The Ferrari 296 GTS outsold these 18 cars in SA last month

Fun fact: the multi-million-rand Ferrari 296 GTS outsold as many as 18 mainstream passenger vehicles in South Africa in July 2025. These are the models it beat…

• The Ferrari 296 GTS, a multi-million-rand luxury sports car, surprisingly outsold 18 mainstream passenger vehicles in SA in July 2025.
  
• Scuderia South Africa registered 8 Ferrari units in total for July 2025, with 5 of those being the 296 GTS.
  
• The 18 models outsold by the Ferrari 296 GTS include various mainstream vehicles such as the Audi Q7, GWM Ora 03, Lexus ES, Toyota Corolla Hatch and Honda Civic.

In July 2025, Scuderia SA – the official distributor of new Ferrari vehicles in South Africa – reported a total of 8 registrations, including 5 units of the 296 GTS, a pair of 12Cilindri units and a single example of the Purosangue.

That had us thinking: which mainstream passenger vehicles did the multi-million-rand Ferrari 296 GTS outsell in Mzansi last month? So, we sifted through the local sales figures and picked out all the models that managed fewer than 5 sales in July.

This Ferrari outsold 18 mainstream cars

A few caveats before we dive in. We’ve restricted this exercise to SA’s new passenger-vehicle market, discounting all commercial-vehicle segments. In addition, we’ve excluded a handful of technically discontinued vehicles, such as the Audi A5 Coupé/Cabriolet (1 unit), Audi RS4 Avant (1 unit), BAIC X25 (2 units), Volvo C40 (3 units) and Hyundai Kona (4 units).

We’ve also not counted the Kia Carnival (4 units) and Opel Mokka (4 units) here, since these models were effectively both in a runout phase in July, ahead of the introduction of facelifted versions. We’ve excluded the Volkswagen Caravelle (4 units), too, since this model is no longer listed on VW’s local website and will soon be replaced by a new T7 iteration.

4 or fewer units were sold of each of these

So, let’s take a look at the 18 models the 296 GTS managed to outsell last month. The list includes the facelifted Audi Q7, the fully electric GWM Ora 03, the Lexus ES sedan and the Toyota Corolla Hatch, each of which managed just 4 units in July.

The Honda Civic, Lexus UX, Mitsubishi Outlander, Subaru Outback and Volvo XC90 finished July on only 3 units apiece, as did the Toyota GR Supra and Toyota GR Yaris. Meanwhile, the Audi A7 Sportback, Honda CR-V, Lexus RZ (though note this electric model is not yet being actively marketed locally due to a lack of local allocation) and Toyota GR86 each settled on 2 units last month.

Here are SA’s single-digit sellers for July 2025

Finally, the Alfa Romeo Giulia, Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Alfa Romeo Tonale were all single-unit sellers in South Africa in July, as was the fully electric Volvo EX90 that launched locally earlier this year.

Revealed back in April 2022, the Ferrari 296 GTS is a mid-rear-engined 2-seater folding hard-top convertible powered by an electrified twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine. Peak system power from this PHEV set-up comes in at 610 kW, including 122 kW from a rear-mounted electric motor that draws urge from a 7.45 kWh battery pack. The Maranello-based firm lists a 0-100 kph sprint time of just 2.9 seconds and a top speed in excess of 330 kph.

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