Archive for 'Ruf'
Ruf Adopts Mid-Engine Design For Updated CTR 3 Supercar
Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 by admin.
About four years ago German tuner Ruf first revealed its third-generation CTR supercar, the aptly named CTR 3, as well as announcing a new development center in Bahrain.
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Lamborghini Killing Manual Transmissions, But Who Cares?
Posted on 08. Jul, 2011 by admin.
The demise of the manual transmission has been greatly exaggerated for years now, and continues to be, even as carmakers like Porsche tack on a seventh gear and Nissan sells its SynchroRev match system. At Lamborghini, however, the manual transmission appears to be done, with automated manuals, like the new ISR pictured below, the only offerings...
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Upcoming Heavy-Duty Comparison Will Feature Three Titan Trailers
Posted on 28. Jun, 2011 by admin.
We're teaming up with Titan Trailer to pull three 24-foot flatbed trailers through the Western U.S.
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Ruf Rt 12 R Based On The Porsche 911: 2011 Geneva Motor Show
Posted on 04. Mar, 2011 by admin.
Ruf has never considered itself simply as an aftermarket tuner, seeing itself more as a niche automaker capable of building some of the highest-performance cars on the planet. You only have to take a look at the legendary line of CTR models to understand where this view is coming from, and in recent years Ruf has also shown a strong interest in...
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Ruf Announces Trials Of ‘eRuf’ Electric Porsche 911 Fleet
Posted on 18. Feb, 2011 by admin.
In the same week that Porsche unveiled its own in-house developed electric Boxster E, one of the automaker’s longtime tuners, Ruf, announced plans for its own trials of a small fleet of electric Porsche 911 prototypes.
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Most and Least Expensive Cars to Insure for 2011
Posted on 13. Jan, 2011 by admin.
Compact crossovers, minivans and SUVs are the cheapest cars to insure for 2011, according to a new study from Insure.com. It costs less to insure family vehicles because they aren’t as likely to get into crashes as flashier luxury and sports cars, says Russ Rader, spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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Ruf Returns With New 911 Roadster, Promises All-Electric Version
Posted on 15. Oct, 2010 by admin.
Anyone familiar with the Porsche 911 has probably seen a RUF-modified version, even if they didn't know what they were looking at. For those in the know, however, RUF's various takes on the 911 have been impressive works of modification--from the all-electric eRUF Greenster to the 685 horsepower RT12
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Ford Racing Soups Up 2011 Fiesta To 350 HP For SEMA
Posted on 07. Oct, 2010 by admin.
The 2011 Ford Fiesta is already selling well, and at higher prices than its big brother, the Focus. Now Ford is getting into the accessories game for the small hatch, with a set of cars to debut at the 2010 SEMA show in Las Vegas
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Toyota Prius May Add Noisemaker for Pedestrians
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by admin.
One of the benefits of owning a hybrid or electric vehicle has always been its advertised whisper-quiet performance.
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Crossovers Get Smaller as Category Grows
Posted on 16. Apr, 2010 by admin.
Several introductions at this year's New York International Auto Show certified that the class of compact crossovers is getting larger — with models that are getting smaller. Powered as much by increasingly stringent fuel-economy regulations as by customer demand, automakers are rolling out models that further blur the lines between crossovers and cars
