Carrera GT rival from Ruf....

[iguana]

Page 17 of this weeks Autocar a small rear view pic of a rebodied 996 based beast! Not got a scanner or would post it up. From the rear it looks sorta like a modern version of a 904/906.

Not spotted this in the porker press- or if I have it was ages ago & I've forgotten!

Autocar quote 690bhp & 217mph

[GregE240]

And a heck of a lot cheaper than a Carrera GT. Probably.

[granville]

690 bhp?

Six hundred and ninety bhp?

S I X H U N D R E D & N I N E T Y B H P ???

To quote Luke Skywalker: "What - HOW?"

Where's the white flag of surrender (to quote the criminally overtlooked Blue Oyster Cult)?

I'm selling up and buying an Atom!

[GregE240]

Simon, its what we discussed earlier: the world has gone bhp flamin' mad I tell thee!

I blame Mercedes Benz.

[shadowninja]

Fun in the wet

[nick644]

Seen the car in the flesh, so to speak! Sneak preview by Mr Ruf himself in the summer.... Ally body, 3.6 turbo engine suitably tweaked, huge torque, mid engined, approx 1200 kg, rear wheel drive, Ruf's own interior, height adjustable suspension for precticality over speed humps/ramps....should be sensational...unfortunatley so will the price. 400,000Euros...due to be shown at the Geneva motorshow early next year!

[Jasbir]

Its appropriately called "Godzilla"...

On a side note, I just spent 3 amazing days with a uf tech named Joe doing an R Turbo conversion on my '03 Turbo. I did the 550+hp package with Ruf suspension, wheels, instruments, and appropriate engine massaging.

The result is an absolute rocket. I also switched the 6th gear for a taller ratio theoretically good for 215 mph per the factory (some tape and subtract mirrors).

All in all, an absolutely amazing experience with breathtaking results.

Jas

'03 Ruf R Turbo 550hp
'02 Lotus Esprit V8
'94 Comptech NSX
'03 Cayenne S
'00 Audi A6 4.2 Quattro
'83 Aston Martin Lagonda
'79 Lotus Esprit S2

[nick644]

so how much did your conversion cost? Did you go for the integtrated roll cage? Had my GT3 converted at RUF. Fantastic place to visit

[pesty]

Jasbir said:

Its appropriately called "Godzilla"... On a side note, I just spent 3 amazing days with a uf tech named Joe doing an R Turbo conversion on my '03 Turbo. I did the 550+hp package with Ruf suspension, wheels, instruments, and appropriate engine massaging. The result is an absolute rocket. I also switched the 6th gear for a taller ratio theoretically good for 215 mph per the factory (some tape and subtract mirrors). All in all, an absolutely amazing experience with breathtaking results. Jas

Jas Can you post a picture of you r RUF beastie?
And does anyone know where i can see some pic's of the new RUF?

[Jasbir]

Nick,

The integrated roll cage is only available on Ruf VIN cars that are built at the Ruf factory. It is a nice piece of kit as I understand it adds additional stiffness to the car.

I'll save that for a 997 Ruf variant !!!!!

[Jasbir]

Pesty,

Photos of the Ruf Godzilla can be found here,

www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/d/45083

I will post pics of my car when I replace my digital camera that packed up !!! (Soon)

[nick644]

Jasbir

As it happens I had the integrated roll cage fitted to my GT3 by Ruf....pretty extensive job but well worth it compared to the standard car I find

[pesty]

Another car to add to my list for when I win the lottery

[Melv]

"Photos of the Ruf Godzilla can be found here"

Yuk!

Melv

[Adamt]

Heres a pic of our roll cage being intergrated into our RUF vin car...

www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid54/p97515ad0ccf759a66a239b538a52e63f/fc8a9441.jpg

www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid55/p76541e57c94dcf1db5197ed76e4b3fed/fc80df5c.jpg

www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/paa6e41d1ba6234aa0a53174a6b8200b0/fc490efa.jpg

I'll make some better pics of the rollcage later

all the best
adam

[iguana]

Quick update, pics of the front of the prototype RUF R40 plus a bit of speil in this months EVO (Page 30)