Federal Motor Transport Authority<\/a> in Germany since the early 1980s. This distinction began with the 1983 BTR, the first model to receive a proprietary Ruf vehicle identification number. The B8 engine, generating more than 1,000 hp and 737 lb-ft of torque, pushes that independence further by moving away from the traditional horizontally opposed six-cylinder configurations that have defined the brand\u2019s previous high-performance offerings.<\/p>\nLead engineer Marc Brunner and company head Alois Ruf Jr. oversaw the engine\u2019s first public firing at the event. The B8 is currently being tested in a chassis that evolved from the 2007 CTR3, a mid-engined supercar that utilized a frame developed alongside Multimatic. Unlike the rear-engine layout of the Porsche 911, this configuration allows for the packaging of the larger V8 unit.<\/p>\n
Professional driver Tanner Faust is tasked with piloting the “Erprober” during its demonstration runs. The move to a 1,000-hp V8 follows Ruf\u2019s recent shift toward proprietary carbon fiber monocoque chassis, seen in the SCR and Rodeo models. While those vehicles maintained the aesthetic of the 964-era Porsche, the B8 signals a transition toward a new generation of cars where the internal architecture is as unique as the VIN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Goodwood Festival of Speed served as the backdrop for Ruf\u2019s most significant technical departure from its Porsche-adjacent heritage to date: the public debut of the B8 engine. Mounted within a lengthened CTR3 development mule nicknamed the \u201cErprober,\u201d the new 4.8-liter powerplant represents a pivot toward bespoke engineering for the Pfaffenhausen-based firm. While the company …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[4186,4184,4188,4185,3522,4187,4183,4189],"class_list":["post-1977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automotive","tag-alois-ruf-jr","tag-b8","tag-ctr3","tag-erprober","tag-goodwood-festival-of-speed","tag-marc-brunner","tag-ruf","tag-tanner-faust"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1977"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1978,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977\/revisions\/1978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}