Ruf BTR2


The Ruf BTR2 is a sports car produced by Ruf Automobile. Based on the Porsche 993 Carrera, it succeeded the original BTR. The BTR2 was among the fastest road cars of its time, attaining a top speed of.

History

The BTR2 began production in 1993, as a homage to the company's first production car, shortly after the Porsche 911 started production. It preceded the introduction of the 993 generation of the 911 Turbo by 2 years, making it the first turbocharged 993 model ever produced. The BTR2, based on the 911 Carrera, was only available with rear wheel drive, and featured a single turbo setup and narrow bodywork, while the 993 Turbo had an all wheel drive system, twin sequential turbochargers and wide bodywork.

Specifications

The BTR2 is powered by a 3.6 L flat-six engine based on the unit in the 993 Carrera but upgraded with a single turbocharger running 11.6 psi of boost pressure, intercooler, modified camshafts, an auxiliary oil-cooler, a new exhaust system, lowered compression ratio and a Bosch Motronic engine management system. These upgrades allowed the engine to generate at 5,000 rpm and of torque at 4,800 rpm. Other mechanical changes included a RUF 6-speed manual transmission, 30 mm lowered suspension, stiffer anti roll bars, limited-slip differential with 60 percent lockup and bigger brakes. The also featured 18 inch Ruf 5-spoke alloy wheels, special bucket seats, restyled bumpers and a fixed "whale tail" rear wing reminiscent to the one found on the Porsche 964 Turbo. The car could accelerate from in 4.1 seconds and could attain a top speed of 191 mph. Automobile magazine Car & Driver tested a BTR2 and found the car capable of accelerating from 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds, 0-150 mph in 26.2 seconds and completing the quarter-mile in 12.2 seconds at.