Ruf CTR Yellow Bird prototype review: pure, distilled Porsche
Engine: 3600cc twin-turbo flat-six
Transmission: 6-speed manual, rear-drive
Performance: 700bhp @ 6750rpm, 649lb ft @ 2750rpm, 0-60mph 3.5sec
Weight / material: 1200kg
As we return to the factory, Ruf is keen to stress the car we’re driving is still a prototype. ‘It’s the car we’ve used for development, and I’d say it’s 92 per cent there.’
The other eight per cent, he says, will be aimed at tightening up the panel gaps, addressing some of the wind- and road noise, sorting the trip computer display, increasing the volume of the indicator clickers and some further cosmetic work in the pared-back cabin. I ask him if he will build a 30th CTR for his garage. ‘No,’ he says, ‘I’m keeping this prototype for myself.’ And then he hands me its key and smiles.