RUF CTR2
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The RUF CTR2 was a 2-door sports car built by RUF of Germany and based on Porsche's Type 993 generation 911.
[edit] History
RUF came into the public eye in 1987 when they released their Porsche 930-based CTR, an extremely limited-production model which for several years held the title of world's fastest production vehicle. Wanting an ultra-high performance model to remain among the company offerings, Alois Ruf Jr., the company owner, followed up the original with a CTR2 in 1995, based on the then-new 993-chassis 911 Turbo. Priced at $315,000 USD, the CTR2 featured standard all-wheel-drive, Recaro racing seats with Simpson five-point belts, enlarged brakes, an integrated roll-cage, a RUF manufactured coil-over suspension system and a kevlar body with lightweight glass; power came from a RUF-tuned version of the Porsche-built 3.6 litre, twin-turbocharged flat-six engine producing 520 horsepower and 505 foot-pounds of torque. A later version of the same engine would bump the power output to 580 hp.
Capable of running from zero to sixty in under 3.5 seconds and hitting a top speed in excess of 220 miles per hour, the CTR2 was one of the fastest production vehicles in the world, capable of performing on-par with Ferrari's F50 and Jaguar's XJ220. The one million dollar McLaren F1 was the only production car at the time which performed better under testing.
