Bugatti Veyron VS Porsche 911 Turbo
The two most popular super sport cars on the production market today are the Bugatti Veyron and the Porsche 911 turbo. The Bugatti is proven the fastest production car on the market with the ability to reach speeds of 253 mph, a speed faster than the popular F1 formula race cars described by James May from the BBC series Top Gear as “No wonder Michel Schumacher retired, he is slower than me”. The Porsche, even though a fast car of course can’t go that fast, but it does provide superior tracking handling ability with increased torque and horsepower while maintaining greater fuel efficiency and a lower carbon footprint than in any of its prior year versions. In this essay, I will talk about the two super sport cars discussing the differences and similarities about them.
The similarities about those two cars are that both have 6 speed gearbox, similar length approximately 4.4m and have a rear engine with all wheel drive. The two cars have two doors and two seats only.
The differences between the two cars are that the Porsche 911 Turbo engine has a 500-horsepower which produces 516-pound feet torque but the Bugatti has 1001 horsepower, and produces 922-pound feet torque. The Porsche 911 Turbo top speed is 312 k/m per hour and it goes from 0-60 km/h in 3.7 sec, but the Bugatti top speed is 407 k/m per hour and it goes from 0-60 km/h in 2.5 sec. The price of the Porsche 911 Turbo is $132,800, but the Bugatti is way more, it costs about $1,270,000. The Porsche weighs 1440 kg, but the Bugatti weighs 1890 kg. The Porsche has a button to engage the sport configuration but the Bugatti has a special key described by James May from the BBC series Top Gear as “You have to insert a special key in to a slot by the door”. The Porsche has six cylinders with twin turbo charger and two intercoolers. On the other hand the Bugatti has 16 cylinders with four turbo chargers and ten intercoolers.
I am really interested in some information about those two cars namely that the Bugatti needs to use 270 horse power to reach 155 MPH but to reach to a maximum speed from 155 to 253 MPH it need to use another 730 horse power!! The Bugatti goes from 200 km/h to 300 km/h in 9.4 sec. When the Bugatti reaches a maximum speed at 407 km/h the engine sucks in air in one minute equal to what a man breathes in four days and the tires will last 15 minutes and the fuel will run out in 12 minutes according to James May from the BBC series Top Gear. At that speed the car is covering a football field in 1 second!! What can be said about the Bugatti that was described by James May from the BBC series Top Gear as “bringing tears to you eyes” after driving it to the max speed? The car is simply the fastest car in the world with complete comfort and safety.
On the other hand the Porsche has DFI which is the a first car with direct fuel combustion mixture controlled by electromagnetic control valves direct in the engine cylinders instead of a carburetor as in normal cars. The PDK model in the Porsche has a selectable 7th gear option at higher speed for better fuel performance. The Porsche's auto designed gear selection and traction control with the built in VTI engine control delivers max torque in lower rpms increasing the fuel consumption and delivering max speed while maintaining comfort through corners with greater agility and stability. Porsche delivers a more sensible drive at a more reasonable price.
In summary, I like the Porsche 911 Turbo more than the Bugatti Veyron because it is cheaper to buy and a more daily useable car. Also it is cheaper to get the insurance cover and easier to maintain.
In my opinion, the price of the Porsche 911 Turbo means a man will have to live very cheaply; as a comparison, to buy the Bugatti, your grandfather, your father, and you would have to live cheaply to save enough money to purchase it for your son.
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