Filed under: Sports/GTs, Euro, Supercars
Full official specs, new photos of the RUF CTR 3
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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 knob 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
RUF CTR 3 Technical data
Body
Body build in steel, aluminium and kevlar-carbon. Rollover protection in A-pillar and in birdcage. The birdcage forms a torsion resistant unit with the front chassis by joining to the sill beam and the A pillar.
Front structure: steel, zinc dipped
Safety passenger compartment: steel, zinc dipped
Engine and transmission frame: space frame and birdcage
Front bonnet and doors: aluminium
Body shell: Kevlar-Carbon composite
Engine
Type: turbocharged boxer
Cylinders: 6
Displacement: 3,746 cc / 228.6 in3
Bore: 102 mm / 4.01 in
Stroke: 76.4 mm / 3.01 in
Output: 515 kW (700 hp) at 7,000 rpm
Max. torque: 890 Nm / 656.5 lb-ft
Compression ratio: 9.2 : 1
Engine control unit: Bosch Motronic with OBD-2
Turbo charger: two KKK turbo chargers
Intercooler: two air-air-intercoolers
Transmission
Power delivery: rear wheel drive
Transmission: sequential 6-speed-manual transmission, transversal, angle drive, shift indicator in the instrument panel
Limited slip differential: multi-disc locking differential
Locking value load / deceleration: 40 % / 60 %
Chassis
Front axle: McPherson struts, anti-roll bar
Rear axle: multilink rear axle, anti-roll bar, horizontal coil over shock absorbers
Steering: Power assisted rack and pinion
Brakes
Brake calipers front/rear: 6 piston fixed light alloy calipers
Brake discs front/rear: ventilated and cross drilled ceramic composite discs
Brake disc diameter front/rear: 380 mm / 15 in / 380 mm / 15 in
Anti-lock braking system: Bosch ABS 8.0
Wheels and tyres
Wheels front/rear: 8.5" x 19 / 12.5" x 20
Tyres front/ rear: 255/35 ZR 19 / 335/30 ZR 20
Size and weights
Length: 4,445 mm / 175.0 in
Width: 1,944 mm / 76.5 in
Height : 1,200 mm / 47.2 in
Wheelbase: 2,625 mm / 103.3 in
Front track: 1,506 mm / 59.3 in
Rear track: 1,585 mm / 62.4 in
Empty weight with 6 speed manual transmission
According to DIN: 1,400 kg / 3,086.4 lbs
According to EG-standards: 1,475 kg / 3,251.8 lbs
Performance
Top speed: 375 kph / 235 mph
0-100 kph / 0 – 62 mph: 3.2 sec
Price
Euro 380,000.00 (plus VAT)
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
jayhawker 9:01PM (4/12/2007)
my God.
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BartMack 9:03PM (4/12/2007)
That thing is friggin' HOT-! sheesh...
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wow 9:10PM (4/12/2007)
GORGEOUS
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why not the LS2LS7? 9:20PM (4/12/2007)
I find it terrible ugly. And the interior having stitched leather all over the place? How heavy is it if you actually make a sports car version?
I do kinda feel like maybe in 10 years I'll decide it looks good, much like I did with the GT1. But right now it's just too far over the top to look good. It might as well be a Vector in that respect.
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jj 9:27PM (4/12/2007)
I'm aroused, there's no two ways about it.
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Nick 9:42PM (4/12/2007)
Boooooring. What is Kia up to?
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HALT! 9:49PM (4/12/2007)
Looks like something that came out of Nazi Germany
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J 9:49PM (4/12/2007)
rear proportions are off a bit. and front isnt aggressive enough with the rear looking that aggressive.
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Nick 10:08PM (4/12/2007)
That rear window treatment is hideous.
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Matt 10:16PM (4/12/2007)
0-62 in 3.2...gord lord
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SkyMan 10:28PM (4/12/2007)
Neat.....$510k for a Cayman!
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Stephen 10:39PM (4/12/2007)
WICKED!!!!!
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F451 10:42PM (4/12/2007)
I lust for this automobile...
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pedantic 10:51PM (4/12/2007)
Definately not a Cayman. The front looks seems to be a modified 911 front end. It looks a lot like the GT3's front end, not identical but close. The rear looks a bit like a Cayman, but I think that's mostly because of the MR layout allows the curve of the rear window to end before the rear bumper. Looks great. Definately what the 911 should be!
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Nick 11:15PM (4/12/2007)
Just put a blower on the Z06 and it will eat this thing with 100% rawboned American V8 passion. Booooyaaaaa.
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Master Jedi Dan 11:22PM (4/12/2007)
Beautiful on the outside...but they should replace the all-leather interior with carbon fiber and aluminum and keep some of the red leather...then it's perfect. Nice stats for acceleration and top speed, it's about time that Porsche/Ruf made a car that can actually compete with the world's supercars. (the Carrera GT was a letdown in performance)
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The Penguin 11:24PM (4/12/2007)
Even though it isn't derived from the Cayman it looks like a cross between a Cayman a Carerra GT with a little bit of the 996 911 GT1 thrown in to make it look more race ready. I don't think that RUF should have called it the CTR 3 because both the original CTR "Yellow Bird" and the CTR 2 were both 911 Turbos.
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Craven Morehead 11:25PM (4/12/2007)
How the heck do you see out the back?
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bob 11:25PM (4/12/2007)
oh, I forgot to add that that's one smokin car. I'd be too scared to drive it after plunking down over 500K.
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nagmashot 11:38PM (4/12/2007)
#15 only in your dreams..
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