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Originally Posted by Red Bread
RUF does not receive complete cars. Body in white only. So they haven't removed Porsche badges in the past.
They are for all intents and purposes building a Porsche design with modifications and getting all the credit for it, but to be fair, they are assembling the car.
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twin fed Red Bread is correct ... and IIRC, those who've seen Rufs with Porsche badging on them are correct, too.
Ruf builds self-branded cars using the body-in-white model; that's where most of its reputation comes from. It also has businesses that tune and modify existing Porsches, as well as restores, repairs, and services older models.
Also: Ruf is considered an independent vehicle manufacturer by the German government, so there is no legal issue until that designation goes away, which is unlikely. The relationship is quite symbiotic, just as the one between BMW and Alpina is. Just because it builds cars from the ground up that
look like something we all recognize doesn't mean that it isn't a totally different car, in much the same way that, say, a Lotus with a Toyota Celica GT-S drivetrain isn't going to be considered a Toyota by anyone.