Bugatti Veyron vs Nissan Skyline GT-R R34
Comparison 2010 vs. 1992 Bugatti Veyron Bugatti EB 110 SS.
Curiously, it was only about a half hour into the test drive before I felt ready to turn loose the Veyron, it usually takes much more settling time for me to be comfortable with really slam the whip on an unknown car on unfamiliar roads, especially a car with 1001 horsepower and a reputation mach speed.
But after a few miles of French cruise quiet lanes and make progressively faster sprints through the gears, I'm pretty confident with tremendous acceleration thing, yes, but still quite civilized and dead easy to drive; your dear old aunt was idling along Sunday school So once I found a healthier hole in traffic on four lanes near the Bugatti factory in Molsheim, I eased it up to about 70, took a good look around and stomped boldly the throttle to the floor.
The roar of the engine genteelly cut behind me instantly broke into a film series B roaring Tyrannosaurus Rex and peak power slammed my back against the seat so hard that I honestly thought that the rear end of the car had exploded My foot couldn t have it all came faster if accelerator pedal was plugged into a wall outlet, and I yelled out loud like a little girl.
Fast Oh Lordie yes, it is fast, two and a bit real seconds to sixty, 250 mph certified fast, and I am sure that all those who can read knows that now the interesting thing, however, is there is a different kind fast and more than the Jekyll and Hyde act just obvious difference is the appearance of the car; it is more evident after a journey back to back in the last Bugatti to win the fastest way, the late, great EB110.
You do not hear much about the EB110 more, which speaks volumes about the rise in supercar performance over the last decade in the early 90s, however, the 110 was king of the hill with a 3 of 5 liter, 553 horsepower V-12, a 0-60 mph time of 3 4 seconds and a top speed of 213 mph, out-pacing the Ferrari F40, and it is still faster than most new machines you find occupation ultimate supercar internet imaginary lists.
Launched in 1991, it was the first production car with a monocoque carbon fiber just chew the McLaren F1, the first with Turbos quad, and featured a full-time drive and four wheel drive, you can bet the farm engineers Volkswagen group of 4WD turbo quad carbon chassis Veyron gave a 110 times further during their design discussions.
Any resemblance between the two cars, however, are strictly acquired characteristics; they share bloodlines not whether this particular Bugatti was an Italian revival project from the beginning Organized by entrepreneur and former Ferrari dealer Romano Artioli, and leveraging the widely former talent Lamborghini, including Miura Countach Diablo stylist Marcello Gandini, the company was even located outside Modena, better soak up positive karma.
He also worked, at least until the combination of excessive expansion and the global recession has now killed 95 The EB110 was not only the fastest, he was good enough that the young Michael Schumacher bought one of his own money, and kept it well in his Ferrari years.
It is microscopically slower than the Veyron should be the consequences of the real world if you're picky about exactly what size gun that you are being shot at the lightweight, 603-horsepower Super Sport version of the EB110 we drive here is actually three-tenths and seven mph faster than the base car and, although it's important turbo lag at low revs, when the fans start flying to four, you'd better have some on hand solid thing life is the interesting point.
It is also a fairly large machine well built and agile, with well adapted brakes and steering and manual transmission precision six-speed On the road, it grows smaller and lighter it is and you can zip in the corners with a small heel and feet dancing on the pedals and singing V-12, and out the other side with a smile.
The problem is with the road first ISN Everyday driving t strong point of the car, the mirrors are virtually useless, part of the small cute tollbooth side window is perfectly positioned to block peripheral vision, soft launches leave tripping of the line, and he turning door-circle an airplane city driving is like flying an F-16 inside the hangar, and the technique viable lane change on crowded highways is the power stabbing and trust that you will blast into space before anyone can get there in short, it is a real inch every Italian exotic.
The Veyron, on the other hand, no doubt ain t is rapidly shatteringly Even after you know what's coming if you kick, but eminently drivable; W-16 8 liters is flexible never short of grunt, and much of the silliness simply no typical supercar is not there the doors, for example, open like doors and I'm sorry Marcello, but this idea hinge scissors is as stupid as they come, the interior is comfortable and luxurious, and except for the rear quarter blind, you can actually see out, compared to exotic standards anyway.
This does not mean the Veyron lack of its own silliness the electronic parking brake is a pain, a small flip thingie press and hold hidden next to the seat track, the only surface without large EB is on the visor breeze, and imagine, if you dare, the engine compartment exposed after five minutes of rain trailing behind a half in a construction zone, it is probably best, so we don t discuss the price and millions more maintenance costing the rear tires are not only almost as wide as the first VW Beetle sold in America, they're about ten times more expensive, and lasts just over a bag of Oreos in a Deadhead meeting.
If the EB 110 is a traditional supercar persuasion representative of the breed, the Veyron, it's generally accepted, is quite possibly Gran Turismo final sir or more exactly, in fact, the Grand Final Road C ' is quite likely that VW had in mind when he bought the Bugatti name, returned to his former home in Molsheim, and hung a lot of brand business cred on building this car a resurrection the great french prewar grand-Road performance blend of luxury, elegance and style.
It is a different concept of a modern GT; companies like Delahaye, Neighbor, and of course Bugatti weren t conscious simply produce fast cars roadable that looked good they were concerned about the high-speed creation Art Deco, unique cars presence and personality who went boldly as they looked; it is no coincidence that Ettore Bugatti was from a family of artists, you can see it in his car, and that not only their speed, is what makes it worth owning name today.
And the love of the Veyron or hate it, you have to give credit guy with all the other cars in the prize supercar ultimate fate firmly stick to the Le Mans-car-with-leather principle, building a more fast by the classic formula of Talbot Lago and Delage took some real stones.
Special thanks to owner Chris Hrabalek for the loan of his SS EB 110.
8 0L 1001-hp 922 lb-ft quad-turbo DOHC 64 W-16 valves.
5L-3603 hp 479 lb-ft DOHC 60 V-12 quad-turbo valves.
Comparison 2010 vs. 1992 Bugatti Veyron Bugatti EB 110 SS.
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