RUF Debuts Twin-Turbo B8 Engine, New 4.8-Liter Boxer Pumps Out 1,000-Plus HP

RUF Debuts Twin-Turbo B8 Engine, New 4.8-Liter Boxer Pumps Out 1,000-Plus HP

Just when most of us thought the internal combustion engine had given everything it could, RUF has rewritten the rulebook with one of the most exciting pieces of internal combustion engineering in ages. Making its debut at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the B8 is a flat-eight with twin snails and more than 1,000 horsepower at its disposal. Also capable of more than 737 pound-feet (1,000 Newton-meters) of torque, said lump is a 4.8-l... (co…

RUF Built a 1,000-HP Twin-Turbo Flat-Eight From Scratch and Bolted It to a 6-Speed Manual

A clean-sheet 4.8-liter with two turbos, zero hybrid assistance, and a six-speed manual.

Porsche Never Put An 8-Cylinder Boxer In A Road Car, RUF Just Did

Porsche kept its flat-eight engines on the race track, but RUF just built one bound for a future road-going supercar