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Old 03-06-2015, 04:24 PM
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I know I am in the minority here, but I actually don't like the rear of the RGT 4.2; for some reason, the rear bumper appears too high and make the tires seem way to "truck like".
Old 03-06-2015, 04:33 PM
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Alois has been at it a long time and always shoving it in Porsche's face.
Old 03-07-2015, 02:45 AM
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I presume RUF 911's are not street legal in the US? (Not even going to ask about CA and the CARB cronies.)
Old 03-07-2015, 10:25 AM
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i believe they are US legal. Only a phone call away.
Old 03-07-2015, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Sunny_M3
I know I am in the minority here, but I actually don't like the rear of the RGT 4.2; for some reason, the rear bumper appears too high and make the tires seem way to "truck like".
I don't think you are in the minority. It's a pretty ugly car. Then again, I personally think everything RUF has made it ugly. They have always looked like poorly modified tuner cars. Not even as good looking at TechArt parts, which don't look great either.
Old 03-08-2015, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by MayorAdamWest
I don't think you are in the minority. It's a pretty ugly car. Then again, I personally think everything RUF has made it ugly. They have always looked like poorly modified tuner cars. Not even as good looking at TechArt parts, which don't look great either.
Are you real on this?

Yellowbird CTR?
993 CTR2
BTR12

List goes on. If you have been to Alois factory youll be surprised. RUF used 5 speed G50 in 930 platform a few years before Porsche, they pioneered use of 6 speed and Sachs EKS (which Porsche bought the patents to) as well as using twin turbos on their cars quite a few years before 993TT.

In short they are some of the most brilliantly designed and executed tuner products in the world from any marque and are a TUV approved manufacturer with their own VIN sequence. the finish of their work is a the least as good as the PAG factory. Im very familiar with their mid 90s products and regard them highly...
Old 03-08-2015, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Macca
Are you real on this?

Yellowbird CTR?
993 CTR2
BTR12

List goes on. If you have been to Alois factory youll be surprised. RUF used 5 speed G50 in 930 platform a few years before Porsche, they pioneered use of 6 speed and Sachs EKS (which Porsche bought the patents to) as well as using twin turbos on their cars quite a few years before 993TT.

In short they are some of the most brilliantly designed and executed tuner products in the world from any marque and are a TUV approved manufacturer with their own VIN sequence. the finish of their work is a the least as good as the PAG factory. Im very familiar with their mid 90s products and regard them highly...
Ditto this.
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They just don't do it for me. Just an opinion on design aesthetics.
Old 03-08-2015, 12:33 AM
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The aesthetics of the front bumpers are all wrong, IMO. They don't match the lines of the car (odd circular and rectangular openings). Very odd design indeed. Wouldn't want them if they were free. Just my opinion...
Old 03-08-2015, 03:38 PM
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Mine is the opposite...I think the Rufs at the show were fantastic. While the front spoiler design is not perfect, IMO it is better than the factory effort. I don't like any versions of the 5-hole design, past or present.
Old 03-08-2015, 06:30 PM
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Some more pics of RUF stand.. loving the blue RTR..
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Originally Posted by TRAKCAR
Two 991RS and worth it.
Straight from the source just now.

Not quite two 991 RS-- more like approx $80k over the cost of a nicely specced RS.

The RGT's aesthetics aren't for everyone I'm sure, but aside from the 6-spd manual, it comes with something else purists may appreciate: there's a Mezger out back
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Vroom


Old 03-09-2015, 03:01 PM
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If money were no object, I would have that CTR3 in a heartbeat! You could lose the Hippie paint job--I'd take it in plain white, please. It's a freaking modernized street-legal GT1--I'd give my left nut for it! Mid-engine, 750HP, 3,000 lbs., sequential 6-speed, space frame and tubular chassis, beautiful body--costs a little more than half of a 918. What's not to like about it (except it really DOES cost more than two 991 GT3RS)?



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Originally Posted by Tom Tweed
If money were no object, I would have that CTR3 in a heartbeat! You could lose the Hippie paint job--I'd take it in plain white, please. It's a freaking modernized street-legal GT1--I'd give my left nut for it! Mid-engine, 750HP, 3,000 lbs., sequential 6-speed, space frame and tubular chassis, beautiful body--costs a little more than half of a 918. What's not to like about it (except it really DOES cost more than two 991 GT3RS)?



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^ This.

+1000.



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