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  1. Speed Racerette

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    #1 Speed Racerette, Oct 25, 2005
    10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at RUF Auto Centre.


    Tangerine dream ready to peel out

    Mention Ruf (pronounced roof) to most people and they think shingles.
    But to Porschephiles who view their vehicles as special Teutonic instruments of speed, a Ruf Porsche is the Big Boxer, the king of the road.
    And these are very good times in Ruf-land. A Ruf Rt12, the first new turbocharged Ruf in at least three years, is arriving at Ruf's only U.S. dealership, Ruf Auto Centre in Carrollton.
    "This is something very special," said Dr. Jacky Roffe, president of the center. "I think every other fast car will have to be compared with this one."

    The $350,000 Rt12 will be on display at the Auto Centre for the next two weeks, Dr. Roffe said. It has a 650-horsepower engine, all-wheel drive, can do zero to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds and has a top speed of 230 mph.
    An unidentified buyer from the Dallas area has already bought the car but agreed to let it remain on display for a couple of weeks. The tangerine Rt12 will also be an eye-popping backdrop for Auto Centre's first-year anniversary party.

    Ruf is a small German specialty manufacturer that was founded 30 years ago by Alois Ruf Jr. Although it builds a few cars like the Rt12 ~ which is based on a 911-style Porsche ~ the company mostly sells parts for extensively modifying existing Porsches. Many consider a Ruf the ultimate Porsche.

    Dr. Roffe said he hopes to get two more Rt12s over the next year. "The beauty of this car is it can perform on the track and be driven on the street," he said. "You can scare yourself with it. But you can also drive it every day."
     
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    #2 BigAl, Oct 25, 2005
    be sure and post pics.....
     
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    #4 BigAl, Oct 25, 2005
    thnx for the preview.
    Tangerine, interesting color. Is that a standard Porsche color or is it special?
     
  5. jimpo1

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    #5 jimpo1, Oct 25, 2005
    Maybe I'm a heathen, but to me it's still a Porsche.
     
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    #6 GrigioGuy, Oct 25, 2005

    No, if it was a Porsche then the Ruf would have won the Porsche division in our car show -- all the voters thought it was a Porsche too, instead of 'other exotic' :D

    It just LOOKS exactly like a Porsche with an aero kit. I still don't understand why Ruf doesn't design their own bodies like Saleen does, since they're already reworking every part of the Porsche and getting their own VINs.
     
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    #7 BigAl, Oct 25, 2005
    Was on I35 a week ago in the Dallas area and saw the tail end of a Saleen Mustang. If memory serves, I believe the first time I've eve seen one. I was in a Volkswagen Diesel (plz don't ask) and really wanted to get a good look, but I wasn't driving so all I saw was the tail end.
     
  8. rob lay

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    #8 rob lay, Oct 25, 2005
    Yes, the RUF guys were very terse with me when I first filled out their entry for the Porsche group. :) They won a class they weren't even entered.

    You know it is like Dino and Ferrari, wait, it is like Novitech and Ferrari, wait… I'm confused. RUF says their car has nothing to do with Porsche, ok, I'm too tired to argue, they win on the street, track, and naming it. :)
     
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    #9 cshargh, Oct 25, 2005

    It's Zanzibar Red. Standard, Porsche color.
     
  10. DIGMAN52

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    #10 DIGMAN52, Oct 25, 2005
    When do you get it Frances?
     
  11. Speed Racerette

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    #11 Speed Racerette, Oct 25, 2005

    It is not Zanzibar Red. The color is called Tangerine Orange. It is a custom color.
     
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    #12 Speed Racerette, Oct 25, 2005

    :). Actually, when they said it was sold, I thought it was for sure going to you since you have been in "automobile acquisition mode."
     
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    #13 WJHMH, Oct 25, 2005
    SWEETNESS!
     
  14. Supercarlover

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    #14 Supercarlover, Oct 25, 2005
    Oh man...I'm gonna have to stop by and take a look at it. Gorgeous car. :)
     
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