I was there when it happened, very cool evening indeed.
Didn't have a chance to find the paper copy of R&T here yet (but I will) but just saw that the articel is online.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=2973

"So you can buy a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Pagani or Porsche and go slower…or get the greatest supercar of them all — the Ruf Rt 12."

Cayenne
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....&page_number=2
"But we were even more surprised when we chased him down the Autobahn..."

I too was very surprised sitting in the BMW M6 hitting the limiter at 270 km/h, when the RUF Cayenne (called Dakara Turbo) disappeared into the horizon. ANd I had no idea where we were going. Haha! There's now 570 hp kit for the Cayenne.

My pics: http://www.sportbilen.se/index.php?p...p?cat=rufrt12_

 

Yup, read all of those articles and that car indeed is no joke!

 

I wonder how'd this fair against the Bugatti Veyron. Sure, you can get quite a few RT12's for the price of one Veyron, but performance wise, I'd wonder who'd win.

This would be a nice battle to watch on Top Gear.

 

I just read a few articles if I had the dough it would be ordered already..

ideal collection

RR sport SC
Ruf RT-12

DONE!

 

Jezuz that car is gorgeous.

 

The Veyron is faster in every phase, but then it should be.

Gary

 

Until they do a formal test on the Veyron. 0 to 60 in 2.5sec.

 

That is FAAAAAST ! Almost seems improbable, love the shot of that thing smoking all 4 tires at speed.
However to me the RT-12 is drop dead gorgeus, Alois Ruf is a genious!

 

the RT12 tested in the magazine is RWD, I have a feeling an RT12 with the AWD option will be a bit quicker, but prob wont hit Veyron times.

 

LOL you wonder how it would fair up against a Veyron, i just read a whole article on the Veyron in the new Motortrend and they est. 0-60 in 2.5 sec's and 0-250mph in under a minute LOL

 

Any car that can hit 60mph in three point something seconds is OK by me anyday. Under 3 seconds and that is just plain ridiculous fast.
An AWD RT-12 I dont think will improve its 0-60mph time by a considerable margin if any and the weight might even slow it some, albeit in the hands of a skilled driver things could happen. Duhno, guess I am just trying to say that any way you look at this these cars are just plain FAST, personally I dont care about the times posted by a car magazine, its all how it feels to you in the seat of your pants. Do I think my GT2 does 3.8 seconds probably not with me driving it but it is scary fast when I do and thats all that matters.
The Bugatti no doubt is one fast machine, but for a million bucks there better not be anything on the road that will beat it, at least not now.
There are Porsche's here owned by esteemed members that are putting close to what the Veyron is putting out and it seems impossible when you tell someone that a simple old turbo flat six can come close to putting out close to 1000 HP at the crank and you can still drive it everyday, almost every day.

 

What is funny is that the thing is electronicaly "limited" to 253 mph due to tire issues. The true top road speed hasnt been measured yet, with the wind hitting it right (or wrong if u are driving) it might just take off to the skies after 260mph.

 

drool... im in love with the rt12

 

Haha that's insane, i didn't even know that!

 

Sure it's fast as hell, but not as sexy as the RT12!