Ruf set to launch Cayman-based CTR3 supercar

$400,000
3.8 litre TT
700 hp
656 lb-ft
224 mph

Quote :

"Get thee to the UAE. Later today, the Porsche tweakers at RUF will introduce the company's new Porsche Cayman tuner, the CT3, at RUF's new plant in the United Arab Emirates state of Bahrain. The CT3 gets its new lightness from aluminum and carbon-fiber body panels, and employs the same powerplant as RUF's 911 RT12 rocketship -- that is a 3.8-liter, twin-turbo flat six producing 700 hp and 656 lb-ft of torque. Word is, the a seven-speed sequential automatic will put power to road. Top speed is projected to be in the fleeting neighborhood of 224 mph. What price madness? Figure €300,000 all told. We'll know more soon, but click through to see the invite VIPs got. – Mike Spinelli "

haha, UAE and Bahrain are two different countries, Mike nitwit!

it is actually being unveiled in Bahrain.

http://jalopnik.com/cars/custom-cars/raising-the-ruf-cayman+based-tuner-to-top-out-at-224-mph-251324.php
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/11/ruf-set-to-launch-cayman-based-ctr3-supercar/

4/11/2007 3:06:59 PM

^lol, I started a thread on that one an hour after you posted that. Just saw it.

4/11/2007 8:59:09 PM

thats a little too much money... but it is sexy as hell.

4/11/2007 9:11:30 PM

^^ yeah i saw it when you made it... and i was gonna tell you, but i was like, what the hell, let there be a thread for it!

4/11/2007 9:15:56 PM

yeah it deserves a thread

4/11/2007 9:28:21 PM

Quote :

"that black with orange highlights is fucking sweet"

yep

4/12/2007 12:10:20 PM

man i saw a cayenne turbo the other day at a stoplight that made me think of having buttsecks with a porsche.

burnt orange paint
2 black racing stripes the entire length of the car on top, from the grill to the roof, to the trunk
black wire wheels

it was like whoa

4/12/2007 12:12:49 PM

I think I'd still rather have a CGT.

4/12/2007 1:01:35 PM

Here is the GT3 RS's off road cousin:

Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia Revealed

it is a stripped out cayenne s with several mods for long distance rally racing.

read details here:

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/15/porsche-cayenne-s-transsyberia-factory-built-rally-goodness/
http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/country/gcf/newsID/2070416.003/porsche/porsche-cayenne-s-transsyberia-revealed

Quote :

"The 4.8L V8 makes 385 horsepower and is connected to a six-speed Tiptronic S with a 4.11 final drive ratio. Rally car-specific modifications include: Reinforced A and B pillars Bolted-in safety cage Stronger underbody protection Installation of a handbrake in lieu of the standard, foot-operated parking brake Rerouted electrical system Passenger-operated navigation computer Lightweight sport exhaust Offroad tires Roof lights Front-mounted winch Stripped interior, with dual spare wheels & tires and two reserve fuel cannisters in place of the rear seat It should be noted that while the car's passenger compartment has been pared down to the essentials, it isn't exactly spartan, as evidenced by its leather seats, orange fabric door latch pulls, and diamond-plate steel flooring are also fitted, as seen in the attached gallery photo. Outside, the Cayennes are finished in black or silver, and trimmed in a contrasting orange, a la the 911 GT3 RS."

click on the autoblog link for some cool desert driving shots.

4/16/2007 4:13:39 PM

not gonna lie.... i kinda like it

4/16/2007 4:50:27 PM

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/26/ebay-find-of-the-day-wrecked-carrera-gt-from-redline/

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-Carrera-GT-from-the-MOVIE-REDLINE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6058QQihZ010QQitemZ200103484734QQrdZ1

eBay find of the day: Wrecked Carrera GT from "Redline"

Quote :

