RUF
CTR (2017, carbon monocoque)

Why it matters

The 2017 CTR is the first RUF built on a chassis completely of RUF's own design rather than a modified Porsche, and the first rear-engined car with a carbon-fibre monocoque. It was revealed on the 30th anniversary of the 1987 CTR "Yellow Bird" and deliberately echoes that car with a narrow body and a manual gearbox.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

RUF unveiled the car at the Geneva Motor Show on 7 March 2017. Alois Ruf said the concept had been in his head for a long time and that the 30th anniversary of the Yellow Bird was the right moment; development began five years earlier, with the aim of an analogue driving experience built around power-to-weight ratio, a manual gearbox and modern racing technology.

Series production was scheduled to begin by 2018 at Pfaffenhausen, with a limited run of 30 cars not counting the Geneva prototype. The 1987 original had reached 342 km/h at the Nardo Ring and earned its nickname when Road & Track photographers saw its bright paint at the Ehra-Lessien test track.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

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Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

The 2017 car combines an all-carbon body with a carbon-fibre monocoque, a steel front crash structure and integrated roll cage, 19-inch centre-lock forged wheels (245/35 ZR19 front, 305/30 ZR19 rear), a 3.6-litre twin-turbo flat-six with dry-sump lubrication and a six-speed manual with limited-slip differential. Inside are two carbon-fibre seats, aluminium pedals and green-lettered analogue gauges.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   RUF CTR - 2017 RUF CTR Unveiled in Geneva Level A RUF Automobile GmbH · 2017-03-07

   • limited run will include 30 units not including the prototype
   • 3.6-liter twin-turbo flat-six is built by RUF; dry-sump lubrication system
   • Displacement: 3600 cm3 (Technical Data)
   • Twin-turbo 3.6L flat-six
   • 522 kw (710 PS) at 6,750 RPM
   • 880 Nm (649 lb-ft) at 2,750 RPM
   • Max. Torque 880 Nm @2.750 - 4000/min (Technical Data)
   • newly-developed six-speed manual transmission; through a limited-slip differential
   • 6-speed manual gearbox (Technical Data)
   • sends power to the rear wheels
   • chassis beneath that surface also made of carbon fiber; front crash structure is built with lightweight steel as is the integrated roll cage
   • double-wishbone suspension arms in a pushrod configuration for both the front and rear axles
   • carbon ceramic brake discs (380 mm front, 250 mm rear) six-piston fixed calipers (front) and four-piston calipers (rear)
   • skin, which is made completely of carbon fiber
   • extremely light dry weight of 1,200 kg (2,640 lbs)
   • Top-speed: 360 km/h (Technical Data)
   • 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in less than 3.5 seconds

   Accessed 2026-11-13
2. 2
   2017 RUF CTR unveiled in Geneva – Porsche Club GB Level B

   • 30 planned limited run excluding Geneva prototype (later reportedly extended)

   Accessed 2026-11-11