RUF CTR Anniversary DRIVEN!

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The original RUF CTR put Alois Ruf's eponymous company on the map back in 1987 when the original 'Yellowbird' beat rivals from Porsche and Ferrari to be crowned the world's fastest car. RUF has built a new CTR every ten years since in celebration, but none have been more tantalising than the RUF CTR Anniversary, unveiled in 2017 to mark 30 years of CTR production.
It's taken two years of testing but finally the first CTR Anniversary models are being delivered to customers. So is this €1 million sports car, built new by RUF from the ground up worth its hefty price tag? I take the RUF CTR Anniversary for a test drive through the countryside in Germany to deliver you the answer.

[@PS91195]

Awesome car, saw one a few months ago, in person it looks absolutely menacing and yet beautifully classic at the same time. You did an absolutely fantastic job at presenting the car, probably the best review of the CTR I have seen so far. Keep up the good work!

[@9WERKSTV]

Wow, thanks so much for the kind words, means a lot. Absolutely fantastic car, it's been the highlight of my year so far.

[@danauxmarc4215]

Just the ultimate and best 911 "Classic line" ever build and if you prefer the aspirated engine, the SCR with the same body and features shall satisfy your entire wishes : CTR 2017 and SCR are both amazing cars for the simple pure sport driving pleasure ... Congratulations again to Aloïs Ruf for his creativity and his courage to have developped and build such cars ! We can not imagine the extent that such a project represents with all the involved risks and the related efforts but the result is just up to par of them : fantastic, huge and perfect !

[@nicktaylor1944]

Great film from a real Porsche expert and fanatic. Considered and Informative content with ever higher production quality. Well done.

[@9WERKSTV]

Thanks Nick, nice to see the hard work and effort that goes into these videos is appreciated. Makes it all worth it for me.

[@hammmodjabeer7278]

One of the best car in the world

[@justinevans1894]

Well done Lee, another great film, amazing car!

[@9WERKSTV]

Thanks Justin!

[@nutsackmania]

Feel like this should have more views. Nice context, nice commentary.

[@9WERKSTV]

Thank you

[@stephhamilton8100]

Great film, great car. That sweeping shot at the beginning is beautiful! (love how all your vids are 9:11mins)

[@9WERKSTV]

Thanks Steph!

[@rubioalejo]

This car has that raw heritage essence !! It is marvelous,! Drive it must be a visceral sensation! Very good review! Thanks

[@Ramjet164]

The rounded daytime running lights are sooooo much nicer than the quad lights of current porsches.

[@9WERKSTV]

Agreed!

[@kells77]

Ramjet164 I like both but I know what u mean

[@Summer0fLove1967]

100 Percent. I love how they show modernism, but with respect to its roots. *Chefs Kiss*

[@uwe3412]

The car ist so awesome....and in my Showcase stand the Modellcar in 1:18 ...i Love my Yellowbird and the Green one 😊....Uwe from Germany was in the House

[@alexmartinez280]

Dream car and while I’m dreaming I will take the new SCR for my ultimate NA car. That original SCR in that red looks awaking. I hope some of the new owners get colors other than yellow. I’m a masSive RUF fan and one day hope to go collect my own RUF car from the factory and Alois himself had me the keys. Just thinking of that moment makes my heart skip as beat and arm hairs stand in end.

[@9WERKSTV]

I hope that day arrives for you soon! Agreed, be nice to see some colours other than yellow, the first CTR Anniversary delivered was blue!

[@alexcox7204]

Just find your channel, great content - love the RUF all this mention of weight makes me think yes pair down the weight .... then I realise could save myself a fortune by losing weight myself .... 😩

[@GetUpFalcon]

You make a good point about the chassis. The fact they've made a bespoke chassis, a carbon tub ffs, feel like a 911 is dead impressive. It could very easily end up light years away from it.

[@9WERKSTV]

Agreed!

[@WheelNuts]

This is awesome, a privilege indeed Lee!

[@alexmartinez280]

Look forward to your coming review of the new wonder, SCR Anniversary. I already ordered the car in my mind!!

[@clique53]

Have visited the factory this year, amazing experience.

[@9WERKSTV]

Agreed.

[@713vinh]

Nice job on the video, what an amazing car! Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work.

[@9WERKSTV]

Cheers Vincent!

[@Nord_Mann]

AMAZING!!!! Makes me want to take my 964Turbo to Pfaffenhausen and leave it to Alois & Co to recreate a CTR

[@tim2163]

Ctr isnt based on a 964...ignorant fool

[@zeeks4338]

I think RCT Evo is suits for 964 chassis

[@obi-wankenobi7160]

Love your videos, will share!! We need to get this guy some more subs!!

[@9WERKSTV]

Huge thank you, greatly appreciated.

[@e36328isport]

What an epic build by RUF.

[@SomeDude......]

CrAzY lucky!! just being around that car let alone driving it!! Great vid keep of the good work!

[@9WERKSTV]

Amazing car for sure. Cheers for the kind words!