"Up for auction on eBay is a Carrera GT the seller claims was damaged while the filming the movie. Now, this isn't the GT that is seen going off a cliff, but instead is a GT once owned by the producer that was used and damaged during filming. Damage is confined to the left front, and the car still runs. It's just not drivable due to a busted front axle. The auctioneers warn that the repairs would cost much more than most new cars. Heck, an oil change on one of those probably cost more than some new cars. Bidding starts at $100,000 (about $340k less than a new, undamaged GT)"

4/29/2007 9:35:26 PM

Rinspeed Le Mans 600 based on the Porsche 997 Turbo


wow, this has to be hands down the best looking tuner 911

esp with the black wheels

i want to have sex with it!

no slouch either:

600 hp
590 lb-ft
0-62 mph, 3.3 sec
0-124 mph, 10.9 sec
top 213 mph

5/1/2007 6:10:01 PM

damn, that cayenne is actually pretty hot.

5/1/2007 6:19:34 PM

i would fuck the shit out of that

5/1/2007 7:50:40 PM

Cayenne S for the win

5/2/2007 10:43:11 AM

Any Cayenne is FTL. I am sure that 99% of you in here have never driven one, much less ridden in one. The transfer case noise alone is enough for me to hate that vehicle.

5/2/2007 8:17:23 PM

i autox'd one at a PCA autox one time. in sport mode, it was actually pretty capable.

-Jonbo

5/2/2007 10:06:55 PM

So the girl I'm with last night says a guy that frequents her coffee shop shows up in an "ugly porsche with orange and black accents, and tries to brag and get everyone to look at it," and tells me how she would never get a car like that. It took almost all of me from not slapping her after she confirmed it had GT3 RS on the side.

Chicks who can't recognize something that nice irritate me.

5/4/2007 2:15:06 PM

Which coffee shop?

There's only a few GT3RS' around, an acquaintance of mine just picked his up (black as well).
All things said and done though, bragging about it, and getting people to look at it is... not so cool.
Ahmet

5/4/2007 6:15:41 PM

911 Turbo Cabriolet revealed

for 1600 x 1200 wallpapers: http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/911_turboc.asp








[Edited on May 7, 2007 at 10:05 AM. Reason : ]

5/7/2007 10:00:32 AM

i just can't get into those wheels.

5/7/2007 11:15:58 AM

It was the starbucks off W. Peace Street. From her description, I believe it's probably the one that was in Perf. Auto Mall.

5/7/2007 11:33:34 AM

http://www.worldcarfans.com/spyphotos.cfm/country/gcf/spyphotoID/6070531.002/porsche/spy-photos-porsche's-new-gt-coupe

SPY PHOTOS: Porsche’s New GT Coupe

Quote :

"What kind of monster is Porsche developing? We have seen this Porsche Cayenne-based mule before, and every time we ask ourselves: What can it be? A Lamborghini SUV? A Bentley SUV? We still don’t know for sure, but this prototype is hammering around the “Ring” with a speed that makes even Michael Schumacher jealous. It is actually one of the fastest cars around the Nürburgring, and the noise it makes is so evil, it makes the hair on your neck stand. At first, Porsche only had two of these mules, but now you can get them in almost every color. We have seen it in gold, black, blue, green and red. Also, we now know a little more than before: First, these mules are rear-wheel-drive only. Second, they are built as light weight cars with no power windows and central-looking, plastic windows in the rear doors and backwards. Third, in normal cases the tires of a SUV are as wide in the front as in the back. But on this mule we can clearly see that’s not the case. The rear tires are much wider. So, is it going to be a Cayenne RS? Is it a project that Porsche is developing for another brand? Or could it be a new front engine sports car from Porsche based on the new Panamera platform? A 2 door coupe aiming at the BMW 6-series, Maserati GranTurismo and Mercedes CL disguised under a Cayenne body just to make sure we won’t notice? Hopefully, we will get an answer to all these questions in a near future, and till then we will keep on speculating and enjoy pictures of airborne Porsches. The photos are showing one of the test cars airborn at Nürburgring. It is the only car that is so fast in this spot on the ring that it gets all four tires off the ground, and when it accelerates it visibly burns rubber in a big dark cloud trailing behind. Photo 3 is an artist impression of how an upcoming Porsche GT Coupe could look like."

