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Assetto Corsa – Ruf CTR Yellowbird Released
Just in time for Christmas, Kunos Simulazioni released the 1987 Ruf Yellowbird CTR for Assetto Corsa. The Development team promised their community an appreciation gift before the end of the year and as expected, they delivered a stunning car model. The RUF licence for Assetto Corsa will eventually bring us some more exciting car models from the German manufacturer.
Together with the RUF model, Kunos Simulazioni also added a small update to Assetto Corsa implementing some fixes and improvements. This brings the current version number to V1.01.
The Ruf CTR (Group C, Turbo Ruf) also known as the RUF CTR Yellowbird or simply Yellowbird, was a limited-production, high-performance sports car produced by Ruf Automobile of Germany.
Introduced for the 1987 model year and based on the Porsche 911, the CTR featured an enlarged and highly tuned version of Porsche’s 3.2 litre flat-six cylinder engine, lightened body panels, an integrated roll cage (adding chassis stiffness in addition to occupant safety), upgraded suspension and braking systems, a custom-designed transmission, and several unique trim pieces such as polyurethane bumpers, and the use of the fender-mounted oil filter (a Porsche feature for the 1972 MY only) necessitated by relocating the oil tank forward to clear the intercooler on that side.
Developing 469 hp (350 kW) and 408 lb·ft (553 N·m) of torque and weighing in it at only 2,530 pounds (1,147 kg), the CTR provided stellar performance, with a 0-60 mph time of around 4 seconds and a top speed in excess of 200 miles per hour (320 km/h). Although a small group of vehicles such as the Ferrari F40 and Porsche 959 were faster to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h), the Yellowbird could outperform all competition when it came to top speed, topping out at 211 miles per hour (340 km/h), a top speed that made it the fastest sports car in the world at the time of its release.
The car received its nickname, “Yellowbird”, during testing by Road & Track magazine, whose staffers noted the contrast created by its yellow paintwork against the overcast skies on the day of their photo shoot.
Changelog v1.0.1
- Ruf CTR Yellowbird added
- Added /client_list and /kick_id server admin commands to ban drivers with international character names
- Fixed caret blinking period for text input boxes
- Disabled OculusVR demo mode
- Now blurred wheel objects work properly on car lods
- Added support for brake lights dimmed when car lights is on
- Server now correctly answer to launcher in LAN mode
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| Official Webpage – http://www.assettocorsa.net |
