the little "teeth" on the top and bottom of the exhaust removed, I don't really know why they're there but they look off to me, it seems like they wanted to split the exhaust in two but they weren't really convinced so they just half assed it, lol)
You guys should see frank stephenson’s thoughts on this car. A real, renowed designer, talking about it. His redesign is so much better and has much more respect over the ferrari brand(since he worked there) and over the 296 designer as well.
Honestly I actually like the 296 GTB I think it'll make a great entry level supercar for Ferrari and I like how they have the 70s and 80s design cues from Italian sports cars and this is like a modern successor to the Dino which is one thing I love about this car
I REALLY like your headlight design, but I feel that if they just filled in the dumb little scoop with a complete headlight and then made the LED strip full width (maybe with a down-spike on the inside corner too, for accent) it would be fine and "not too big" for the car. Your rear end changes were perfect. I can honestly go either way with the A-pillar. I like floating roofs. Could make it cooler by doing an all glass tesla style thing, instead.
Seeing a lot of comments about this being a fairly acceptable hommage to the Dino, except it was intended to be inspired by the 250LM, officially. Also confirmed by Frank Stephenson, former director of concept design at Ferrari/Maserati, who made several revisions to bring it more in line with Ferrari's design language.
You're changes are 100% spot on!!! The A pillar looked like an Alfa, the nose looked like a C8 and tail lights definitely looked like 8 bit sunglasses. If I had 250k I'd pay a few extra to customise to your design !
i love your redesign but i'd just wanna change one more thing, the greenhouse, i'd wanna give it the ferrari 458/488/f8 tributo roof and greenhouse styling
Basically, lighting from Ferrari's design language 10 years ago. If the argument is always going to be, "This is what _____ is supposed to look like," design becomes static.
The rear fender looks like the 80‘s, the rest of the car like 2025. You can’t mix that hard different times and Design Elements in my opinion. They should have integrated the rear fender more into our time today. It‘s great to install older classic and elegant design elements in new cars, but this is not the best example for it. Your redesign is really good. Don‘t sure about using the „old“ rear lights again, but the headlights are great!
I really like what you did with the A pillar. I think the front end needs more, it looks like it doesn't belong on that car. I would like to see something more like the rear bulges. But not as something that stand above the side line but with something coming from the bonnet and the front in general.
I actually quite like the design of this one, I can clearly see the inspiration from the 288 shining through in the design, like an old Ferrari wearing a new Ferrari coating.
Very interesting experiment! One thing I noticed is that nowadays car manufacturers replace traditional lightcathers with black skirt elements (on the side) for hiding the visual weight of the cars. It's a trend going across every segments, probably came from unproportional crossover SUVs trying to hide the enormous amaunt of bodymass.
Like the lights changes both front and back but I would 100000% leave the A pillar black for a panoramic 180° 1 piece look, might even go all in and get the roof black for a LaFerrari look
Also not sure about the width of the exhaust system, the 2 "dents" in the middle and if it should stay that silver with all the red and black in the back
The changes are subtle but have a big impact. I think you fixed exactly the right things - the more traditional, circular taillights look so much better. I also agree with the body colored a-pillar, it just looks a lot more elegant and Ferrari-esque. And the headlights look indeed a lot more interesting with a little hint to the 458. I'm also not completely sure about the singular central exhaust. Maybe four round / oval exhaust tips would suit the car better. Anyways, great video, as always!
I don’t know why everyone is comparing it to a 250. It looks like a modern day Dino to me. A good one at that.
If it was a tribute to the 250, it would have absolutely failed
No one said it was a tribute to the 250, just the rear resembles the 250 LM, more like inspired (edited)
@@mayvb4926 Ohhh I see the resemblance now
It looks like the Ferrari SP38 Deborah, if the designer is told to draw with only the descriptions and nothing else..
