Ruf CTR3 announced
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I am sure it will be an unbelievable car but for the money they will charge for that I would rather have a Carrera GT. Now if I had so much money I burned it to heat my house and I already had a Carrera GT it would not be a bad addition!
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Full official specs, new photos of the RUF CTR 3
Posted Apr 12th 2007 8:50PM by Alex Nunez
Filed under: Sports/GTs, Euro, Supercars
Click image for an updated photo gallery
<script> var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/design/Official_technical_specs_new_images_of_the_RUF_CTR _3'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script><iframe src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.php?u=http%3A//www.digg.com/design/Official_technical_specs_new_images_of_the_RUF_CTR _3" frameborder="0" height="80" scrolling="no" width="52"></iframe>First things first: Contrary to what was widely reported yesterday (including here), the RUF CTR 3 is not derived from the Porsche Cayman. That makes it no less amazing, as the technical data pasted after the jump bears out. The CTR 3's bodywork is a RUF creation in aluminum and carbon fiber, and the earlier reports stating that the car is Cayman-based were probably a result of the automaker's use of the mid-engined Porsche coupe's taillamps. That's where it ends, however.
The 3,746cc twin-turbocharged flat six produces 700 horsepower and over 656 lb-ft of torque, which, according to RUF, enables the CTR3 to run from zero to 62 mph in 3.2 seconds and max out at 235 mph. Shifts come courtesy of a six-speed sequential manual gearbox. The tall shifter is capped with a metal **** and features prominently in the Ruf's leather-lined cabin. 15" 6-piston ceramic-composite brakes fore and aft handle the task of stopping this rocketship. The brakes are tucked behind a set five-spoke wheels sized 19" in front and 20" in back. As much a supercar as the Enzo, Carrera GT, and SLR McLaren, the CTR 3 is priced accordingly at €380,000 plus VAT. That's over $510,000 US dollars at the current exchange rate, and for the buyers who would consider adding one to their collections, it's probably worth every single penny.
[Source: RUF]
Gallery: RUF CTR 3
Posted Apr 12th 2007 8:50PM by Alex Nunez
Filed under: Sports/GTs, Euro, Supercars
Click image for an updated photo gallery
<script> var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/design/Official_technical_specs_new_images_of_the_RUF_CTR _3'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script><iframe src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.php?u=http%3A//www.digg.com/design/Official_technical_specs_new_images_of_the_RUF_CTR _3" frameborder="0" height="80" scrolling="no" width="52"></iframe>First things first: Contrary to what was widely reported yesterday (including here), the RUF CTR 3 is not derived from the Porsche Cayman. That makes it no less amazing, as the technical data pasted after the jump bears out. The CTR 3's bodywork is a RUF creation in aluminum and carbon fiber, and the earlier reports stating that the car is Cayman-based were probably a result of the automaker's use of the mid-engined Porsche coupe's taillamps. That's where it ends, however.
The 3,746cc twin-turbocharged flat six produces 700 horsepower and over 656 lb-ft of torque, which, according to RUF, enables the CTR3 to run from zero to 62 mph in 3.2 seconds and max out at 235 mph. Shifts come courtesy of a six-speed sequential manual gearbox. The tall shifter is capped with a metal **** and features prominently in the Ruf's leather-lined cabin. 15" 6-piston ceramic-composite brakes fore and aft handle the task of stopping this rocketship. The brakes are tucked behind a set five-spoke wheels sized 19" in front and 20" in back. As much a supercar as the Enzo, Carrera GT, and SLR McLaren, the CTR 3 is priced accordingly at €380,000 plus VAT. That's over $510,000 US dollars at the current exchange rate, and for the buyers who would consider adding one to their collections, it's probably worth every single penny.
[Source: RUF]
Gallery: RUF CTR 3
CTR3 in white
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The front looks great, the rear end not so great. If it is based on the Cayman platform, I guess this is further proof that the cayman chassis is better than the 911s based on what was written when the cayman first came out.
