The Ruf CTR Anniversary is high performance

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manufactured by German automobile manufacturer

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. The vehicle made its debut at the 87th Geneva Motor Show in March 2017, exactly 30 years after the original

Ruf CTR The Ruf CTR (Group C, Turbo Ruf) also known as the CTR Yellowbird or simply Yellowbird, is a limited-production, high performance sports car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Ruf Automobile. Introduced for the 1987 model year and bas ...

was introduced, and is built to pay homage to that model. Ruf CTR Genf 2019 1Y7A6020

History

Although the CTR Anniversary is similar in appearance to the Porsche 911, it is not actually based on a 911 body. The CTR Anniversary's chassis and body were designed and engineered by Vela Performance, in

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, Germany. The car is assembled in the Ruf headquarters in Pfaffenhausen, Germany. A monocoque made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic with a screwed-on subframe made of tubular steel and light metal serves as the basis, while the body, which is styled after the

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, is made of a carbon fiber laminate. As a result, the dry weight of the vehicle is . The chassis consists of an in-house designed suspension using double wishbones and push rod actuated inboard springs & dampers. The new CTR is powered by a 3.6-litre water cooled twin-turbocharged

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producing at 6,750 rpm and of torque from 2,750 to 4,000 rpm. The car is capable of accelerating from 0– in under 3.5 seconds and can reach a top speed of . Power is sent to the rear wheels through a 7-speed manual gearbox and locking differential. The car also sports retro components based on the original CTR such as the 'whale tail' rear wing five-spoke wheels, interior and the steering wheel. The CTR Anniversary is priced at

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892,500 and only 50 examples are set to be produced. They have been produced in Pfaffenhausen since 2019.

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