The Ruf SCR is a

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sports car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer

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. Introduced in 2018, the styling of the SCR 2018 is inspired by the

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and its introduction pays homage to the original

Ruf SCR The Ruf SCR is a sports car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Ruf Automobile. The SCR (sometimes written "SC/R") was based on the Porsche 911 (classic)#SC, Porsche 911 SC and the changes made to its engine enabled it to have similar ...

, but the new SCR uses a completely bespoke

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chassis and body work.

Model information

The SCR 2018 is built as a tribute to the original SCR that was introduced in 1978 with a 3.2-liter naturally-aspirated

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. Other subsequent SCR models were built over the years, such as the SCR 4.2 in 2016. The SCR 2018 is styled using the exterior design of the

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as its basis but no parts are shared with the 964 in the new model, as the body and chassis are bespoke Ruf items. The exterior of the SCR features Ruf designed center-locking double-5-spoke wheels as well as a retractable spoiler. The interior has fixed back hound’s-tooth

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seats in order to save weight. Ruf says they plan on building 15 SCRs per year starting in 2019 at a price of €650,000 (roughly $800,000), and they will be available for the American market.

Performance

The SCR 2018 is powered by a rear-mounted, water cooled 4.0-litre

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, which like the original SCR, is naturally-aspirated. It generates a maximum power output of at 8,270 rpm and of torque at 5,760 rpm and can attain a top speed of .

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, one of the engineers who worked with Ruf on the car quoted that the engine block is based loosely on Porsche's old "Mezger" flat-six used in the

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GT3. The SCR utilises a carbon-fibre

chassis and bodywork developed in house by the manufacturer and has an integrated steel roll-cage. The car uses push rod suspension with remote reservoir Sachs dampers in the front and rear and carbon ceramic brakes with 6 piston calipers in the front and 4 piston in the rear. Power goes to the rear wheels through a six-speed manual transmission.

References

External links

RUF SCR official website
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