Ruf debuts new flat-eight engine at Goodwood

Ruf unveiled a new 1,000+ horsepower twin-turbo flat-eight engine at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, paired with a six-speed manual transmission . The prototype engine is installed in an elongated Ruf CTR3 chassis called the Erprober and will likely power Ruf's next hypercar . This represents a historic engineering achievement, as no production vehicle has ever featured a flat-eight engine configuration .

Source: Ars Technica | 2026-07-09