Reminds me of a modern 328
Someone said that the rear lights look like Ray-Ban sunglasses, and now I can't unsee it😂😂
Same just happened to me 😂
Me too
Same😂
I like it. Gives me Lancia Stratos vibes especially from the side
Yeah the greenhouse looks similar
Thought so too! It’d be cool to see a redesign of this into a modern Stratos
The "humps" over the rear arches look Stratos-like to me too, as well as the window line
And the Dino too especially with the new V6TT
@@educortazarc I've been asking for a redesign of the Stratos lately. 😅
Honestly, the black A pilar is my favourite part of the car. Yes, it does not look fully ferrari but brands can't get stuck in making the same car over and over
Imo the A pillar area does look fully Ferrari, see the Ferrari Enzo. This car blends a lot of classic Ferrari elements into one car
@@syedmustafa3145 or J50. That's where it came from
Reminds me of the f430.
Yup
Porsche has had the same design language since the 1970's.
“The F8 tribute is way over designed” .... proceeds to make the front look like an F8.
it’s just the headlights, this redesign was much cleaner
The rear is similar too... 😒
* thank you *
I loved the F8. In all its incarnations.
Yes,I went there.
Indeed. He just made it look like 458 meets F8. Recycling cars from the past decade. Which is exactly what Ferrari did not want: this car has to make clear it breaks with the past decade and enters a new era. It sends that message and looks great as it is. Don’t fiddle with it.
SketchMonkey this is a Dino based model, look at the Dino, Look the elements on the front, on the hood, the size, proportions, also the back. That´s the answer to everything. Your redesign it´s over the 458, doesn´t really make sense (with all the respect).
Isn't this based on 250LM ? the hardtop 250P?
Just because it was based on the Dino doesn't mean it was done well. It isn't very 'Ferrari' to me and a lot of people, and the intention of the design doesn't change that
@@Vanilla.coke1234 For me the design is well done, and faithful to the Dino, so for you to make this model more 458ish is the answer? Aren't you tired to the 458 restyling? 488, F8, SF90, etc? It was a long run of the same recipe... It was sad that Pininfarina left but it's time also to upgrade the design lenguage
@@diegobittar7425 ferrari please bring back pininfarina.
Ferrari is making a mess
Your redesign... this is it, chief. Especially that front end. Nailed it!
That guy who commented "when i pay 300k on a supercar" would not be commenting on reddit if he actually had 300k
Redditors are 19 year olds at the oldest
r/RedditMoment
Does it really matter though? I think he basically wanted to say those elements do not belong to a 300k car and stated his opinion so we should keep the argument around his opinion, not his personality
love it, looks small and agile and dynamic. I like it more than the SF90 actually. The wheelbase looks so short. the only thing bothering me is the low shoulder line - air intake - rear arch connection, feels a little off in the pictures.
Tbh I love this car, it's just all about the smooth lines like Ferrari should. It really looks like one of those concepts I've seen back in early 2010s
Your headlight redesign is a game changer for this car. Huge improvement
It's horrible. The headlights are perfect as they are. The redesign looks 10 years old and not that nice. The tail lights needed some redesign, not necessarily this one, but they don't look that good stock
I knew the inspiration from those haunches within 5 seconds of seeing it, old skool touch without being retro. It looks pure and I think its sick 👌🏼
I Love how SketchMonkey added videos of the Ferrari in motion so we get a sense of what he is talking about. Your videos are getting SO good over time!
I dont think i can look at this car now without wishing that the headlights where designed like this instead
why go backwards though ? Ferrari already made those lights 10 years ago.
The LED backlights are changing in the automotive design industry because you don´t need a lot to make it effective, that´s why the backlights, the interruption on the middle is in honor to the two lights historically used, but the area use to make a circle with LED doesn´t make sense anymore, it makes the backlights too big,
when I was whatching this videos I was like" this is one of the rare cases that I really dont like that much of the redesign"...but then he changed the rear lights...god !! it hurts to see how much better this car looks with that...damn Ferrari...that could make this car perfect
As Italian i can say only 1 word about the design of the 296 GTB : FINALLY!
