Read the following figures out aloud: 2,750 pounds, a 710-horsepower engine, a carbon monocoque, and pushrod suspension. Those stats alone don't suggest something with the silhouette of a vintage 911, do they? In the case of the RUF CTR Anniversary, an astounding amount of modern tech is utilized to modernize the experience of its hot-blooded …
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The Full History Of Ruf
The guys at Donut Media are nothing if not excited. A car doesn't make anything so pedestrian as horsepower, they make HRSPRS. If those HRSPRS are especially stacked(preferably due to a steady diet of love and oats), they become #BUFFHORSES. 1987 isn't just a year, it's 8 years BPM (Before Post Malone). Anything worth saying is worth yelling. …
Continue to the full articleThe Truffle Hunter Returns to Le Mans in 2018
What is your favorite cut of pork? Do you like a bit of cured Brust? Haxe? Koteletts? Huft? Perhaps you are an American, and prefer pork cracklins'? As a Porsche fan, you probably prefer your pigs whole and depicted over a short and stubby racing car. 917/20 claimed fame as the Pink Pig; a racer which appeared wider than it was long, emblazoned …
Continue to the full articleThis New RUF SCR is 510 Horsepower of Naturally Aspirated Goodness, But It’s Not-a-911
One look at the RUF SCR's underlying structure will tell you that it is not a 911. This new special, which just debuted at Geneva, is something else entirely. Like the new RUF CTR, which debuted last year, it is based on a proprietary chassis full of very un-Porsche traits. The SCR is based on the same tubular structure as the new CTR, and uses the …
Continue to the full articleThe New RUF CTR: Thirty Years of Progress?
In 1987 the fastest car in the world didn't come from Ferrari, Lamborghini or Porsche. Though it looked like a Porsche, RUF's status as a manufacturer made the original CTR Yellowbird a model in its own right. Capable of 213 miles per hour at Nardo (officially, unofficially it could go even faster), the Yellowbird was an astonishing performer. Far …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Matt Farah Finds Out How Awesome A Ruf BTR-2 Can Be
Beginning life as a 1995 Porsche 993 Carrera 2, Ruf USA converted this car to a turbocharged maniac mobile. Following with what Ruf has always been known for, this car is a narrow body 2-wheel drive car with a big turbo and a big intercooler in the back. Watching the video, you can tell that this car delivers a lot of its power after the turbo …
Continue to the full articleRUF Just Posted The Entire Original 19-Minute ‘Yellow Bird’ Video
When most enthusiast think of RUF, they think of Porsche. Some mistakenly think of RUF as a "tuner" or supplier of aftermarket parts for their Porsche. In fact, RUF is a car manufacturer in their own right. While it's true that all RUF vehicles are derived from Porsches, they use unmarked Porsche chassis (otherwise known as a "body in white"), …
Continue to the full articleRUF 993 Turbo R Crashed During A Porsche Enthusiast Drive
RUF's 993 Turbo R is not a common car by any stretch of the imagination. So you can imagine my horror when I first saw the video of this car wrecked in the middle of the road. I've always loved the cars that RUF creates, and the Turbo R is certainly among the greats. To see one die a horrible death is painful. Not only is the Turbo R one of the …
Continue to the full articleRUF Unleashes Their New RCT, The Spiritual Successor To The Famed Yellowbird
The famed CTR Yellowbird was introduced to the world twenty-four years ago. Long time fans of RUF-built Porsches will be well familiar with that car, and will be excited to see a return to roots with their newest model, introduced at the Geneva Auto Show, the "RCT". This new 991 Carrera S based supercar has all of the elements of the RUF we all …
Continue to the full articleDriving the RUF CTR 3
RUF introduced the CTR 3 in April of 2007, exactly 20 years after the legendary "Yellowbird" (the original CTR). With the intro of the CTR 3 RUF unveiled a major engineering change; unlike the first two CTR generations with engines in the rear, the CTR 3 had a mid engine design. This shift in engine positioning provides even better balance and …
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