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Written by Ollie Marriage
Back in 1987 Ruf launched a car called the CTR. It was based on the Porsche 911, but had been thoroughly modified, developing 469bhp. At the time it was widely believed to be the fastest car in the world, capable of 213mph. You might know it better as the Yellowbird. That was 30 years ago, so to celebrate the milestone Ruf has brought it back. Only this time it"s not based on a Porsche 911. Underneath sits a bespoke carbon tub with unique steel sub frames front and rear that carry pushrod suspension. There"s still a twin turbo flat six in the back and, yes, the 3.6-litre is based on Porsche"s technology, only now it doesn"t develop 469bhp, but 700bhp. It drives the rear wheels and rear wheels alone through a six speed manual gearbox. Old school. And the bodywork? That"s carbon fibre, too. The CTR 2017 weighs just 1200kg dry, giving it a power to weight ratio of 592bhp/tonne. That"s huge. The rear-wheel drive and manual combo means it"s not heroically fast off the line (0-62mph in 3.5 seconds) but from there on it gets into its stride - 125mph is dusted in nine seconds flat, top speed is "over 225mph".
Date written: 7 Mar 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6971
Back in 1987 Ruf launched a car called the CTR. It was based on the Porsche 911, but had been thoroughly modified, developing 469bhp. At the time it was widely believed to be the fastest car in the world, capable of 213mph. You might know it better as the Yellowbird. That was 30 years ago, so to celebrate the milestone Ruf has brought it back. Only this time it"s not based on a Porsche 911. Underneath sits a bespoke carbon tub with unique steel sub frames front and rear that carry pushrod suspension. There"s still a twin turbo flat six in the back and, yes, the 3.6-litre is based on Porsche"s technology, only now it doesn"t develop 469bhp, but 700bhp. It drives the rear wheels and rear wheels alone through a six speed manual gearbox. Old school. And the bodywork? That"s carbon fibre, too. The CTR 2017 weighs just 1200kg dry, giving it a power to weight ratio of 592bhp/tonne. That"s huge. The rear-wheel drive and manual combo means it"s not heroically fast off the line (0-62mph in 3.5 seconds) but from there on it gets into its stride - 125mph is dusted in nine seconds flat, top speed is "over 225mph".
Date written: 7 Mar 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6971