Finally because i waiting Ferrari back like a very Italian car from few years.
Ferrari is pure, classic, elegant and not as the other fake Italian brand who named Lamborghini. I really like the elegance of the lines, the 250 LM tribute in the back side. Yes, for me....BELLISSIMA!
The rear is much better, personally I like the original front lights
I don't get the dislike about this car. Like I don't like the design but it's something different. I get that they were trying a modern take on the 250 but really this isn't necessary everytime, it's okay to move on. For me it looks a bit like a Ford GT and an Alfa 4C met an SF90S.
What dislike? Most people seem to like it
I definitely see the ford gt influence - not the newest one
they copy the design and engine since v6 ford gt slaying ferrari on lemans 😅
@@sonnyreddevil69 modern take on the Dino...not 250. This would be a disgrace to the 250...plus yes the back looks like an Alfa 4c thanks to the rear arches. And the soft radiuses all over the car make it look cheap
Actually, it is closed to the 458 MM Speciale and the SP38 Ferrari more than those cars
This is the First v6 Ferrari since the Dino, That´s why Ferrari´s design it´s related to it (50 years after the Dino (246) was in production, that´s really why Ferrari call it 296, also I think all of us were getting tired of the 458 redesign (the 488, F8, SF90, etc), this is fresh, agresive and muscular. The black A pilar is also a new tendency in Ferrari to give a cockpit impression and more visual weight to the body, on the Dino the A pilar was really slim, so I think it's alright.
Wow, I disagree so much with a lot that has been said here.
Reason to split those tailights like they did? Simple - to resamble classic ferrari double tailight design and still keep it very modern by having single stripe on top.
People who shout the loudest are usually those who know the least. Recent Ferrari models after 458 - too much detail, bring back simple. Ferrari 296 comes out - too simple, give us f8 tributo complexity ;D
I think it looks phenomenal, aspecially rear of this car is such a masterpiece of surface controll. Very purposefull, fresh, interesting and just very very sexy. I like SF90 too, but compared to this it looks quite a bit more robotic and less "beautiful" somehow.
It's one thing to be simple, its another to design a car that is not only uninspiring to look at, but rather ugly. Plus you can both be complex and elegant in your design, and considering the actual technology the cars had to be built with throughout history, Ferraris have never been simple. Imagine having people in a warehouse literally banging out aluminum sheets back in the 50s and expecting sharp and complex lines. You look at an F40 and tell me, for a car from the late 80s, do you see a simple design? Ferraris have always and should always be complex designs, that's what makes them special, because they have always been able to make complex, yet elegant, looking cars. Simple and functional is for the Germans, in your face is for Lamborghini, and elegantly complex is what Ferrari is supposed to do best, this car misses that and also has glaring design flaws that just don't look good.
Nice redesign approach SketchMonkey. However only your round taillights are convincing. While the rear fender, the mid section and the headlights I like the originals better. For me the small itching design oddities make this amazing car really unique! They add strong characteristic elements to the lean and pure design of the car.
I love everything except for the taillights on this design, its not as over styled as most cars nowadays... love the simplicity
Cheap cars like Hondas and Toyotas have complicated and over styled headlights, i dont get why you`d complain about the simplicity of the headlights
Those rear round 4 lights are just RIGHT. I wish I could have see them on the Roma as well
True but (in my opinion at least) the taillights of the Roma look better than these Ray-Bans 😂
@@amanx502 totally agree.
Honestly I prefer the original model, who cares about what it looks like? For me it's a masterpiece! 🇮🇹
exactly, nothing wrong with the design from ferrari.
Why go backwards ? You are trying to do something they already did 10 years ago.
No problems with f8 , roma , sf90 and 296...
They all R gorgeous ❤
Your fix of the headlights is PURE GENIUS!
I guarantee these cars today are being designed by committee where everyone's opinion is important and must be used. The days of one great designer leading a team with his vision are over.
