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Ruf CTR

The Ruf CTR also known as the CTR Yellowbird or simply Yellowbird, is a limited-production, high performance sports car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Ruf Automobile. Introduced for the 1987 model year and based on the Porsche 911, the CTR featured an enlarged and highly tuned version of Porsche's 3.2 litre flat-six cylinder engine, lightened body panels, an integrated roll cage, upgraded suspension and braking systems, a custom-designed transmission, and several unique trim pieces such as polyurethane bumpers, and the use of the side-mounted oil filler necessitated by relocating the oil tank forward to clear the intercooler on that side.

History
present near the car The CTR (abbreviation of "Group C Turbo Ruf") was based on the 1987 911 Carrera 3.2 as opposed to the 930; Porsche's factory turbocharged version of the 911. The decision to base the car on the Carrera 3.2 was made because of the 3.2's slightly lower curb weight and drag coefficient. Factory body panels including the doors, hood and engine cover were replaced with aluminum pieces, helping to reduce an additional of weight as compared to the vehicle's factory curb weight. Efforts to reduce drag, the use of fiberglass front and rear bumpers and a pair of intake ducts on the rear flares to allow airflow to the intercoolers topped the list of body modifications. The rear arches were also slightly increased in width to accommodate the larger Speedline wheels. In addition to the lighter panels, considerable modifications were made to the engine, including boring the cylinders out to to increase displacement from to , adding an uprated DME fuel injection system originally designed for the Porsche 962 race car. An upgraded suspension system, 17 inch Ruf Speedline alloy wheels, diameter Brembo braking system, and Dunlop's Denloc system performance tyres were used. The company debuted the vehicle at the end of 1987 with pricing set at US$142,900 (approx US$362,000 in 2022), although that number could vary depending on whether a given customer ordered it directly from Ruf or brought in a car purchased via dealer for conversion. Ruf manufactured only 29 cars from chassis bought from Porsche; about 20–30 cars were built from customers' Carreras. == Specifications ==
Specifications
Ruf rated the CTR at and of torque. It is said that the official power output of 469 PS was the lowest dynamometer reading of all the CTR engines tested while the average figure was closer to or even higher. • Engine configuration: Twin-turbocharged SOHC 2 valves per cylinder flat-six engineBore X Stroke: • Displacement: • Compression ratio: 7.5:1 • Power: at 5,950 rpm • Torque: at 5,100 rpm • Redline: 6,800 rpm • Curb weight: • Gearbox: 5-speed manual transmission (6-speed optional) • Tyres: 215/45ZR-17 front, 255/40ZR-17 rear • Layout: Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive. == Performance ==
Performance
The CTR could generally outperform most of the other high performance cars of the time, including the Ferrari Testarossa and Lamborghini Countach. The CTR was also a highly competent track vehicle, and for several years it held the unofficial lap record at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife track. Test results by Autocar: • 0–: 1.69 seconds • 0–: 6.71 seconds • Standing 1/4 mile (402 m): 11.7 s at • Top speed: ==Other media==
Other media
The Ruf CTR had its first appearance in April 1987 at the "World's Fastest Cars" contest held by American car magazine Road & Track where it was designated "The Fastest Production Car in the World". It accelerated from 0-60 mph in 4.0 seconds, 0-100 mph in 7.3 seconds, 0–200 km/h in 10.5 seconds, mile in 11.7 seconds at and reached a top speed of , beating the competition by . Editor Paul Frère shouted "This is faster than I've ever gone in my life!" during a ride. In 2004, a Ruf CTR was able to keep up with newer sports cars like the Porsche Carrera GT, the Ferrari Enzo and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren at the Autocar 0-100-0 challenge and impressed the audience, The Ruf CTR is a playable/drivable car in the video games "The Duel: Test Drive II", "Project Gotham Racing 3", "Project Gotham Racing 4", "Driver: San Francisco", "Forza Motorsport 4", "Forza Motorsport 5", "Forza Horizon", "Forza Horizon 2", "Assetto Corsa", "Project CARS", and most of the "Gran Turismo" series games. == Successor ==
Successor
The CTR was succeeded in 1996 by the CTR2 based on Porsche's newer 993 Generation 911. ==Revival==
Revival
At the 87th Geneva Motor Show held from 9 to 19 March 2017, exactly 30 years after the original CTR was launched, Ruf presented a new model paying tribute to the original CTR. The new CTR utilises an in-house developed carbon fibre body bearing resemblance to a Porsche 964 along with an aluminium chassis resulting in a dry weight of . The car is not based on the 911, unlike the original CTR. The new CTR is powered by a 3.6-litre water cooled twin-turbocharged Flat-6 engine producing at 6,750 rpm and of torque at 4,000 rpm. The car is capable of accelerating from 0–100 km/h (62 mph) in under 3.5 seconds and can reach a top speed of . Power is sent to the rear wheels through a 6-speed manual gearbox. The car also sports retro components based on the original CTR such as the 'whale tail' rear wing five-spoke wheels, interior and the steering wheel. Only 50 examples of the 2017 CTR will be produced. ==References==
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