RUF’s 200 MPH Sports Cars Flaunted at Geneva
A nostalgic, proprietary blend of fast and cool are typified by these RUF models—whose understated looks tend to belie their 200mph+ capabilities—showcased at the recently concluded 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Access to the “pleasure palace of driving perfection,” to which only a RUF can take you, isn’t cheap; then again, the best things in life usually aren’t.
RUF SCR 4.2 (964)
The 964-inspired RUF SCR 4.2 looks like a restored 80s Porsche 911, but actually sits on RUF’s own platform which is 70mm longer than the original 964’s. Despite its increased dimensions, the SCR 4.2 is a featherweight by modern standards at just 2,646lbs., even with a full roll cage. It wears a 24lb. carbon fiber body shell, as well as hood, front fenders, doors panels and engine lid made of the same.
A 518hp, 4.2L naturally-aspirated flat-six imbues the sports coupe prototype with enough grunt to hit 200mph. Add to that a traditional six-speed gearbox and you may find that motoring perfection has a set price, in this case $527,664.
RUF Ultimate (964)
RUF’s other 964-inspired model, the Ultimate, doesn’t have the extended wheelbase of the SCR 4.2, but it does have a 582hp, twin-turbo air-cooled flat-six, good for a 210mph top speed.
It uses the same lightweight carbon fiber body shell as the SCR 4.2 and thus tips the scale at a similar weight of 2,673lbs. Despite being faster and more powerful than the RUF SCR 4.2, its asking price is considerably less at $472,699.
RUF Turbo R Limited (993)
Resource: Porsche 993 Buyer’s Guide
We step forward one generation in the Porsche 911’s lineage to the 993, upon which the 612hp RUF Turbo R Limited is based.
Its 3.6-liter engine uses the block from an actual 993 Turbo and remains air-cooled. Over 600hp and 553lb-ft. are sent through, again, a traditional H-pattern gearbox to the rear wheels, although RUF state that the Turbo R can be configured in an all-wheel drive configuration if desired.
Only seven of these 993-bodied RUF Turbo R Limiteds will ever see production, and word is they are all spoken for at a price of around $600,000.
RUF RtR narrow (991)
The “narrow” designation in the RUF turbo Rennsport’s (RTR) model name is a bit confusing. This autobahn destroyer wears a wider body than a standard Porsche 991, the 911 iteration upon which it is based, but is narrower than the original RUF RtR (also derived from the 991).
RUF claims that the reduced frontal area enables better high-speed acceleration.
The heaviest of the RUF models listed here at 3,278lbs., the RtR narrow is powered by a 3.8-liter air-cooled flat-six with 791hp and 730lb-ft., and like the Turbo R Limited can be specified with a rear-wheel drive drivetrain or all-wheel drive drivetrain.
