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Model Calendar year introduced Current model Vehicle description Introduction Update/facelift 718 BOXSTER/CAYMAN: 718: 1996 2016 () Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive roadster (Boxster) and fastback coupe (Cayman).
Porsche refers to the 993 as "a significant advance, not just from a technical, but also a visual perspective." [5] The external design of the Porsche 993 was penned by English designer Tony Hatter. It retained the core cabin and body shell architecture of the 964 and prior 911 model iterations, but exterior panels were revised with much more ...
The Ruf CTR2 (Group C, Turbo Ruf, 2nd generation) is a 2-door sports car built by German automobile manufacturer Ruf Automobile from 1995 to 1997 as the successor to the CTR Yellowbird, but based on Porsche's Type 993 generation 911.
It's not the usual leather with an aluminum cap showing the six-speed shift pattern you'll find on most 993-generation 911s; instead, the shift knob in this car is designed to look like the World ...
The Ruf Turbo R, sometimes stylized as TurboR, is a sports car built by Ruf Automobile of Germany.It is based on the 993 generation Porsche 911 Turbo.It was introduced in 1998 after the discontinuation of the CTR2 (another 993 generation based car), however Ruf still wanted a supercar offering to be available and so the Turbo R became the supercar offering from Ruf for the 1998 model year and ...
Ruf plaque on a 1995 BTR2. The BTR2 is powered by a 3.6 L flat-six engine based on the unit in the 993 Carrera but upgraded with a single turbocharger running 11.6 psi of boost pressure, intercooler, modified camshafts, an auxiliary oil-cooler, a new exhaust system, lowered compression ratio (from 11.3:1 to 8.4:1) and a Bosch Motronic engine management system. [3]
The CTR (abbreviation of "Group C Turbo Ruf") was based on the 1987 911 Carrera 3.2 as opposed to the 930; Porsche's factory turbocharged version of the 911. The decision to base the car on the Carrera 3.2 was made because of the 3.2's slightly lower curb weight and drag coefficient. Factory body panels including the doors, hood and engine ...
Ruf debuted their first complete model in 1977, a tuned version of Porsche's 911 Turbo with a stroked, 3.3-litre motor. This was followed in 1978 by Ruf's first complete non-turbo Porsche, the 911 SCR. It was a naturally aspirated 911 with a stroked 3.2-litre motor producing 217 horsepower. Numerous customer orders were placed for this vehicle.