I guarantee you're wrong, look up Flavio Manzoni
@@chrisblashill7265 he’s the design director, yet the designs are all conceived by a team of people, not just by Flavio himself.
This totally explains Honda and Toyota and Nissan the last 10 years, all of which look like total shit.
Equality sucks in a way, I see what you did there
@@AndresBastidas97 He approves the final model meticulously, thoroughly, regardless of not designing every detail by himself. I blame Flavio Manzoni for the latest models. I'd even retouch the Roma a bit, if new era tifosis allow me to say so
Your design is absolutely beautiful. Much better than the original one in my opinion. I love the modernization of the 458 headlights.
I think this is the most beautiful Ferrari in the last many years. I disagree with all of those requests for a change.
The rear lights are obviously a new direction, may be unfamiliar, but they work perfectly.
The rear wheel hump is perfect, it's probably the best part of the car, it was used on classic models.
The front lights are just beautiful, there's no reason to recreate what has already been done on other models.
This car reminds me of my childhood dreams, the 308, 328 and the 288 gto in many respects.
All in all this car is a new direction and reviving the past at the same time and it turned out to be much much better than what I expected or have ever imagined.
Thanks for exploring my comment from your last vid!
Changes you made were exactly what I had in mind. Awesome job!
It took just 24 hours to think it was bizarre to believing it's absolutely gorgeous. That rear 3/4 view is astonishing, with that roof line / rear deck transition!
Before you began editing I thought the taillights looked like a pair of sunglasses.
I actually like the taillights. love that apathetic look
Personally I love the simplistic design. However comma this is a Ferrari, whom are known for their emotional designs.
A super car shouldn’t look emotional it should be rugged
i have to disagree with you over the "emotional" design. I mean, one of the most iconic Ferrari is the f40 which it's the most simplistic and performance oriented design I've ever seen on a car (and I love it), but I wouldn't refer to it as "emotional", some of Ferrari's design were totally emotional, but I don't think this must apply to each of Ferrari's car, based on what we saw in the past
The car makes it's own calm statement for which there IS a market -athletic and graceful as is. For those who don''t like it, there are other cars .
The argument about paying 300k for a car and having something more special as lights is useless. The Mclaren F1 and the Lamborghini Diablo had taillights from a bus. The fact the lights suit the car is far more important
The unachievable expectaions people put on a brand is sad. This car is gorgeous! I think it's refreshing to see the small, simplified light signatures. It moves the Ferrari design language forward, and I commend them for that. Since the end of the Pinin design era, I admit Ferrari have had some struggles. But some people would have you believe this multi-billion dollar brand has 'fallen off' which is so far from the truth. The Roma, and now the 296, have once again proven that Ferrari is the builder of dream cars.
I’m surprised about all the negative reactions to it.
I do think that a Ferrari should have round tail lights. Also Frank Stephenson pointed something out about the head light separation line not quite lining up with the line on the hood. Now that he mentioned that, my OCD won’t let me unsee it.
But appart from that, I find this car to be absolutely stunning to look at.
And I say this as a die hard Lambo Fanboi.
I think the only thing wrong with the 296 design is the lights. I’d leave the a-pillar black. Most of the minor changes to other body lines are so minor they’d be too debatable and I think you could feel one way about it one day, and another way the next. BUT ROUND TAIL LIGHTS PLEASE. This to me is such an iconic piece of modern Ferrari design. When Ferrari parted ways with Pininfarina, they also parted ways with the round tail lights. And it feels like they did it for no reason other than new manufacturing technology makes so many unique shapes possible… so it feels like they’re screwing with them just because they want something “new” and “more challenging than circles.” The new headlights are too minimal… I like the proposed design here, it’s more reminiscent of what they’ve been doing for the last 20 years. But please - round tail lights. I don’t even think you need 4, I think 2 like the 458 would be great. My favorite feature on my 430 are the tail lights and how they’re literally the same part number as the Enzo. I remember seeing the 430 on the road when I was 16 and I thought the way the round tail lights protruded from the body work was the coolest thing… told myself I’d get one someday… well, here we are. All for those cigarette tailllights.
