Manufactured years 1993-tbc

The Ruf BTR (Gruppe B Turbo RUF) is a sports car built by German automobile manufacturer Ruf Automobile. The BTR began production in 1983 and was based on the Porsche 911. The BTR was the first Ruf production sports car with a company specific VIN.

Introduced in 1993, the BTR 3.8 was based on the rear-wheel-drive 964 Carrera 2 and changes included an enlarged engine capacity of 3.8-litres, a turbocharger, a 6-speed automatic transmission with an electronic clutch, a completely reworked suspension and brakes, special 18-inch Ruf 5-spoke wheels and larger tyres measuring 235/40 ZR at the front and 265/35 ZR at the rear. The modifications done to the engine resulted in a power output of 305 kW (409 hp).

The car had a spartan, driver focused interior and featured lightweight racing bucket seats. Performance figures included acceleration to 97 km/h (60 mph) in 3.6 seconds, acceleration to 200 km/h (124 mph) in 12.9 seconds and a top speed of 320.36 km/h (199.06 mph) making it one of the fastest cars in the world at the time of its introduction.

Built from Porsche “body in white” chassis or converted from an existing customer delivered car.

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