The Brand New Ruf That Isn't Based On A Porsche Still Looks Like One Anyway
You know we said Ruf had built its own car that for the first time wasn’t based on a Porsche? Well, as it turns out, it’s not quite the split from convention that we imagined.
In homage to the 1987 CTR Yellow Bird, a completely bonkers 210mph version of the contemporary 911, Ruf has clothed its brand new carbon-tubbed CTR 2017 in a body that, well, let’s just say Porsche might be a bit miffed if Ruf hasn’t asked permission.
The reason for bothering with an all-new chassis, then? Porsche’s latest are too big to get the effect Ruf wanted.
It’s 1987 styling all over again, with flat-cut five-spoke alloys and a gigantic spoiler, yellow paint and upright, round headlights. But the details are very much 2017, like the lower ride height, the modern headlight technology and the obviously not Porsche interior, clothed in Alcantara at almost every surface apart from the tartan leather seats.
That amazingly wide body is all carbon, too, so you really, really wouldn’t want to crash it even at low speed. Is it a slice of pure hotness or is it a shame that Ruf didn’t come up with its own styling to match all the effort it put into building the chassis?
Either way, it’s fast. A dry weight of just 1200kg makes it lighter than a McLarenn 720S, but taller gearing for the 700bhp twin-turbo Ruf means it’s not as fast. Expect 0-62mph in 3.5 seconds and 0-124mph in less than nine, but the top speed of 224mph does trump the McLaren’s 212mph.
Traction comes from 305-section rear tyres that dwarf the 245-section fronts, and it needs plenty of grip to contain the 649lb ft of torque at just 2750rpm. The engine, a Porsche-mimicking 3.6-litre flat-six, is built by Ruf itself based on the design of the engine in the 1987 Yellow Bird.
We don’t know whether to love it for blending the old and the new so completely, or wish the exterior was more than just a carbon copycat.
Comments
I love this car, with all these some new cars abandoning old styles it makes me feel at home to see the old 911 make a return, love the original yellowbird and I love this one as well
When you cant move on with your ex be like….
Imagine looking at it in the morning, holding the key, afraid to unlock those 700bhp and quietly staring at that beauty… I would be late to work every single f#king day!
Thats honestly the most beautiful car Ive ever seen
If only they could make a rwb kit for this
Its not based off of a Porsche, its based off a car thats based off of a Porsche
It also looks suspiciously like a Beetle…
This is the car I’ve been drawing for the past two years now. Thank you Ruff!
You know when you copy somebody’s homework, and they tell you only to change it a little so they don’t notice?
Since 80’s Porsche prices are going through the roof then they are simply offering what people want and it is coherent with the brand history as well. Surely it is not creative, but sometimes it is good to be humble and work on the beautiful lines everyone loves than making what most of car makers do nowadays.