Introduced during Monterey Car Week, the Ruf CTR3 Evo is the automaker’s most powerful vehicle yet. It comes equipped with a twin-turbocharged 3.8L flat-six engine making 789 hp and 730 lb-ft of torque, mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, enabling it to hit 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds, while topping out at 236 mph.
Professional race car driver Christian Gebhardt was fortunate enough to get behind the wheel of a Porsche 911 Dakar at the famed Nurburgring Nordschleife and decided to go beyond the track limits. This off-road supercar is powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.0L flat-six engine making 473 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque, mated to an 8-speed Porsche PDK gearbox.
Is the Ferrari 296 GTB faster than both the McLaren 765LT and Porsche GT2 RS? CarWow wanted to find out so they pit all three supercars against each other in a drag racing showdown. Weighing in at 3,241 pounds, the 296 GTB is powered by a hybrid powertrain with a twin-turbocharged 3.0L V6, pared with two electric motors, generating a combined 819 hp and 546 lb-ft of torque.
We all know the Porsche 911 Turbo S is blistering fast, but is a tuned BMW M3 quick enough to beat it in a series of drag races? The former packs a twin-turbocharged 3.8L flat-six engine generating 650 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque, mated to an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission sending power to all wheels, enabling it to hit 60 mph in just 2.6-seconds.
When you think of the Porsche 918 Spyder with the Weissach package, the last thing you’d probably expect is for an owner of one to take it for a top speed run, but that’s exactly what happened here. Power comes from a 4.6L V8 engine, paired with two electric motors, that generate a combined 875 hp and 944 lb-ft of torque, mated to a 7-speed PDK double-clutch gearbox.