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Ruf RCT

car model

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ97323830
Source-derived summary

The Ruf RCT is a sports car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Ruf Automobile. This car is based on the Porsche 911.

History

The RCT (abbreviation of "Ruf Carrera Turbo") came into production in 1992. At the time, the Ruf workshops had spare parts for the Porsche 964, Carrera 2, Carrera 4 and Carrera RS; the dismantling of these models resulted in components for the creation of the Ruf BTR III and BTR 3.8.

To accommodate the turbocharger, several original parts had to be replaced. Alois Ruf Jr. used these parts for their turbo system, all installed in the chassis of the 964, which created the Ruf RCT. It offered performance similar to that of its predecessor, the BTR.

The later model developed a similar design, the RCT EVO.

RCT EVO

The RCT EVO is a car that is similar to the original RCT. It was available in various versions such as narrow, wide, coupé, convertible, targa, rear-wheel drive, or all-wheel drive. The engine has a displacement of 3.8 liters. It has 425 horsepower of power at 5,800 rpm and 570 N m of torque at 4,800 rpm.

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Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Ruf RCT” is car model. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through model, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1992—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, model is the immediate research focus.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q97323830. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1992.

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This entry incorporates text from Ruf RCT” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.