[@thomprd]

I didn't realize they were being made on a bespoke carbon tub. Amazing piece of engineering for such a small production car.

[@stephenauty2402]

Neither did I, I thought it was a 964 base car with a "fair" amount of alterations.

[@9WERKSTV]

The carbon tub also forms the basis of the upcoming (and naturally aspirated) RUF SCR.

[@tim2163]

@@EnglishManinPrague they have a website dummy

[@tim2163]

@@stephenauty2402 you probably also don't know who really is your dad

[@kells77]

When I found this out of shmee channel months ago when he featured this car I was he same

[@LITE_BLOX]

proud to be on board! ☝️💙🏁

[@smilepermile888]

Excellent video. I hope you get a chance to film the RUF SCR (Irish Green) - it seems no one outside of RUF has driven it and I would love to know how that naturally aspirated 8000+rpm engine sounds... Its like RUF's answer to the 911R (991.1) and Singers.

[@9WERKSTV]

Agreed, I'm desperate to drive it! And it's nothing to do with the colour either…!

[@tim2163]

Google scr4.2 same engine

[@Chris-mv5zc]

Great video, this guy is great you can see his genuine love for Porsche. Keep up the great videos mate.

[@9WERKSTV]

Thank you!

[@roadmantop3769]

Lee you are super lucky - WOW!

[@imtheoriginal6930]

Those wheels are amazing in motion...I wonder if they look like that in person

[@taforth]

Looks a treat 👌! Lucky you.

[@morphyon]

9:12? Savage 🙂

[@carlitomangapit121]

You're a lucky guy man!

[@adriangonzales6988]

video run time of 9:11...love it!!

[@leejeongtaek]

Yellow Bird Again!

[@davonpointer2310]

Great video 👌🏼

[@gattman01]

Another great Video Lee.

[@9WERKSTV]

Cheers Tony!

[@rubioalejo]

Awesome machine!!! Gear knob is the only bad thing!

[@allensaunders449]

Very lucky man

[@kells77]

“ Jesus absolute wept” haha love it

[@michaelschneider-]

+1. .. The new CTR is carbon fiber monocoque, etc cetera. . . The Singer product could hold a candle!. Cheers, M/S

[@weizenobstmusli8232]

My ultimate dream car (currently).

[@ahmadmann5803]

very nice car...

[@waxy954]

You lucky lucky bastard 😀

[@9WERKSTV]

Ahahaha!!

[@no-speedlimit]

Great video, thank you!

[@9WERKSTV]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@royphilip3964]

You, good sir, deserve more

[@9WERKSTV]

Cheers Roy!

[@datsie14]

could you please do a video of the new Ruf SCR if they will permit it. Can not find any reviews on their new SCR anywhere. Would love to hear its naturally aspirated Ruf 4.0l engine.

[@midasman1768]

How lucky are you to drive that? Very envious.

[@9WERKSTV]

So, so lucky. A career highlight for me.

[@rabulc]

A dream...

[@MrCarrera28]

Legendary car!!

[@TheElmoProject75]

I’ve seen a few KZbinrs reviewing this ‘preproduction’ prototype but, two years on, I would’ve expected them to have started shipping finished examples to their customers

[@9WERKSTV]

They are indeed now being delivered, the first was back in March this year.

[@truthseeker8483]

The perfect 911 garage..a RUF CTR and a Singer

[@hazarddavid6987]

A CTR will do...officially recognized manufacturer

[@truthseeker8483]

@@hazarddavid6987 Yep either will do nicely :D

[@MKI4EVA]

Solid!!

[@Carrera-gp9od]

Excellent video , that’s a magnificent machine Is it air -cooled ? It looks like it is

[@9WERKSTV]

It's water-cooled! The engine is a 997.1 Turbo-based Mezger. They've been clever with how they've presented the engine to look like an air-cooled unit.

[@mohdjaber5882]

My dream

[@hectorherbert6585]

2005 Renault Clio Trophy(190 HP)is under a ton......

[@hectorherbert6585]

When my favorite Porsche is not a Porsche anymore......

[@MusicSoundPlayer]

THEYMADETHEBESTCAR

[@kapfazo]

Is it over 8000 of rev. Limit with turbo charged system? Wow~~.

[@LCTRgames]

9m11s? niiice :)

[@hockeymann88]

So light, rear drive, 700 plus turbo hp, manual.......whew, you better get your life together before you head out in that beast. Kiss your wife like you may not see her again. That is a car for Porsche enthusiasts with giant stones. Lovely.

[@9WERKSTV]

Ahahaha! Fantastic appraisal.

