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Super-Supra
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I don't think so. Porsche wasn't in GT3, other than the GT3. There is no RUF Carrera GT, that I am aware of.
EA, has the Porsche licence. That's why the Porsche's are in Need for speed.
EA, has the Porsche licence. That's why the Porsche's are in Need for speed.
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Originally posted by cELica
...Ruf is a real Car manufacture??!!
I thought it was just because Pd can't use Porcshe licence...
Indeed it is.
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RUF buy certain parts off Porsche before the cars are built they use some of their own parts and build the cars themselves, they are classed as a seperate car manufacturer and not a tuner, like Gemballa who take stock Porsches and modify them.
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super-supra, is the car in your avatar a daewoo by any chance?
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Under German law, to be classed as a vehicle manufacturer, rather than a tuner, you must build at least 70% of a vehicles components yourself. Ruf do this, so they are a manufacturer.
Ruf have ownership of the 993 and 996 body shape (which would have cost them a fair bit) amongst others, so represent a perfect way for PD to get "Porsche" into GT without having to acquire the Porsche licence. They thought they had a loophole with the Nomad Diablo JGTC too - by agreeing with the racing team, instead of the vehicle manufacturer (who were bound into an exclusive agreement with EA). But the racing team own the car and not the rights to the body shape and so Lamborghini complained - probably for fear of annoying EA.
Ruf have ownership of the 993 and 996 body shape (which would have cost them a fair bit) amongst others, so represent a perfect way for PD to get "Porsche" into GT without having to acquire the Porsche licence. They thought they had a loophole with the Nomad Diablo JGTC too - by agreeing with the racing team, instead of the vehicle manufacturer (who were bound into an exclusive agreement with EA). But the racing team own the car and not the rights to the body shape and so Lamborghini complained - probably for fear of annoying EA.
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Smart move. 👍
How long until the EA contract license is up? For Lamborghini, or Ferrari. Does anybody know?
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In the year 1939, Alois Ruf sen. founded the companyAuto-Ruf - a garage for all makes. After the war, a little petrol station was also operating under the same company. 1955, a separate bus company followed. In the sixties, Ruf gathered first experiences with service and repair of Porsche cars. After the death of Alois Ruf sen., his son Alois Ruf jun. - then 25 years of age - took over the company and guided it to be what has since been a respected yardstick for sportscars. Through all this time, the company has always stayed loyal to the root of their success. The 911 was the centre of interest: a sportscar with already excellent properties. After a successful appearing in Motorsport, Porsche in 1976 presented its first road legal car featuring forced induction. Just one year later, RUF developed this new technology one step further: After enlarging the engine capacity from 3.0 to 3.3 litres and adapting the fuel injection to suit, the first RUF Turbo now developed 300 PS instead of the standard 260. This was the first step in the development, which has established the technical direction as well as the reputation of the RUF company. The dedicated focus on the 911 was honoured by customers in 1978 with a multitude of orders. The works 911 of that time with 3 litres of capacity and 180 PS was due to market-strategies way below it's performance limit. It, too, left the RUF testing bench markedly improved with 3.2 litres and 217 PS. Since 1981, Porsche Turbo drivers had one extra speed available with the RUF-developed 5-speed gearbox compared with the standard. In the same year, the German national authority for vehicle safety granted RUF the status of a manufacturer in his own right. The first comprehensive work of art, as it were, came in 1983 with the BTR: a 3.4 litre turbo charged engine producing 374 PS combined with the 5-speed gearbox. The car could optionally be ordered in the narrow body of the cooking 911. All of the models are made by hand, starting with the metalwork on the bare shells. RUF didn't just concentrate its technical creativity on the engine, gearbox and body alone, but - being first in its field - also paid attention to wheels and brakes. 