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RUF UNVEILS ELECTRIC CAYENNE

Want to take advantage of the new zero-rate company car tax band? This one's very green...


Just in time to take advantage of the zero-rated company car tax band for electric vehicles announced in yesterday's pre-budget report, Ruf, the mad German Porsche tuner, has revealed its second attempt on the theme. It's based on the Cayenne, it's called the Stormster and Ruf says that it's the first all-electric SUV.

Ruf revealed its first eRuf electric car based on the Porsche 911, back in October 2008, but cramming in enough batteries to give the car a decent range was a tough ask. Using the Cayenne as a base gives Ruf's engineers a bit more room to manoeuvre.

Enter the Stormster, or Stormster Grun, should you choose to get your batteries fitted into Ruf's widebody version of the Cayenne (pictured above).


The Ruf Stormster is powered by the same 362bhp Siemens electric motor that also provides motive power for the 911-based electric sports car. Unfortunately, the Stormster is rather lardy, so performance is a little stunted.

In fact, at 2670kg, the Stormster is 315kg (or about three-and-a-half fat people) heavier than the heaviest standard Porsche Cayenne - the 493bhp Turbo. That translates to a 0-62mph sprint of around 10 seconds and 94mph top speed, while the Lithium ion batteries give a 125-mile (maximum) range.

Appropriately, the Ruf Stormster is making its public debut not at a glamorous motor show, but at the European Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. It just gets more and more exciting, doesn't it?

exciting? er sorry,not with you on this one!

I bought my 3 year old daughter an electic ride in Porsche for Christmas.
Its RED and probably faster....

Stephen

oh well,if its red thats different!!!!

The new RUF would be a hell of a MILK FLOAT,
I wonder how many Ruf owners are going AAARRGHH right now!

Stephen

That's the same colour as my first car, a 1978 Austin Allegro LE.....

Hope the Ruf doesn't rust as quickly!

Simon,

or have a square steering wheel.....

Stephen

PS
I am now working in Aberdeen so not sure about making the NE meets but I will try.

Only Mk1 Allegros had the "Quartic" square steering wheel. Mine was a Mk2 so had a normal round one

Glad you've found yourself another job.

Hi Simon,

You mean there was a 'normal- ish' Allegro?

BTW
How small a run of stickers does you company make?
I was thinking of getting some Tax disc size ones made for the Pod event.

Stephen

We don't make stickers, I work for a test house / consultancy, but I have used a local company to make up stickers to cover old logos on display boards.