Using the word 'look' at the end of a car's description can quickly calm your pulse, even if it is preceded by the words 'Porsche', 'RUF' and 'CTR2'. It implies that said machine is, in fact, an evocation, a tribute, a replica...a - er - copy.
But there are copies and there are copies. Cars like, say, an Impreza 2.0 Sport with a pram-handle spoiler and garish yellow '555' livery laid on top of a Blue Mica paint job really can't be considered in the same breath as ones like this Porsche. Because its look is more than skin-deep.
Okay, the rear wing is incorrect for a CTR2 - the original was much bigger, and of course it won't boast a RUF VIN like the originals. But what separates cars like this from other lookalikes is that all of the upgrade work was carried out by RUF itself.
Despite what must have been immense cost, this 993 was reportedly completely rebuilt at the RUF factory to Turbo R spec with CTR2 styling cues (right down to the de-seaming of the roof, the full cage, the interior, the suspension, the 490bhp engine, the wheels... need we go on?).
This car is in Paris and the asking price is just under £105,000, which doesn't sound too bad for a 993 with a RUF technician's fingerprints all over the greasy bits. But it is still a copy of something else, and on that basis alone it'll be a no-no to some people regardless of its specification. If that's the case and you hanker after a rare 993, how about this Turbo S from our classifieds for £125,000? Or perhaps even this Gemballa GTR600 at £89,995?
There are Porsche fans out there who'll tell you that as long as it's a 993 you can't miss, but which one does it for you?