Porsche RUF BTR

This menacing BTR III “Flat-Nose” Cabriolet was sold new on 5 December 1990 to RUF Canada. In addition to its rarely seen body configuration (Cabriolet, Flat-Nose, with Turbo S rear air ducts), this car’s monstrous list of specifications is made all the more uncommon by the quadruple-black color scheme requested by its original owner; the body, leather upholstery, wheel faces, and cabriolet top are all rendered in the same sinister shade.
Power is derived from a 3.4-liter, flat-six-cylinder RUF engine producing 408 horsepower by way of a massive single K27 turbocharger and Bosch DME Motronic engine management system. Period press tests note that late BTR III builds such as this specification can achieve a top speed “in excess of 205 miles per hour.” Notably, this particular BTR III is fitted with the RUF-developed six-speed transaxle. Additionally, this BTR III’s accompanying RUF production certificate notes the fitment of air conditioning, Recaro CSE seats, a Sony sound system, power windows, alarm, 17-inch Speedline light alloy wheels, 105-liter fuel tank, sport mirrors, and a leather-wrapped sports steering wheel which fronts a tidy suite of RUF instrumentation.
As presented today, it remains remarkably preserved with a high degree of original finishes throughout, its numbers-matching engine and gearbox, and just 2,072 miles indicated on its odometer since delivery at time of cataloguing. Since entering the Dare to Dream Collection in March 2014, this incredible BTR III “Flat-Nose” Cabriolet has been enjoyed for approximately 650 miles of fair-weather use. Under the consignor’s care it has been subject to more than $6,100 of routine mechanical servicing and cosmetic preservation.
No two RUF products are created equal, and this BTR III is unequivocally a one-off creation of the most extreme and distinctive variety.