5/31/2007 6:54:51 PM

there is a black and orange gt3-rs driving around downtown raleigh always goes to the dry cleaners next to the jersey mikes i work at. think is sick as shit and the dude said he had to wait 2 months just to get it after he paid for it. The ridiculous thing is that it isnt turboed and is fast as shit

5/31/2007 8:24:48 PM

matter of factly its the one that frequents that starbucks on W.peace street as mentioned above.

5/31/2007 8:27:02 PM

http://www.worldcarfans.com/features.cfm/country/gcf/featureID/1070608.001/porsche/test-drive-techart-widebody

Test Drive: TechArt Widebody

Click to read all.

Quote :

"The bored out, 3.8-liter powerplant buried at the midst of the flares, wings and flashes punches out 385bhp and 330lb/ft of torque, which is more than a match for the base Carrera in a body that weighs less than 3000lbs. This car would take a 911, almost any 911, to pieces on the right road just because it is the proverbial knife in a corner. Porsche hobbled the original Cayman to keep the natural order and the 911 at the top of the food chain. It’s amazing how little it takes to reverse that process and create a real gem of a car. It’s a near blueprint perfect sportscar. Mid-engined as they should be, rear drive but held on rails by a raft of downforce, mechanical grip from oversized tyres and natural chassis composure."

6/10/2007 9:18:42 PM

Very nice pics of the Panamera.

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-photos-porsche-panamera/286608/

Now that's a BUTT you could really have sex0r with.

6/27/2007 9:02:39 PM

is that a hatch on that huge car?

6/28/2007 12:37:37 AM

weird but nice

6/28/2007 6:11:06 PM

^actually, ptoportions of that thing looks a lot better than those of the existing models

6/28/2007 6:47:17 PM

The clearest pics of the Panamera so far. Head and taillights clearly visible, and pay attention to the back door window... makes it look like a coupe.

Quote :

"But the most interesting detail is how Porsche managed to incorporate the rear quarter panel glass shape of the current 911 model into the rear door of the Panamera. As a result, it gives the Panamera a stealthier fastback appearance instead of a more mundane four-door saloon configuration. If you look at the side profile photo long enough you start to forget there's a rear door there."

Porsche Panamera details:

Code name: G 1
Porsche’s first front engined, rear drive four door sedan
4x4 as an option
Engine: 400 HP 4.8 liter 4V per cylinder V8
Top of range Panamera Turbo with 520 HP
Top speed 180 mph
Release: 2010
Hybrid version planned for 2011
Production begins 08.2009 in Porsche’s Leipzig plant
20.000 units per year
35% for the US market
Price: between Eur 80.000 and Eur 125.000

7/11/2007 3:36:41 PM

rubber seat covers too?

7/11/2007 3:52:38 PM

Quote :

"^ optional yes, but what IS standard is big ass seats for fatties rednecks. and fattie rednecks would also do good to get the optional rubber seat covers to avoid damage from spilling coke and bbq sauce and dropping fries and ribs."

[Edited on July 11, 2007 at 4:03 PM. Reason : ]

7/11/2007 4:03:35 PM

ugh, that thing is hideous.

7/11/2007 4:21:37 PM

4 doors

7/11/2007 5:46:19 PM

997 GT2 brochure leaked. Official stats:

530 hp
505 lb-ft
3,175 lbs (997 Turbo is 3,495 lbs!!)
204 mph
0-60 mph 3.6 sec (Porsche is always conservative... expect about 3.4 sec or less)

Here is the scanned brochure, with lots of text and pics:

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/porsche-gt2-brochure/310321/

7/13/2007 9:28:59 PM

997 GT2:

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/911_gt2.asp

US MSRP: $191,700

7/17/2007 10:50:12 AM

^ that would be perfect for you, it definately comes with rubber seat covers for incontinence

7/17/2007 12:13:40 PM

http://www.worldcarfans.com/4070725.001/porsche-911-997-gt2-promotional-video

Click for a promotional video of the 997 GT2 with some driving footage!