[@davidhunternyc1]

I did a bit more research and have found several comparable factors. 1) The Ruf has slightly more horsepower and torque than a Singer. Most importantly, the Ruf weighs 600 pounds more than a Singer! That's a huge weight increase! Apples to Apples it looks like the Singer has the edge on performance but we will wait and see. 2) In terms of external styling I could see the Porsche community being split. Some people will prefer the Ruf while others will prefer the Singer. At the moment, I'm giving the edge to Singer in this department. 3) As far as the interior is concerned, the Singer has got Ruf beat hands down. No contest. 4) Another important factor is price. I've always felt that Singer's prices are exhorbitant but I can't believe that a Singer will now be a "bargain" compared to the price of a Ruf. That's crazy. As it stands I'm 80% in camp Singer and 20% in camp Ruf. This might seem bad for Ruf but they are the first Porsche customizer that is a real challenger to Singer. There have been many wannabe-challengers but none of them has come close to competing with Singer. The Porsche Ruf SCR is promising. Competition is good.

[@hectorherbert6585]

I must agree with your view ,but Singer works from a 964 chassis and are jewel cars(like Horacio Pagani's vision) ,RUF has now built their own carbon tub/ chassis ,trans ,engine ,IRC ,this car could go from a daily drive directly to 'Le Mans ' track ,put on slicks and enter a GT race for the win..!!! ,with not a single part coming from the Porshe catalog or factory..!!!!!..The experience,reliability ,the expertise brought by RUF since his father's 356 is extraordinary ,I would put my money on a RUF car ,just for the pure performance POV ,also you say 'challenger' to Singer ,but with no Alois Ruf father then son, building Porsche base cars since the late 50"/ 60" ,there would be no Singer Porsche ,two completely different mentality ,in terms of pure performance RUF has no challenger,and certainly not Singer ,you won't see a singer win a record at Pikes-Peak,or enter any famous races...!!....(When my favorite Porsche is not a Porsche anymore,but I do own a 1987 Carrera SC). All late generation RUF cars are unmatched ,and the CTR is one of them.

[@davidhunternyc1]

@@hectorherbert6585 Well said, Hector. Thank you for corrections. Yes, the history of Ruf is legendary and they certainly predate Singer. Also, like you said, they are two completely different mentalities. You're confident that Ruf would outperform Singer on the racetrack. I'm not. I would like to see a head-to-head comparison on the Nürburgring with the Ruf & Singer? Let's get Chris Harris to do it. In fact, let's just stop the chatter and get these two cars together for any type of comparison. People have different reasons for loving cars. There are people who want to race them and those that don't. I'm in the later camp. I would love to go to driving school and learn how to drive competently on a race track but I would choose the Singer because it's an automotive masterpiece. A Porsche by Singer is perfection made manifest.

[@hectorherbert6585]

@@davidhunternyc1 I also called for a heat/head between the new Porsche GT3 rs vs the new RUF CTR....

[@davidhunternyc1]

@@hectorherbert6585 Hector, please, no! 😆 Modern Porsche's are simply Crossfit athletes on steroids. Let's keep this contest drug free and pure.

[@hectorherbert6585]

@@davidhunternyc1 Are we talking about the 2019 RUF CTR (YELLOWBIRD) 710 HP/950 nm/230 mph:dry weight of 1250 KG (carbon tub),because there is different recent models ,as well as a N/A engine ,I don't thing any Singer model car is that low under the ton....???(-300 kg..??!!)It will put the Singer at a weight of 950 KG...

[@brenmizer123]

Have any of the Production versions been delivered to their owners as of April of 2020?... Just Curious,,,

[@9WERKSTV]

A production car was due to be handed over at Geneva Motor Show 2020 before the show got cancelled.

[@brenmizer123]

So I’m guessing a Private delivery was arranged?? Of course, that would not be publicized unless the Owner chose to do so....

[@9WERKSTV]

@@brenmizer123 I can only speculate that was the case.

[@allanlai_]

How does this compare with singer in terms of driving experience?

[@9WERKSTV]

As soon as I've driven a Singer Lightweight Study I'll let you know, Allan.

[@BobPDXz]

I am picking up my first Porsche in one month..., but I am starting with a little less horsepower....than a RUF...

[@9WERKSTV]

Congrats on the impending purchase, I hope you enjoy the experience.

[@jg5529]

Where has Ruf been in the last 20 years?

[@9WERKSTV]

They've still been making lots of great cars (check out the CTR 3 - crazy machine!) but in recent years also developing a platform for the future.

[@adriansalas8424]

4 Prius car owners gave it thumbs down.

[@9WERKSTV]

Ahahaha!!!

[@williamtaylor5193]

710 bhp at only 2600 lbs, and it takes 3.5 to reach 60 mph?

[@9WERKSTV]

Rear drive only don't forget. AWD would be better for traction.

[@williamtaylor5193]

@@9WERKSTV Right. Makes sense. Regardless, what a machine, and love the exterior styling tweaks, not to mention the sound of that mighty engine.

[@ahemgee9542]

It's manual and RWD only. 0-100 and rolling acceleration will be very impressive.

[@varmastiko2908]

Funny how people today consider 3.5 sec to sixty to be slow :)

[@hectorherbert6585]

Why are you filming yourself talking....?????..Point your cameras elsewhere.

[@snd7622]

Amazing car with awful interior.

[@hectorherbert6585]

That"s a proto interior ,but make sure to ask for exactly what you like when you order yours.