2017 RUF CTR and 1987 RUF CTR Yellow Bird 001 DREW PHILLIPS
2017 RUF CTR and 1987 RUF CTR Yellow Bird 001

RUF CTR- The Record-Breaking Yellowbird

It’s the year 1988 and one yellow 911 dethroned the magnificent Porsche 959, becoming the fastest production car in the world by a margin of 15 mph! How did that exactly happen? Well, although it looked like one from afar, that infamous yellow 911 wasn’t exactly a Porsche- it was a RUF CTR to be precise.

RUF Was Always Driven By Passion

So how exactly did one boutique family-owned company dream up, engineer, and produce a 911 which outran Porsche’s pride and joy, the 959 hypercar?

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