Introduction :
Bugatti and Porsche are two well respected premium car manufacturers in the world. Both of them are known not only for making seriously good looking cars, but for making extremely fast ones as well. Two seriously fast cars that these respective automakers are proud of are the Bugatti Veyron and the Porsche 911 Turbo. Let's see how they compare in terms of top speed, 0 to 60 mph acceleration, horsepower, weight, and safety.
The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is known to be the most expensive vehicle available today. This mid-engined grand touring car costs around $2,600,000, plus taxes and other add-ons that the customer would like. The Bugatti Veyron is powered by an 8 litter 16 cylinder engine which is matted to a dual-clutch direct-shift gearbox computer-controlled automatic with seven gear ratios. The driver can choose to drive in fully-automatic or semi-automatic mode. The shifting is so good that the driver will only need approximately 150 milliseconds to shift gears. With ten radiators, the Bugatti Veyron can handle all the strain on the race track.
The Veyron's top speed is 431.07 km/h or a total of 267.85 mph. That's a total of 1001 horsepower for the Veyron – which makes it the fastest street legal car in the world. It accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds. The only negative thing about the Veyron is that it is a very heavy car. It weighs 4,299 pounds with fuel and oil (Frankel, 2005). Thus, it cannot perform well when driven slowly. It can only deliver when it is fast. However, in terms of safety, the Bugatti Veyron is quite impressively engineered. Thus, Bugatti promises that the passengers and the driver of the car will be safe even at extreme speeds. It uses and aerodynamic balance of down force and lift, a four-point electronic stability, and
the Haldex four-wheel drive system to ensure that the Veyron is safe in high speeds, curves, and other road situations (Bugatti, 2011).
The 911 Turbo is Porsche's answer to the Bugatti Veyron. This vehicle has a top track speed of 194 mph. It accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds with Sport Plus. It outputs 480 lb. ft. of torque with over boost 2,100 to 4,000 rpm (Porsche, 2011). However, its 3.8 litter flat-six cylinder engine matted to a 6-speed with dual-mass flywheel manual gearbox only delivers 500 horsepower (Paternie, 2001). In terms of safety, Porsche has a very good braking system, passive safety, and lighting system that keeps all aspects of the vehicle safe and secure. It weighs 3175 lbs, which offers a lot of difference from the Bugatti Veyron's weight. Thus, it performs well both at fast and slow speeds. Because of these characteristics, the Porsche 911 turbo has been used in a couple of races all over the world. The 2010 model is sold at USD $143,800.
These two vehicles have their own strengths and weaknesses. The Bugatti Veyron is definitely leading when it comes to speed. The 501 horsepower difference is really huge on the race track. The Bugatti's top speed is also leading by 237.07 km/h. Thus, there is no doubt that the Veyron is definitely faster. But the Porsche delivers when it comes to weight and over all usability. With its reasonable weight, the Porsche 911 Turbo can be driven at both slow and fast speeds – something that the Bugatti Veyron fails to deliver. In terms of security, both of the cars are really engineered well. Bugatti reaches 0 to 60 mph 0.2 second faster than the Porsche 911 Turbo. The price difference however is considerable. Choose the faster car and pay US $2,456,200 more. So if you want the faster car, there will be a couple of disadvantages. The Porcshe 911 Turbo is more affordable, but it cannot deliver the same speed as the Bugatti Veyron.
References:
- Bugatti (2011). Top Priority: Maximum Safety. Retrieved 12 April 2011 from:
<http://www.bugatti.com/en/grand-sport/technology/safety.html>.
- Frankel, A. (17 November 2005). European First Drive: 2006 Bugatti Veyron. Edmunds Inside Line, Retrieved 12 April 2011 from: <http://www.insideline.com/bugatti/veyron-164/2006/european-first-drive-2006- bugatti-veyron.html>.
- Paternie, P.C. (2001). Porsche 911. MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company.
- Porsche (2011). 911 Turbo Technical Specs, Retrieved 12 April 2011 from:
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