Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Exotic Car Restoration Livermore - Watch A Ferrari LaFerrari Take On A Bugatti Veyron For Bragging Rights - FZ Restoration - 925-294-5666




And you thought the Bugatti Veyron was the fastest car in the world? Well, Mr. LaFerrari doesn’t agree, at least when it comes to raw acceleration on a two mile-long stretch of runway in England. 

It’s a fascinating battle: A 1,001 hp Veyron that puts the power down via all-four wheels versus a 950 hp rear-wheel-drive LaFerrari that uses hybrid power to fill any underlying gaps in the torque curve. And the specs blur further when you consider the Veyron is roughly 1,000 lbs. heavier than the Ferrari, and almost a decade older. And yet both hit 60 mph in precisely the same 2.5 seconds. 

As Motor Authority reports, there are no definitive times or speeds on offer in this video; it’s simply a race to a set of cones. From the angles we’re given, it appears the Veyron gets the initial jump thanks to its AWD, but once the Ferrari’s rear tires settle and the electric motor can flourish, it quickly pulls away. By the end of the stretch, the LaFerrari clearly shows the “world’s fastest car” a lesson or two; however if the road kept going, the Veyron would sail by laughing to its top speed of 253 mph.

It all comes down to a difference in approach: The Bugatti is more of a GT hypercar, built to float at an unfathomable pace. Whereas the Ferrari has a mission to excel on the racetrack, therefore it’s tuned and geared towards acceleration rather than outright top-end.

With the Veyron the aging relic in today’s gang of stupidly-fast hypercars, its replacement remains imminent. When it arrives, we might just need a rematch. 

source: https://www.yahoo.com/autos/watch-a-ferrari-laferrari-take-on-a-bugatti-veyron-117777804212.html
by Alex Lloyd

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