The CTR looks old but is thoroughly modern underneath the skin with a mostly carbon fiber monocoque.
Ruf will deliver the first example of its retro-styled CTR Anniversary and will debut the more modern looking GT at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. This year is the Porsche overhauler’s 80th anniversary since Alois Ruf Sr. founding of the firm in 1939 as a vehicle repair shop.
Ruf unveiled the CTR Anniversary as a prototype at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show that was appropriately called the CTR 2017 (gallery below). While the design looks like the classic 1987 Yellow Bird, it actually rides on Ruf’s first in-house developed chassis. The monocoque is predominantly carbon fiber, except for steel crash structures at the front and rear. All of the body panels are carbon fiber, too. The lightweight material keeps the total weight to just 2,646 pounds (1,200 kilograms). For comparison, a 2020 911 Carrera 4S is 3,487 pounds (1,582 kilograms).
Ruf installs a twin-turbo 3.6-liter flat-six engine in the CTR Anniversary that produces 700 horsepower (522 kilowatts). The coupe can reach a top speed of 224 miles per hour (360 kilometers per hour). For the 2017 prototype, which had very similar specs, Ruf estimated the CTR was capable of hitting 62 mph (100 kph) in less than 3.5 seconds and to 124 mph (200 kph) in under 9 seconds.
The CTR 2017 had a double-wishbone layout at the front and rear with a pushrod configuration for the shocks. Ruf didn’t any offer any details about the production version’s setup in the model’s announcement.
If you prefer a different look for your Rufs, then the new GT might be more your style. It uses the previous 991-generation Porsche 911 as a starting point. A 3.0-liter flat-six makes 515 hp (384 kW) and 476 lb-ft (645 Nm). The model has a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox and hit 62 mph in 3.4 seconds. More details about the GT, including photos, should arrive at the Geneva show.
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