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RUF Automobile
Featured house🇩🇪 Pfaffenhausen · Germany
Germany's legendary manufacturer of Porsche-based cars from the 1987 CTR 'Yellowbird' to today's carbon-tub SCR and CTR Anniversary.
RUF is not a tuner and, strictly speaking, not a restomodder either. It is a certified vehicle manufacturer in its own right, building Porsche-based cars in Pfaffenhausen since the 1970s. The 1987 CTR 'Yellowbird' became a legend, and today's CTR Anniversary and SCR pair classic 911 silhouettes with in-house carbon-fibre monocoques and RUF-built engines. For buyers who want the classic look with genuinely modern engineering underneath and a storied name on the title, RUF sits in a category of its own.
Models & builds
Ehra
Available to commissionThe RUF Ehra is the marque's newest ground up sports car, its name drawn from the Ehra-Lessien test track where RUF set one of the defining moments in its history with a top speed world record, and the car is built to carry that same relentless pursuit of performance forward. It rides on a RUF-developed carbon fibre monocoque wrapped in a lightweight carbon body, with a widened front and rear that sharpen its stance while improving aerodynamics, cooling and stability at speed. Power comes from a twin-turbocharged 3.6 litre flat six producing 650 PS at 6,250 rpm and 900 Nm of torque, sent through a seven-speed manual gearbox to RUF's own switchable all-wheel-drive system, good for 0 to 100 km/h in 3.3 seconds and a top speed of 340 km/h, all in a car that weighs 1,325 kg. Double wishbone suspension with horizontally mounted pushrod spring-damper units at each corner balances precision, agility and comfort whether on a twisting road or at the car's outer limits, while inside, a monochrome brown cabin with hand-stitched leather and checkered Pasha-pattern seat inserts gives the EHRA a distinct character of its own. As with every car to leave Pfaffenhausen, uncompromising performance is paired with everyday usability and long-term durability, and following its debut at The Quail during Monterey Car Week in August 2026, the EHRA now carries RUF's engineering philosophy and identity into a new era of grand touring performance.
on request
Rodeo
Available to commissionThe RUF Rodeo takes the marque's performance DNA off-road, built as the world's only rear-engined, manual-gearbox, carbon-monocoque off-road vehicle, inspired by RUF's history at Pikes Peak. Its 3.6 litre engine produces 610 hp at 7,100 rpm and 760 Nm at 4,000 rpm through a six-speed manual gearbox, reaching 250 km/h despite a 1,350 kg gross weight, with elevated ground clearance and a bespoke dual-wishbone, pushrod suspension on all four corners for genuine all-terrain capability without sacrificing RUF's characteristic performance and emotion, offered in strictly limited production numbers available exclusively through RUF.
from €1,150,000
CTR3 Evo
Limited series (20)The CTR3 Evo is RUF's most powerful car to date, built around a twin-turbocharged, intercooled 3.8 litre flat-six producing 800 hp at 7,100 rpm and 990 Nm at 4,000 rpm, using variable cam timing and lift, direct fuel injection and dry-sump lubrication, sent through a double-clutch seven-speed gearbox operated by paddles. It rides on a steel chassis with an Integrated Roll Cage inside a lightweight carbon-composite body, McPherson strut front and multi-link rear suspension, six-piston brakes with 15 inch carbon-ceramic rotors front and rear, and forged five-spoke wheels up to 20 inches at the rear, reaching a top speed of 236 mph.
from €1,500,000 + taxes
SCR
Sold out (70)The RUF SCR, launched from a 2018 prototype, pairs a longer wheelbase and extensive lightweight construction with a 4.0 litre naturally aspirated flat-six producing 510 hp at 8,270 rpm and 470 Nm at 5,760 rpm, driven through a six-speed manual gearbox. At just 1,250 kg, it reaches 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds, 200 km/h in 11.9 seconds and tops out at 320 km/h, protected by an integrated safety cage of high-strength lightweight steel, a carbon-fibre monocoque and carbon-ceramic brakes.
from €650,000
CTR Anniversary
Sold out (50)The CTR Anniversary, first shown at the Geneva Motor Show to mark the 30th anniversary of the legendary "Yellowbird," was RUF's first car built around a carbon-fibre monocoque fully developed and manufactured in-house, with a steel-tube axle carrier, crash structure and integrated safety cage. Its 3.6 litre flat-six delivers 710 hp at 6,750 rpm and 880 Nm from just 2,750 rpm, sent through a newly developed seven-speed manual gearbox and locking differential to a dry weight of only 1,250 kg, reaching 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds, 200 km/h in under 9 seconds and a top speed beyond 360 km/h. Double-wishbone suspension with Formula 1-style pushrod-actuated dampers and a braking system with 380mm front and 350mm rear ceramic discs underpin the chassis, while the minimalist two-seat cabin uses Alcantara, leather and carbon fibre, carbon composite seats, a three-spoke steering wheel and analogue instruments, with production limited to 50 examples.
from €850,000
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