It actually is a flatcrank V8

I`m sure there is at least some sort of communication between them concerning new models.
Just as Alpinas cars are always a tad below the //M cars in terms of power output
But Porsche and V8s are not a new thing...but I can`t get warm to those old "Trannies"

 

I mean in the 911, of course

 

i'm actually not sure of that... and would be quite surprised if this were the case TBH.

 

Hmm...im quite sure you - we will NOT see a V8 in an 991 produced by Porsche soon..I bet you a few beers on that one

By the way, why do you think RUF developped its own engine..and didnt rely on the 9A1 engine...?

I´m sure some people at Porsche will now panic a bit..because Im quite sure the RUF engine is better for track use then a 9A1..

Porsche should have tried to develop a real "racing engine" for the upcoming 991 GTs...RUF has done it and all my respect to him..

 

Sounds AMAZING!

 

I tried to buy that engine when I first started my project in 2010. RAC in Texas told me that RUF wouldn't sell it to me. I've since spoken to more well informed people and apparently I could have bought it. Oh well. I guess i'll have to settle for my lightened 4.0 gt3 with individual throttle bodies.

 

re: Ced,post#14, and your guess of $300k price...Double that. And THAT is why I am drinking very good Scots whiskey instead of saving for a Ruf. Can I get you one? A whiskey, I mean.

 

I really like the sound of a v8 991. Always have loved RUF since I was kid.

 

i think both were correct. back in Sept of 2010, I was at Ruf and they were still doing development on the engine. it is now 2012 and even then, deliveries of the RGT8 aren't until end of the year. my guess is that even if they wanted to, they would not have been able to sell it to you back then.

during my visit, it was suggested at the time that this motor would eventually be made available as a crate engine. to me that makes sense. Imagine the R&D cost of building an engine from a clean sheet of paper. then estimate how many Ruf VIN cars are actually sold. the economics simply don't add up.

Estonia told me last week that the RT35 starts at around 245k euro, or just over 300k USD. of course once you start going crazy with options, sky's the limit (just like Porsche).

still i would think you'd be quite OTT if your RT35 was specced to cost 600k USD

regardless, they are expensive toys, and you do need to be a massive P-car and Ruf fanatic, when a true next gen supercar like the MP4-12C costs less than 300k USD optioned out.

 

Thanks muchly.

A PourShah that sounds Ferrari-ish, funny.

I do like it and the green is far better than the too-white yellow in the other pictures but maybe they're just over-exposed.

Gr8 video.