Happy Bday "Yellow Bird" - 25 years of Porsche 911 RUF CTR
25 years ago, RUF released the "Yellow Bird", the mythic RUF CTR with these incredible specifications, even for modern days:
Weight: 1,170 kilograms (2,579 lb)
Power: 469 hp (350 kW) @ 5950 rpm
Torque: 408 lb·ft (553 N·m) @ 5100 rpm
Specific output: approx. 137 hp (102 kW) per litre
Power to weight ratio: approx. 5.4 pounds (2.4 kg) per horsepower
0-60 mph: 3.7 sec
0-125 mph: 11.6 sec
Quarter mile: 11.9 @ 126.3 mph (203.3 km/h)
Top Speed 211 mph (340 km/h)
(Data from YouTube user Iceberg Stu)
Enjoy the videos below:
The original Nurburgring lap, 25 years ago:
A more recent lap at Magny-Cours in August 2012 with a 1998 Porsche 911 RUF CTR"Yellow Bird":
And the RUF video posted 6th March 2013
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