Ferrari 296 GTB versus McLaren Artura . 0 points of retained value between them.
The numbers tell part of the story. At £185,945 new, the Artura costs £55,000 less than the 296 GTB and delivers a lower cost per horsepower at £277 versus £295. On paper, McLaren wins the value maths. But the Artura's 671 bhp against the Ferrari's 819 bhp is not a minor gap — that's a completely different performance tier, and the 557 bhp-per-tonne figure the 296 GTB puts up is genuinely extraordinary. You are not buying a slightly faster version of the same thing; you are buying a different class of machine. The character question settles it. McLaren's own reviewers acknowledge the Artura feels less emotionally involving than the combustion cars it replaced, and early reliability concerns around the platform are real and documented. The 296 GTB, by contrast, has pulled off something unusual: convincing people that a hybrid V6 Ferrari feels like an event. The engine is violent, the chassis is precise and alive, and the car generates the kind of theatre that justifies the price tag far better than a spec sheet ever could. Neither car has meaningful auction data yet, so depreciation comparisons would be guesswork. What we do know is that clean, low-mileage 296 GTBs are not sitting unsold. Demand is strong. The Artura is the more accessible entry, but if you are spending serious money on a modern hybrid supercar and want to feel something memorable every time you drive it, the Ferrari is the one worth stretching for.