Ruf CTR3
The Ruf CTR3 is a mid-engined sports car produced by German car manufacturer Ruf Automobile. The CTR3 was unveiled at the Bahrain International Circuit on the 20th anniversary of the original Ruf CTR on April 13, 2007 in conjunction with the opening of a new Ruf factory at the circuit.
| Ruf CTR3 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ruf Automobile |
| Production | 2007–2012 (CTR3) 2012–2023 (CTR3 Clubsport) 2023–present (CTR3 Evo) |
| Assembly | Pfaffenhausen, Germany |
| Designer | Bennett Soderberg |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car (S) |
| Body style | 2-door coupé |
| Layout | Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Related | Porsche Cayman Lykan HyperSport Porsche 911 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.7L twin-turbocharged flat-6 |
| Transmission | 6-speed sequential manual 7-speed PDK (Clubsport) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,625 mm (103.3 in) |
| Length | 4,445 mm (175.0 in) |
| Width | 1,944 mm (76.5 in) |
| Height | 1,200 mm (47 in) |
| Curb weight | 3,035 lb (1,377 kg) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Ruf CTR2 |
Continuing the Ruf tradition of enhancing Porsche automobiles, the CTR3 shares the body style and engine type with the contemporaneous Porsche 987 Cayman and Porsche 997.1 Turbo. For the first time, however, it features a Ruf-designed body built on a dedicated platform engineered in conjunction with Multimatic and is particularly styled to reflect the visual feel of vintage Le Mans race cars of the 1950s and 1960s. Additionally, Ruf adopted the Porsche Cayman's mid-engine layout for the new car, rather than the traditional rear-engine layout of the previous CTR models (CTR and CTR2).