This ruf is going to be an acquired taste

I made the mistake of assuming that the Yellowbird was based on a late-model 911, not the 1987 Carrera. So, rather than complain about this car, I must praise Kunos for producing, in such convincing detail, the very old-fashioned handling characteristics of a rather difficult to manage old-tech car. Using the default setup, this simulation reminds me of big, analogue beasts like the E-Type Jaguar; lots of power but very unstable under heavy braking, RPM must be managed very carefully on corner entry and it will understeer when entering corners too fast. Even with ABS and TC on, the braking is really, really antique and it seems to me you must baby this car around the track, as the drivetrain is not sophisticated, the car is not responsive in the way that a modern exotic sports car is and yet all that raw grunt will throw you off the track every time if you use it a little too enthusiastically. I got a bronze lap time when nursing it around Nurburgring GP but it certainly didn't feel fast. I genuinely admire the high-fidelity simulation but driver beware: put this in the same class as the Lotus 49 or the Cobra, not a Lotus or a Ferrari; it's a big analogue beast that must be coaxed around the track, not thrown!

 

Yup, not my style for a car. I like a well balanced car, that or really heavy one prone to oversteer. Don't like light-ish cars doing **** knows on braking...That and I don't understand how clutch works in this game.

 

I like it. Well balanced, fairly fast, but very easy to overdrive.

You need to drive it in a particular way, but when you do, it's quite neutral, leaning towards oversteer. Entry oversteer/understeer can be fixed with good braking, speed control and liberal use of steering accompanied by throttle. Set the diff power to 80%, brakes to 65% and add front camber.

This is a good car for AC because it will show everyone just how bad their technique is. It's nowhere near as slow and lumbering as the Cobra and with modern semislicks it should be able to outdo most streetcars in AC. It corners at nearly 1g, after all.

 

Interesting. I will make those setup changes and go at it again. What AI cars do you suggest I race it against in AC for the best competition?

 

Really enjoying it.

Have only tried 90s street tyres so far and it's a tricky bugger.

 

I actually like it a lot, it bit my bias because im a die hard fan of porsche but so far its just really fun and ive enjoyed it a lot

 

It's certainly a difficult beast in default mode without ABS or TC. Since it didn't have either of these, I have no intention of using them. I agree with Strummer in that it feels slow because of the way that it needs to be nursed around tracks. I am pretty sure that some Pors.....sorry, Ruf experts will be able to make my feeble attempts look pathetic, but that's life!

 

Having never actually driven a Porsche/Ruf in a sim before, I had some problems too for the first few minutes.

My advice is to go out and drift it to find out it's weaknesses.
I'd advise that for every streetcar, though. It's how I evaluate cars.

 

The sim purist in me threw up in my mouth a little at the thought of using ABS or TCS with this car.

This car is hard to drive, it is supposed to be that way; Don't pay attention to all the times that the car kicks your butt, only remember those feels you get when you manhandle it and make it bow to your will.

Edit:
I didn't like this car for the first hour or so that I drove it. Then I took it to Tsukuba with street tires and set the track surface to 'fast'...an hour or so later, and a couple refuels, and the passion was white hot. I can't drift for anything, but the slides that I could recover from and even initiate were unlike anything I have been able to do in AC prior. I highly recommend the combo. The track is available at Racedepartment.

 

The problem is that people try to manhandle it. If you want it to turn in, you brake and turn the wheel. Not much more I can explain. Trying to force it because it's an old car will just make it understeer or tankslap.

 

All I´m going to say is : right foot, ladies ... nuttin´ moar, nuttin´ less , ´coz manhandling will only bring ya as far as the next wall .

 

I've been chomping at the bit to get my wheel on this car! It didn't disappoint one bit. I've been calling hard for porsche for a couple of years now and had read up on this beast a while ago. This car is stupid fast and when you string a few consistent laps together, not much else feels like it!

Let the rear end do the work for you to get a great exit. This car does need to be looked after for heavy breaking. That being said, the sound is amazing and running it full manual with the clubsport shifter had been a pure treat!

This has been an excellent week, with the 787B and the yellow bird!

 

Is got the engine in the rear, give it a little turn in and the back wall swing it oh so slightly to get the car to rotate. It's freaking brilliant what they have accomplished!

 

Nice online races at Spa with this today, lots of Christmas fun. Thanks Kunos!
I like that driver car on servers, compared with GT2/3 usual stuff... I'm sideways more that I should, but so are the others
This car makes me feel once again this sim as a great potential. I'll stick around (in a sandtrap...) and see how it evolves, and have fun in the meantime!

 

Should it be driven with paddles or shifter for authenticity? If it had a sequential shifter IRL (which seems plausible) then there is no authentic option for me and my G27.

 

Sequential shifter, on a 1987 roadcar. Amusing.

No, 5 speed manual, with a weird shifter.

 

It was an H-pattern....Ferrari street cars didn't even have paddles in the late 80's

 

I noticed. I took it somewhat easy and I see everyone spinning out and loosing control. And I am a person that likes to drive agressive, but thats just funny to me when people don't see the obvious...

 

The proper way

 

h-shifter, leather jacket and a mustache.