{"id":451835,"date":"2023-04-28T04:59:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T04:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=451835"},"modified":"2024-12-08T13:16:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T13:16:36","slug":"ruf-ctr-drag-races-against-the-iconic-supercars-of-the-1990s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/ruf-ctr-drag-races-against-the-iconic-supercars-of-the-1990s\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Ruf CTR Drag Races Against The Iconic Supercars Of The 1990s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuttcars.com\/1987-ruf-ctr-yellow-bird\/\">RUF CTR<\/a> was first introduced in 1987 as a modified version of Porsche&#8217;s 3.2 flat six. It features a roll cage, upgraded suspension and brakes, a fully customized 5-speed transmission, and unique body parts. This car is based on the 911 Carrera 3.2, and it&#8217;s lighter and has a lower drag coefficient compared to the 930, which was Porsche&#8217;s factory turbocharged version of the 911. By using many aluminum parts, Ruf was able to decrease the weight of the CTR by 422 lbs.<\/p>\n<p>The engine also has twin turbochargers and twin intercoolers, which bring the total output to 463 hp and 408 lb\/ft of torque. The car can go from 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and has a top speed of 210 mph, making it the fastest production car of its time.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this video to see the RUF CTR Yellowbird win against other iconic supercars from the 80s and 90s, including Porsche 930 Turbo, Ferrari F40, Acura NSX, and Dodge Viper ACR despite its age.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"THE ULTIMATE PORSCHE SHOWDOWN | RUF CTR AND 930 TURBO VS LEGENDS OF THE 90s with Doug DeMuro\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/49r3DMqgCc0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"THE ULTIMATE PORSCHE SHOWDOWN | RUF CTR AND 930 TURBO VS LEGENDS OF THE 90s with Doug DeMuro\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/49r3DMqgCc0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RUF CTR was first introduced in 1987 as a modified version of Porsche&#8217;s 3.2 flat six. It features a roll cage, upgraded suspension and brakes, a fully customized 5-speed transmission, and unique body parts. This car is based on the 911 Carrera 3.2, and it&#8217;s lighter and has a lower drag coefficient compared to the 930, which was Porsche&#8217;s factory turbocharged version of the 911. By using many aluminum parts, Ruf was able to decrease the weight of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":451837,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16906,1816,12919],"tags":[89,115,1831,6495,8441,16803,18907],"class_list":["post-451835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-porsche","category-ruf","category-videos","tag-porsche","tag-porsche-videos","tag-ruf","tag-ruf-video","tag-videos","tag-drag-race-videos","tag-videos-tuner-cars","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VIDEO: Ruf CTR Drag Races Against The Iconic Supercars Of The 1990s<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/ruf-ctr-drag-races-against-the-iconic-supercars-of-the-1990s\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"VIDEO: Ruf CTR Drag Races Against The Iconic Supercars Of The 1990s\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The RUF CTR was first introduced in 1987 as a modified version of Porsche&#8217;s 3.2 flat six. 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