Originally posted by HighOnNitrous
Andrews rite. The new Bugatti is going to beat the **** out of mclaren. from what i read its an 8.0 liter quad turbo w16!!!!
it will put mclaren to shame
Yay, awesome! Let's all just have 1000+ horsepower, no real aerodynamic advances, AND a curb weight of over 3500 pounds! I smell a dream car, don't you?!
I want to see you attempt to muscle that beast around a track, please.
When looking at true performance and bang for your buck,
nothing comes close to the McLaren F1 and the Koenigsegg C8-S. With weights of around 2800 and 2600lbs, respectively, the true arse-kicking titles go to them. I will never deny that the McLaren is without a doubt, one of the finest creations in human history and its throne has only now been taken by the C8-S. Just think, though, it took man 10 years to finally find the advances to surpass the f1, that's an incredible length of time to hold badassness. Right now, I think the C8 is standing high among the ranks, the aerodynamics and suspension work really can't be beaten when compared to other road cars. I'm sorry to Ferrari fans, but I don't think the Ezno has much of a reign here. It's heavier than the F1 and C8 and just doesn't come close to being a competitor, although, it is less pricey.
When talking about the Veyron, you're looking at a giant chunk of mass that some genius thought would be a nice experiment for the most power you can stuff into a road car...Hurray for modern vehicular engineering. It has nothing...I merely has fans that gawk at the power figures. It'll never be able to participate in any real racing event and the most it'll amount to is a fast car (with the aid of FOUR turbochargers, mind you, and a seventh gear). If you'd like to see real speed, find someone to fabricate a turbo manifold for the BMW v12 residing within the F1, vent the luggage compartments and stuff in some charge/intercoolers, and add a different transmission with longer ratios, possibly a seventh gear. Sure, all this would require research and development, and of course money, but hey, that's what Bugatti had to do with the Veyron, and you'd get the staggering figures you enjoy so much now...Hmm...They should have just stayed with refining the EB-110, but of course you're stuck with another weak quad-turbo design. Bah!
...I just find the hype behind the power and speed of the Veyron a bit on the odd side...I mean, if you want 1,000+ hp, just buy some fuel management options for a JZA80, a four-row intercooler, a Jun 3.3 stroker kit, and a large turbo, boom, a good amount of horsepower (into the thousands being easily attainable with proper tuning) for less than a tenth of the price! Hell, Jun holds a record for a modified road car...240 and some odd mph in a Supra straight six...But, of course you can't brag about spending your well earned 1.3 million on a Japanese street car...
but still at least I got to see the thing up close
