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A Super SUV ahead of it's time

  Ruf Dakara A one of Super SUV concept that was manufactured by the German manufacturer Ruf, is based on the Porsche Cayenne. The Ruf Dakara was a super SUV that was way ahead of its time, it was essentially a Lamborghini Urus before the Lamborghini Urus came into existence. I say ahead of its time because this car was based on the 2009 first generation of the Porsche Cayenne turbo S, the very car that helped bring money to keep Porsche afloat. This was an era where people still preferred large sedans over SUVs. The car came with a 4.5L V8 from factory, but Ruf took this very setup and turned it up to a 11. Having said that the car quite literally depicts the phrase beauty and the beast all in one car. The car to many people had questionable styling, featuring headlights from a Porsche 911, extra large fenders to fit the larger wheels and brakes, these very styling elements draws people those who are unaware of what it is away from the mechanical wizardry that Ruf is known for....

A brief history of the Dauer 962 LM

Dauer 962 Lm  An un-heard of car that could out perform a McLaren F1, as it was built on the Porsche 962 Le mans car.   This car had such outstanding performance as it took a different approach when compared to the other early hyper cars, it was a Le Mans car built for the road. To understand the success of the Dauer 962 one must note the success of Porsche 962 in group C class in Le Mans and all the other endurance races along with its  predecessor the 965 were well renowned in the endurance race scene. Porsche built 150 962’s and sold it to other privet racing teams and certain individual customers, knowing the amount of strain an endurance car goes through Porsche built a parts supply that would suffice all the racing teams. One of the most famous teams that used the parts or chassis from the 962 was the Schuppan motor sports who later on produced 5 Schuppan 962 cr. amongst these teams even Dauer was one such team.  The Daure 962 was sh...