Video: Porsche 997 RUF RT12 on the track
03-24-06, 05:45 PM
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Video: Porsche 997 RUF RT12 on the track
Second video down. RUF taken out on the track(Maybe Fuji Racetrack??) Some commentary half way through. ENJOY!!!
http://www.ruf-web.co.jp/movies/
http://www.ruf-web.co.jp/movies/
Last edited by magneto112; 03-24-06 at 05:56 PM.
03-25-06, 12:44 PM
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Being the owner of a heavily modified car I think I can speak from experience when I say, that is an amazing tune on that car!
It’s one thing to wring out tons of power from a car, but it’s quite another to have a beast like that be so daily drivable. A rather impressive accomplishment.
Cool video of a cool car.
It’s one thing to wring out tons of power from a car, but it’s quite another to have a beast like that be so daily drivable. A rather impressive accomplishment.
Cool video of a cool car.
05-03-06, 09:44 PM
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650-hp Daily Driver
997-based Ruf Turbo aimed at well-heeled Porschephiles
By PATRICK C. PATERNIE
AutoWeek | Published 05/01/06, 1:55 pm et
Is the Porsche Carrera GT not exclusive enough for you? Need to beat the crowd, and the factory, in having a 997-based turbo?
Alois Ruf has a solution to these dilemmas for the well-heeled Porschephile. The Ruf Rt12 Turbo is built on a factory-fresh 997 chassis to which Ruf will add virtually anything you want, including an Alcantara-suede-covered roll cage. Most importantly, the Ruf treatment includes either a liquid-cooled, 3.6-liter twin-turbo engine that puts out 550 hp (560 hp is optional) or a 3.8-liter GT2-derived turbo that delivers 650 hp.
The first U.S. Rt12 Turbo was delivered to the Ruf Auto Center in Dallas, Ruf’s exclusive North American dealership. Starting price for a 550-hp, rear-drive base model is about $250,000. A fully loaded, all-wheel-drive, 650-hp retro IROC tangerine missile costs around $340,000. Cheaper than a Carrera GT, and with Ruf claiming 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds and a top speed (with optional gearing) of 220 mph, it’s faster as well.
Though production is limited to 35 bespoke cars per year, Ruf Porsches aren’t fussy to drive or maintain. “Ruf builds optimized street cars, not race cars for the street,” says Ruf’s Wayne Corley. After spending more time in traffic than at triple digits, that’s confirmed.
The sticker is steep, but after driving the Rt12 from one extreme to another, it seems you get three cars—a 200-plus-mph supercar, a long-haul GT, and docile daily driver in a handsome, well-built package.
By PATRICK C. PATERNIE
AutoWeek | Published 05/01/06, 1:55 pm et
Is the Porsche Carrera GT not exclusive enough for you? Need to beat the crowd, and the factory, in having a 997-based turbo?
Alois Ruf has a solution to these dilemmas for the well-heeled Porschephile. The Ruf Rt12 Turbo is built on a factory-fresh 997 chassis to which Ruf will add virtually anything you want, including an Alcantara-suede-covered roll cage. Most importantly, the Ruf treatment includes either a liquid-cooled, 3.6-liter twin-turbo engine that puts out 550 hp (560 hp is optional) or a 3.8-liter GT2-derived turbo that delivers 650 hp.
The first U.S. Rt12 Turbo was delivered to the Ruf Auto Center in Dallas, Ruf’s exclusive North American dealership. Starting price for a 550-hp, rear-drive base model is about $250,000. A fully loaded, all-wheel-drive, 650-hp retro IROC tangerine missile costs around $340,000. Cheaper than a Carrera GT, and with Ruf claiming 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds and a top speed (with optional gearing) of 220 mph, it’s faster as well.
Though production is limited to 35 bespoke cars per year, Ruf Porsches aren’t fussy to drive or maintain. “Ruf builds optimized street cars, not race cars for the street,” says Ruf’s Wayne Corley. After spending more time in traffic than at triple digits, that’s confirmed.
The sticker is steep, but after driving the Rt12 from one extreme to another, it seems you get three cars—a 200-plus-mph supercar, a long-haul GT, and docile daily driver in a handsome, well-built package.
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