Though winter shows few signs of abating in some parts of the world, the month of March still provides reasons for optimism. This is particularly true if you’re a car buff, for the global auto...
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It’s certainly not unprecedented for a startup car company to burst onto the scene with a wild-looking supercar boasting outrageous performance figures. Most have been flashes in the proverbial pan, going bust after just a...
As auto enthusiasts, we are no stranger to numbers. Our lives are run a quarter mile at a time by 0-60 times, stopping distances, number of cylinders, fuel economy, price tag, boost pressure, and perhaps...
The Geneva Motor Show is one of the auto industry’s best-known rites of Spring. Every March, the motoring world converges on the lakeside Swiss metropolis to gawk at all the new models (vehicular and otherwise)...
For decades, Ruf has been taking Porsches well beyond their intended performance levels while still maintaining the same level of mechanical and visual cohesiveness and refinement. Ruf transforms these Porsches so extensively, in fact, using...
This year the 2010 Geneva Auto Show was like a buffet in which I hand-picked all the types of food. The manufacturers were the staples; steak, potatoes, a dessert platter, etc. I expected them to...
Ruf Automobile is a name that many car fans, and every Porsche fan, should know. In 1987 their “Yellowbird” 911 (see at bottom) went 211mph, and was the fastest sports car on the planet, and...
Back in 2005, RUF Automobile released the Rt 12, based on the Porsche 997, with massive 650 horsepower. Now the German super-tuner has decided it’s time for another update. The RUF Rt 12 S gets...