Ruf RT12 vs Veyron and others in Road & Track 0-200mph article
08-11-2007, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Rufguy
I'm the owner of the Rt12 from the article and was there for the test. That's me driving the car in all of the photos except for those taken of Millen when he was driving the car.
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08-11-2007, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by BrendanC
There is a ton of spin in this thread, and indeed in the R&T test.
"Broke down" is about as related to "an o-ring on the valve cover gasket" as "VEYRON" is to "Affordable"
"Broke down" is about as related to "an o-ring on the valve cover gasket" as "VEYRON" is to "Affordable"
08-12-2007, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by BrendanC
There is a ton of spin in this thread, and indeed in the R&T test.
"Broke down" is about as related to "an o-ring on the valve cover gasket" as "VEYRON" is to "Affordable"
"Broke down" is about as related to "an o-ring on the valve cover gasket" as "VEYRON" is to "Affordable"
Did the tuner Vette have a mechanical failure?...yes
Was it able to compete?......No
I would say it was broken down.
Another thing to consider, Ruf is manufacturer, not a tuner like Lingenfelter and Hennessey. I don't know why they included tuner cars in the test, should have limited it to manufacturers IMO.
08-12-2007, 04:46 AM
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Ramblings...
Our perspective has become slightly skewed when the "slowest" car only makes 650hp. Does seem odd that the tuner cars needed so much TLC. Wonder what the viper would do with street tires and no ice packs on the IC's...
I still have the 1st issue from back in the day when the yellow bird smoked em all in the R&T top speed shootout. Interestingly, while the RT12 has a higher top speed than the CTR, it's actually slower out of the hole and through the traps. Perhaps a super light-weight RT12 650 is in the werks?
Can anyone imagine getting to 60 in 2.8 seconds? Thats super bike territory.....
I still have the 1st issue from back in the day when the yellow bird smoked em all in the R&T top speed shootout. Interestingly, while the RT12 has a higher top speed than the CTR, it's actually slower out of the hole and through the traps. Perhaps a super light-weight RT12 650 is in the werks?
Can anyone imagine getting to 60 in 2.8 seconds? Thats super bike territory.....
08-12-2007, 12:37 PM
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I love it. Drive there, play all day with serious bad boys, then hop in and drive her home. Maybe a car wash the next day and its back in her to get to work! Atswhatimtalkinbout!
