RUF established its reputation by taking the basic architecture of the Porsche 911 and pursuing its possibilities far beyond the limits imposed by series production.

The car that brought RUF worldwide attention was the 1987 CTR “Yellowbird,” which famously reached 211 mph during Road & Track’s high-speed testing at Ehra-Lessien.

Yet the CTR’s significance went beyond its headline speed.

It established the template that would define RUF’s most ambitious road cars: immense performance, relatively restrained dimensions, and engineering developed around function rather than spectacle. When RUF turned its attention to the 993 generation, the result was the CTR2, introduced in 1996 as the company’s next great high-performance flagship.

Beginning with a narrow-body 993 shell, RUF transformed the car comprehensively, revising the bodywork for improved aerodynamics and cooling, incorporating its Integrated Roll Cage, and developing the distinctive rear aerofoil whose internal ducting fed bo...