"It's not a Ferrari". It is, it's the start of a new era for the brand.
I think they're just back to what they were: sexy but not necessary weird. This one is no doubt an elegant Ferrari.
No joke, those things you did to the back especially made me really wanting them to make it like that instead, it fitted the car so well!!! The 458/488 green house I also agree with that, but man, if you had just made the headlights just a bit shorter in length it would in my own opinion, ferraris best design since the 458, when we at least talk about their mid engine layout. I am still a very big fan of the sf90 but that redesign you just did with only a few other tweaks in my opinion would have made it so much better. But besides that extremely well done, sad Ferrari didn’t make the 296 like this instead, I think a lot of people would have been much happier with this design
I was thinking of shortening the LEDs and not have them stretch up too far on the fenders, but that would have made it too predictable. What was special with the 458 for example was that it had timeless mid engine proportions combined with a few strange, unpredictable graphic design features. Wanted to remain one of those features in this redesign and it turned out to be the stretched LED following the curvature of the front fenders
@@Thesketchmonkey and that makes perfect sense, if your goal was the keep some of the 458 alive in the 296 you did a killer job
Far better and elegant design than almost every single Ferrari since the before the Enzo.
Three style changes suggested has made the difference truly ideal
Flavio Manzoni is one of the best modern day car designers.
Next week can you improve the Sistine chapel.
this guy should make a bodykit for these kinds of cars that have been improperly designed. i would buy that bodykit as soon as i got the car!
Usually not a big fan of your design changes, but this is spot-on. Looks substantially better, especially the headlights and A-pillar.
"Tail lights designed by Ray Ban" Bro that's sooo true.
As I said - with challenges: Modernize a VW Type-3 Squareback but coloured in Peanut Butter and Jelly colours... Guess why?
One of the few designs of you that I don't see as a better design than the original one
This redesign has already made the car look better
The LED bars in the front looks like aftermarket lights
Looks Much much much better. @Ferrari you need this guy
Al Man is back.
Ok Corvette reference was harsh, but the Ferrari lineage wasn't there.
Thanks for your changes, they help. 👏
You made it stop looking like a Chevy and turned it into an actual Ferrari.
The implementation of round lights on the back of the car was a thing I wanted to see ever since I first saw the 296, great edit, thank you! :D (I also would have liked to see the little "teeth" on the top and bottom of the exhaust removed, I don't really know why they're there but they look off to me, it seems like they wanted to split the exhaust in two but they weren't really convinced so they just half assed it, lol)
You guys should see frank stephenson’s thoughts on this car. A real, renowed designer, talking about it. His redesign is so much better and has much more respect over the ferrari brand(since he worked there) and over the 296 designer as well.
Honestly I actually like the 296 GTB I think it'll make a great entry level supercar for Ferrari and I like how they have the 70s and 80s design cues from Italian sports cars and this is like a modern successor to the Dino which is one thing I love about this car
I don't know why there are people that don't like this car, it a beauty imo
I don't usually like your re-designs but hands down on this one! Looks like a modern 246. Love it!
It gets worse every generation since the 458
I dont hate this tho, but your redesign looks much better
Your redesign is vastly superior to the actual car. Great work!
I REALLY like your headlight design, but I feel that if they just filled in the dumb little scoop with a complete headlight and then made the LED strip full width (maybe with a down-spike on the inside corner too, for accent) it would be fine and "not too big" for the car.
Your rear end changes were perfect. I can honestly go either way with the A-pillar. I like floating roofs. Could make it cooler by doing an all glass tesla style thing, instead.
This dude is mad talented.
I actually love this car
Other than the lights i think the 296 looks stunning
Looks ten times better after these small changes !
Seeing a lot of comments about this being a fairly acceptable hommage to the Dino, except it was intended to be inspired by the 250LM, officially. Also confirmed by Frank Stephenson, former director of concept design at Ferrari/Maserati, who made several revisions to bring it more in line with Ferrari's design language.