1985, in close co-operation with Dunlop, the 17'' tires came into existence. They were originally engineered for the 959 and not only had excellent run-flat-properties due to their Denloc-System, but also guarantied a maximum of safety at higher speeds. In 1987 RUF introduced a new, until now barely surpassed standard for road legal sports cars. The RUF CTR, a bi-turbo coupe producing 469 PS, beat on the record-track in the south Italian Nardo with its measured top-speed of 342 km/h the most renominated contenders of the world. At the same time, RUF was also recognised as an independent manufacturer by the American environment- and safety-authorities EPA and DOT. From the following year onward, the models BTR and CTR could optionally be ordered with the specially in-house developed 6-speed gearbox. 1991 came the evolution of the 17''-idea: RUF offered 18'' wheels. The RUF BR arrived in 1991 on the basis of the 964 Turbo II, with a 40 PS increase in power to a total of 360 PS in the 911 of the new generation. There are improvements in the areas of comfort: in 1992, the BR could be ordered with the electronic clutch system EKS developed and delivered by Fichtel und Sachs. The EKS combines the benefits of an automatic gearbox in Stop-and-Go traffic with the sports performance of a manually operating gearbox. In the year 1993 two engines were presented at the same time: the 3.6 and 3.8 litre single-turbo. For the first time, the 993 engines have a modern Motronic engine management system, which allows more exact fuel regulation and therefore allows for lower emission- and fuel consumption-levels. In the autumn of 1996, the completion of a new, ambitious project: The CTR 2, RUF was able to connect to the tradition of the legendary CTR (Yellowbird), with a top-speed of about 340 km/h and all elements of modern engineering. The engine of the CTR 2 even managed to pass the difficult US Type-approval with excellent results, causing a flood of press releases. As always, this car has many innovations too. The rear spoiler for example not only has aerodynamic function, but also includes intakes for the intercoolers and the airbox, all packed into a compact system. A first on the RUF CTR 2: the fully integrated roll cage, which, contrary to its pendants from the racing scene, is optically completely unobtrusive. It is crafted into the shape of the car and thus offers comfortable entry and exit of the car. On the chassis, RUF also works with unusual ways of solving problems: the use of newly developed 19'' Magnesium wheels together with a carbon braking system causes a very palpable Reduction of unsuspended weight and thus a more direct steering feedback as well as improved action of suspension and damping systems. In 1997, the light-weight version RUF CTR 2 Sport complemented the basic version and emphasised the consequent sporty interpretation of this concept. For the 993 Biturbo, RUF offers since 1997 a performance upgrade to 490 PS, the Turbo R. In countless road tests competing against the very best supercars, this car emerged as the winner in terms of handling, performance and top speed! With the introduction of the new, parts sharing 996- and Boxster- model generation came new prospects for the future RUF projects. The RUF 3400 S, which was presented in 1999 on the Essen Motor Show, solved with his 310 PS the problem of the Porsche Boxster, which is conspired as an entry model, and thus does not get the stronger engines available to guard the sales of the more expensive Porsche Carrera. The new millennium still sees RUF covering market niches, which Porsche leaves open. So the 996 GT3, street version of the cup-racing car and built in limited numbers only, was not homoglated for the USA. Even though there was strong potential demand in this very important market. That's why the RUF RGT with 385 PS, which was built on the basis of the 996 Carrera and further developed technology of the GT3, came to be. It fulfilled all the criteria of the American authorities! For the year 2001, RUF, having showed the way ahead in all things turbo in the last 25 years, presents the R turbo: Additionally to the 520 PS of the improved engine, the customer has, in contrast to buying the works car, the choice of rear- or all-wheel-drive as well as the narrow Carrera or the wide Turbo body. Additionally, the RUF Rturbo is available in convertible form, an option, which Porsche seemingly won't offer until 2003. For the model year 2002, RUF has the logical evolution of the 3400 S: powered by the optimised, now 3,6 litre big naturally aspirated engine of the 996 Carrera, the concept of the powerful roadster is bettered still. Mr. Ruf enjoys the charms of the sports car just as much as his customers do and to ensure that the performance behind the steering wheel does not wilt when compared to the performance under the engine lid, RUF has been offering regular driver training courses on racing circuits ever since 1978.
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