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RUF’s BTR2 Requires Some Respect

1/26/20219:07 estFiled to: Porsche 993, Tuned PorschesBy: Tommy ParryComment

In 1993, production of the BTR2 began. As the second production car in RUF's lineup, it took its name from the G-body-based BTR unveiled a decade earlier. Due to a classic configuration draped in modern skin, the BTR2 was an odd product; something which straddled the fence that separates the crazy seventies and the tech-heavy nineties. The BTR …

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The History Of Ruf As Told By Ruf

5/2/202010:02 estFiled to: Tuned PorschesBy: Bradley BrownellComment

For eighty years the Ruf family has been wrenching on and improving the best sports cars to come out of Zuffenhausen. It all started with a small repair shop in Pfaffenhausen, and became a household name by building the fastest car in the world at one point. The company has continued to build some incredible machines, including their own …

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The RUF Rodeo is a Carbon Fiber Take on the Safari 911

3/10/202011:07 estFiled to: Tuned PorschesBy: Chris Cushing1 Comment

Since registering as a manufacturer in the late 1970s the creations of Alois Ruf have avoided, at a legal level, being Porsche 911s. Though they may look like 911s, often sound quite like 911s, are made of 911 parts, and probably even smell like 911s the pfolks from Pfeffenhausen are distinct from those in Stuttgart. Since launching their carbon …

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The Ruf CTR Blends The Old With The New

1/11/20204:22 estFiled to: Tuned PorschesBy: Tommy ParryComment

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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RUF Unleashes Their New RCT, The Spiritual Successor To The Famed Yellowbird

3/7/20141:50 estFiled to: Tuned PorschesBy: Bradley Brownell2 Comments

2014 RUF RCT Front

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 …

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This is Pure Porsche Fan Porn! A Video History of one of the Best Known Porsche Builders; Ruf.

1/28/200812:30 estFiled to: LifeStyle, VideosBy: Pepper Girl8 Comments

Video History of RUF

The more I research and write for this blog the more I enjoy what the internet has to offer. You can find so much good content if you only look in the right places. The following four-part video series is a documentary on RUF. For those of you who are new to Porsche, RUF is one of the top three Porsche builders today and some may say the best! …

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