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RUF PORSCHE

Simply the finest Porsches on planet earth. If you have ever seen the video of their road tester, Stefan, and the 469bhp CTR 'Yellow Bird' at the Nurburg Ring, then this video alone shows why.
If you wish to own the Ruf 3.8 BTR, a standard non turbo body 415bhp 398lb ft of torque 199mph projectile or a Carrera Targa 3.4 CRC let us know. We can find it for you.

The Ruf family has been in the motor trade since 1939. Herr Ruf ran a general garage on a corner location in the quaintly titled southern German town of Pfaffenhausen.

Nowadays, Alois Ruf is continuing where his father left off, in exactly the same location but in rather a different line of business. Instead of buses, the vehicles lining up for attention in the garage now are Porsche 911s.

Alois Ruf's love affair with Porsches began in 1963 when a 356 found its way into his father's workshop. Herr Ruf then held A BMW concession, when the range consisted of unaffordable V8s, Isetta bubble cars and nothing in-between. As soon as the Porsche came in, teenager Alois begged to be allowed to work on it. He was hooked. "There was a fascination with the car and the sound it made," he told us. "Then the 911 came out and that sounded even better."

Ruf has since become the most experienced 911 tuner and builder anywhere. His most famous creation is the 469bhp CTR 'Yellow Bird', a 1988 3.4 litre twin turbo 911 which crushed the opposition in a top speed shootout against the world's fastest road cars, including a factory 959 Sport. The passage of five years has done little to dilute the CTR's fearsome reputation; the figures - 213 mph top end, 0-60mph in 3.7 sec, 0-100mph in 7.3sec - are still awesome. Hunched quietly in Ruf's workshop, everything bar a '666' sign on the roof, this unclean beast exudes raw power.

MCP Motorsport 1999/2000/2001 Last Page Update 21st February 2001