Latest spy pics of the Panamera, most undisguised yet:

http://www.leftlanenews.com/porsche-panamera-future.html

7/25/2007 11:41:47 PM

Latest Panamera spy shot:



If red x: http://www.fastlanedaily.com/page/porsche-panamera-spy-shot



That rear end is disgustingly obese. They should have made it like this:

(which I might add, was what the official sketch looked like)



http://www.onlyporsche.net/images/stories/2005/20051028_porsche_panamera.jpg

9/5/2007 6:30:12 PM

This thread...she a too sexy.

9/5/2007 10:36:10 PM

Quote :

"That rear end is disgustingly obese. They should have made it like this: "

It is like the pic you have shown below the pre-production model.......

9/5/2007 11:31:14 PM

Quote :

"Details Panamera Code name: G 1 Porsche’s first front engined, rear drive four door sedan 4x4 as an option Engine: 4,8 ltr 4 V p. cyl., V 8 400 HP – Top of the line Panamera Turbo 520 HP Top speed 180 mph Release: 2010 Hybrid version planned for 2011. Production begins 08/ 2009 in Porsche’s Leipzig plant 20.000 units per year 35% for the US market Price: between Eur 80.000 and Eur 125.000 "

Clearest spy shots of the Panamera:








Rendering based on spy shot above:

9/22/2007 10:15:19 AM

ugh. how about bringin back some 928 action like those guys in texas brought back the delorean? what a mistake. I give it 3 years in production, tops. damn. you just know it's gonna be one of those "yes it looks like ass but it drives like a dream, readers!" cars....

9/22/2007 10:35:46 AM

hahaha yeah 928 like whoa

i'd like to see a twin turbo one made from 944 parts

9/22/2007 11:20:41 AM

bttt

2/13/2008 3:59:38 PM

...and I'm refreshing my prediction of "FLOP"

who in their right mind would spend the kind of money this car is going to cost on something so ugly.
wtf porsche...

how about making a sub-boxster with a vw 2.0T?

2/14/2008 7:49:13 PM

^ or how about making something that actually looks like the MB CLS in profile?

what they have made is a hatchback with a growth hormone problem.

anyway, here is a video of a completely UNDISGUISED panamera on busy public roads:

http://www.worldcarfans.com/4080215.001/porsche-panamera-spied-ahead-of-geneva

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now here is a buttsecks porsche:

Porsche GT3 RSR

http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080213.010/porsche-gt3-rsr-updated

Quote :

"Porsche’s race-thriller, the GT3 RSR has become the most powerful racebred car based on the 911. Thanks to its 3.8-litre boxer engine, GT3 RSR delivers the same 465 bhp (342kW) at 8,000rpm, with maximum torque sitting at 430Nm at 7,250rpm. Screams like a horror movie then, doesn’t it? And so it should! Changes to the old look include the front end, additional spoilers or “flicks” and new side air outlets that generate more downforce and reduce drag. And here I was thinking “drag” would be the operative word for this Porsche track monster. It’s always telling when one of the most successful race car manufacturers in history fits sequential gearboxes into their track challenger. Ominous may be the description for road cars as days of the manual/ stick shift look to be coming to an abrupt halt. Why Porsche itself claims the 911 Turbo Tiptronic reaches 100km/h from naught quicker than the manual version. The price of the GT3 RSR is €349,800 plus VAT."

3.8 litre boxer 6 engine
465 hp @ 8,000 rpm
317 lb-ft @ 7,250 rpm
2,650 lbs
$500,000 +
Only 35 to be built

Click above for bigger pics.







[Edited on February 15, 2008 at 11:42 AM. Reason : ]

2/15/2008 11:41:08 AM

Quote :

"Why Porsche itself claims the 911 Turbo Tiptronic reaches 100km/h from naught quicker than the manual version. "

Well no shit, its called building boost while brake torquing

2/15/2008 1:57:05 PM

bttt

8/7/2008 9:34:56 AM