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- JDA1982
I would love to see this car in GT4, it's looks might be a little on the like it or loath it odd style but it's performance is meant to be fantastic.
One of the first pics of the new RuF R40, heres the article from www.evo.co.uk
Ruf R40 Roars Out
At the recent 40th anniversary celebration of Ruf Automobile GmbH, held in Austria, Alois Ruf gave guests a first glimpse of the mid-engined sports car that the company will launch next summer.
The prototype R40 did two laps of the Salzburgring with racer-***-journalist Paul Frere at the wheel. Ruf says many details will change between now and production, but the company is keen to scotch speculation that the R40 is based on a Boxster because it's mid-engined. In fact, the bespoke chassis is designed in-house, married to a lightweight bodyshell and powered by a modified 911 Turbo motor with over 600bhp. Ruf declined to discuss numbers or performance figures, but if you consider that the 911 Turbo-based Ruf R Turbo was officially clocked at 218mph at Nardo last October, the R40 is potentially even faster.
Ruf believes there's a gap in the market between the 911 Turbo and the Carrera GT. The R40 aims to combine supercar presence with the driveability of a 911 Turbo.
Ruf is registered as a manufacturer by the German Transport Authority and has 25 years' experience in building cars from bare shells. Despite the top speed records his modified Porsches have set over the years, Alois Ruf has always said he would build his own car one day. That day has now arrived.
Words/Pictures: Ian Kuah
One of the first pics of the new RuF R40, heres the article from www.evo.co.uk
Ruf R40 Roars Out
At the recent 40th anniversary celebration of Ruf Automobile GmbH, held in Austria, Alois Ruf gave guests a first glimpse of the mid-engined sports car that the company will launch next summer.
The prototype R40 did two laps of the Salzburgring with racer-***-journalist Paul Frere at the wheel. Ruf says many details will change between now and production, but the company is keen to scotch speculation that the R40 is based on a Boxster because it's mid-engined. In fact, the bespoke chassis is designed in-house, married to a lightweight bodyshell and powered by a modified 911 Turbo motor with over 600bhp. Ruf declined to discuss numbers or performance figures, but if you consider that the 911 Turbo-based Ruf R Turbo was officially clocked at 218mph at Nardo last October, the R40 is potentially even faster.
Ruf believes there's a gap in the market between the 911 Turbo and the Carrera GT. The R40 aims to combine supercar presence with the driveability of a 911 Turbo.
Ruf is registered as a manufacturer by the German Transport Authority and has 25 years' experience in building cars from bare shells. Despite the top speed records his modified Porsches have set over the years, Alois Ruf has always said he would build his own car one day. That day has now arrived.
Words/Pictures: Ian Kuah
I think that's the nicest looking car I've ever seen!
