The RUF SCR launched in 2018 is a modern naturally aspirated bespoke RUF. It shares its narrow-body 911-style silhouette with the older air-cooled RUFs — deliberately — but underneath sits a bespoke carbon-fibre monocoque of RUF's own design, with no shared 964 parts despite the visual cue.
Power comes from a rear-mounted 4.0-litre naturally aspirated flat-six, RUF-developed with an architecture derived from Porsche's Mezger flat-six as used in the 996 and 997 GT3, producing 510 PS / 503 bhp at 8,270 rpm and 471 Nm at 5,760 rpm, driving the rear wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox. Kerb weight is approximately 1,250 kg. Chassis engineering includes an integrated roll cage, pushrod suspension and carbon-ceramic brakes.
Production is understood to be very small — approximately fifteen cars per year — at approximately €650,000. This guide covers the SCR 2018 specifically: distinct from the historic 1978 SCR (911 SC-based, around 215 hp) and from the 2016 SCR 4.2 (993-based, 525 PS), both of which are noted here for context only.
The SCR 2018 is RUF's naturally aspirated analog counter to the CTR — a bespoke, manual, high-revving flat-six built on the factory's own monocoque. It is the closest thing modern RUF makes to the driver-focused 911 that the market has been asking Porsche for. Very small production, factory-only sale channel and a distinct, defensible mechanical proposition.
