CTR GENESIS

Even for those with a diehard obsession for all things Porsche, the names ‘RUF’ and ‘CTR’ are perfectly accepted within the wider Porsche lexicon. In many ways the two manufacturers go hand in hand: the legendary Alois Ruf Jr and his eponymous company from Bavaria has long enjoyed a close association with the Zuffenhausen brand, repairing 356s and 911s with his father through the 1960s before tuning the 911 SC and 930 Turbo from the mid-1970s. Recognised by the ’80s as an independent, TÜV-approved manufacturer in its own right, RUF nevertheless relied on Porsche to supply a solid base for what has turned out to be an enviable line-up of cars with the RUF Automobile name on the bonnet. Numerous icons have rolled out of Pfaffenhausen, their names as fascinating as the spec: Turbo R, BTR, RCT and, of course, the marquee machine – CTR.

The CTR (denoting Group C Turbo RUF) has enjoyed no less than four iterations through the years, each released ten years apart to coincide with the anniversary of the original. Right now it’s