The Ruf CTR Anniversary is a high performance

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manufactured by German automobile manufacturer

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. The vehicle made its debut at the 87th

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in March 2017, exactly 30 years after the original

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was introduced, and is built to pay homage to that model.

History

Although the CTR Anniversary is similar in appearance to the

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, it is not actually based on a 911 body. The CTR Anniversary's chassis and body were designed and engineered by Vela Performance, in

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, Germany. The car is assembled in the Ruf headquarters in

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, Germany. A monocoque made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic with a screwed-on subframe made of tubular steel and light metal serves as the basis, while the body, which is styled after the

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, is made of a carbon fiber laminate. As a result, the dry weight of the vehicle is . The chassis consists of an in-house designed suspension using double wishbones and push rod actuated inboard springs & dampers. The new CTR is powered by a 3.6-litre water cooled twin-turbocharged

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producing at 6,750 rpm and of torque from 2,750 to 4,000 rpm. The car is capable of accelerating from 0– in under 3.5 seconds and can reach a top speed of . Power is sent to the rear wheels through a 7-speed manual gearbox and locking differential. The car also sports retro components based on the original CTR such as the 'whale tail' rear wing five-spoke wheels, interior and the steering wheel. The CTR Anniversary is priced at

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892,500 and only 50 examples are set to be produced. They have been produced in

since 2019.

Gallery

File:Ruf CTR Genf 2019 1Y7A6020.jpg, Ruf CTR Anniversary at the

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, 2019 (front view) File:Ruf CTR 2017, GIMS 2019, Le Grand-Saconnex (GIMS1288).jpg, Rear view

References

External links

* {{Ruf Coupés Rear-wheel-drive vehicles CTR Anniversary Rear-engined vehicles Cars powered by boxer engines Cars introduced in 2017