It's like Ferrari forgot what their extinguishing features are and designed a car from other random cars
like it a lot mate. well done. much improved over the Ferrari version. especially the rear tail lights & air intake.
I would have used the Roma tail lights and put two round exhausts instead of that trapezoidal thing
It feels like Ferrari is launching a new car every few month. I love Ferrari, but I've lost count and can't name them all anymore
Wow you’re Edit is much much better 👌🏽
The original design looks ok but the redesign is so much better
You're changes are 100% spot on!!! The A pillar looked like an Alfa, the nose looked like a C8 and tail lights definitely looked like 8 bit sunglasses. If I had 250k I'd pay a few extra to customise to your design !
You basically made an F8 from this car. Not diging your redesign this time.
This is good concept , but Ferrari designers is unreal amazing people
to be honest the one you edited its look much better than the original
i love your redesign but i'd just wanna change one more thing, the greenhouse, i'd wanna give it the ferrari 458/488/f8 tributo roof and greenhouse styling
The original front design looks like Honda Prelude made in 2021
i think it looks great as it is
Basically, lighting from Ferrari's design language 10 years ago. If the argument is always going to be, "This is what _____ is supposed to look like," design becomes static.
Keep the black A-pillar and make the roof black. Thoughts?
Exactly my thought
Beautiful updates. Ferrari should hire you.
to me this redesign looks fine and even better than the original one, but if i was you, i would redesign the rear glass with a 355 style
Perfect. You made it a Ferrari again.
Look like a Chev Corvette or a Camara tail lights! I miss the rounder tail lights
Guys are being a critic here...its not that bad it gave me a feel of old ferrari ....and it looks pretty good!!.....its clean ad simple!!
The rear fender looks like the 80‘s, the rest of the car like 2025. You can’t mix that hard different times and Design Elements in my opinion. They should have integrated the rear fender more into our time today.
It‘s great to install older classic and elegant design elements in new cars, but this is not the best example for it.
Your redesign is really good. Don‘t sure about using the „old“ rear lights again, but the headlights are great!
this is a real ferrari it needs no redesign those people commenting are just americans they drive trucks
I really like what you did with the A pillar. I think the front end needs more, it looks like it doesn't belong on that car. I would like to see something more like the rear bulges. But not as something that stand above the side line but with something coming from the bonnet and the front in general.
You should work for ferrari . if i was enzo and saw what you did . i would hire you tomorrow. you have just made the best design ever
For a guy with so much to say, why dont you design a car of your own
well, we all know why that isnt happening. by doing this publicly he axed his design career.
I actually quite like the design of this one, I can clearly see the inspiration from the 288 shining through in the design, like an old Ferrari wearing a new Ferrari coating.
I love it too. The Monza, Roma and 296 are beautiful cars. I'm glad they're dialing it back on the overstyling and keeping it elegant.
Very interesting experiment! One thing I noticed is that nowadays car manufacturers replace traditional lightcathers with black skirt elements (on the side) for hiding the visual weight of the cars. It's a trend going across every segments, probably came from unproportional crossover SUVs trying to hide the enormous amaunt of bodymass.
Like the lights changes both front and back but I would 100000% leave the A pillar black for a panoramic 180° 1 piece look, might even go all in and get the roof black for a LaFerrari look
Also not sure about the width of the exhaust system, the 2 "dents" in the middle and if it should stay that silver with all the red and black in the back
I really love that someone is trying to teach the Italians how to design a car :-/
true LOL
Cause they failed with this new model
The changes are subtle but have a big impact. I think you fixed exactly the right things - the more traditional, circular taillights look so much better. I also agree with the body colored a-pillar, it just looks a lot more elegant and Ferrari-esque. And the headlights look indeed a lot more interesting with a little hint to the 458. I'm also not completely sure about the singular central exhaust. Maybe four round / oval exhaust tips would suit the car better. Anyways, great video, as always!
It looks so much better.