Skip advert
Advertisement

RUF's 200mph sports car range on video - we look at RUF's incredible cars at the Geneva motor show

The world's best-known fast Porsche builder has revealed its latest range at the Geneva motor show

Among the less tasteful purveyors of customised performance cars at Geneva, RUF’s clean, simple stand is a haven of good taste.

This year is no different, with the company presenting four distinct models, each offering a different take on the reimagined Porsche 911 theme.

It starts with the new SCR 4.2. As the name suggests, the SCR packs a 4185cc flat-six behind its rear axle, sending 518bhp and 369lb ft to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox.

Advertisement - Article continues below

That, conveniently, is enough for a top speed of 200mph on the dot, which if nothing else cements the company’s reputation for extracting ludicrous outputs from some of Stuttgart’s best sports cars.

It’s light too, tipping the scales at 1190kg, courtesy of the tiny 964-derived bodyshell. Despite its beginnings, RUF has also managed to extend the car’s wheelbase by 70mm, for better weight distribution and balance. A five-spoke alloy wheel fills each arch and, on proportions alone, you’d not know such stretching had taken place.

Still, it’s not the ultimate 964-bodied RUF – that would fall to the RUF Ultimate (see what they did there?), which produces an even greater 582bhp from its 3.6-litre six, thanks to the efforts of turbocharging.

Putting 531lb ft through its rear wheels, it’ll top 210mph, and once again weight has been kept to a minimum: 1215kg, thanks largely to a carbonfibre body.

Next up is the RUF Turbo R Limited – the grey car in our photographs. Now we’re into serious supercar territory with a 993 body, 612bhp at 6800rpm and – if you suspect such things might prove troublesome with traction – the option of all-wheel drive. Top speed? 211mph.

Fastest of all is the RUF RtR narrow, based on the latest 991 chassis. Despite the name, its handbuilt body is wider than that of a standard 991, ensuring its blistered arches can contain the 255-section front tyres and the 325-section rubber at the rear.

Its 3.8-litre engine develops 791bhp at 7300rpm and 730lb ft from 4500rpm – enough to shift the 1490kg kerbweight to a 218mph top speed.

Click on the gallery above to see each of the new RUF models – and head to our Geneva show hub page to discover more performance vehicles from the show.

Skip advert
Advertisement

Recommended

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS review: the ultimate mid-engined sports car?
Porsche Cayman GT4 RS
Reviews

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS review: the ultimate mid-engined sports car?

The Cayman GT4 RS is one of the most extreme road-going Porsches of all. It tripped up at eCoty 2022, but later examples we've tried have hit the spot
26 Mar 2024
Mercedes-AMG GT 63 2024 review – is AMG’s coupe finally a Porsche 911 beater?
Mercedes-AMG GT 63
Reviews

Mercedes-AMG GT 63 2024 review – is AMG’s coupe finally a Porsche 911 beater?

A new chassis, tweaked V8 and a larger, more practical interior provides AMG’s new GT 63 with everything it needs to take on the best in the business
22 Mar 2024
Porsche 911 Carrera T 2024 review – one of our favourite modern-era 911s
Porsche 911 Carrera T
Reviews

Porsche 911 Carrera T 2024 review – one of our favourite modern-era 911s

The lighter, sharpened-up Carrera T is one of the best 911s you can buy today, and an example of why less can be so much more
20 Mar 2024
Aston Martin V8 Vantage S (2011 - 2017): a stunning analogue Aston for hot hatch money
Aston Martin V8 Vantage S
Features

Aston Martin V8 Vantage S (2011 - 2017): a stunning analogue Aston for hot hatch money

The Vantage S is a V8 Brit that’s becoming even more appealing with age, especially given its price point in 2024
19 Mar 2024
Skip advert
Advertisement

Most Popular

The new Mercedes-AMG G63 has arrived, and it still has a V8
Mercedes-AMG G63
News

The new Mercedes-AMG G63 has arrived, and it still has a V8

Some of Affalterbach’s range-toppers are swapping eight cylinders for four, but the AMG G-class retains its V8 for 2024
26 Mar 2024
Land Rover Defender OCTA: twin-turbo V8 and McLaren-style suspension tech for hot off-roader
Land Rover Defender OCTA – front
News

Land Rover Defender OCTA: twin-turbo V8 and McLaren-style suspension tech for hot off-roader

The OCTA promises to be the fastest, toughest and most capable Defender yet when it launches later this year
26 Mar 2024
The new Toyota GR Yaris costs £44,250 – too much for a hot supermini?
Toyota GR Yaris Gen 2 – front
News

The new Toyota GR Yaris costs £44,250 – too much for a hot supermini?

Our early impressions of the Gen 2 GR Yaris suggest that it’s an improvement in every area that counts, but can it be worth £18k more than an i20 N?
27 Mar 2024