Hmm what about the Buggati veyron?? both have a close competition!! and is also considered as one of the greatest cars in World!!
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 has the luxury of a Rolls-Royce, the
performance of a Formula One car, and the drivability of a Honda. It’s a
combination that leaves the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, the Ferrari Enzo, and
other wannabes in the dust
Its 8.0-liter 16-cylinder engine has four turbochargers and
produces 740 kilowatts (1001 metric horsepower, or 987 hp). And you want torque?
How does 1250 newton-meters sound? The car reaches 100 km/h in 2.5 seconds from
a standing start, and 300 km/h in 16.7 seconds. It has a top speed of 408
km/h..
The structure is made of carbon fiber and aluminum. The brakes are carbon
ceramic, and the exhaust system is titanium. There are 10 radiators to dissipate
the engine’s heat. To keep the car on the ground when its winglike shape
develops lift at high speeds, there are front and rear air diffusers and a
massive rear spoiler that deploys electronically to generate a drag force of 0.6
times the force of gravity. Ride height varies with speed from 125 to 66 mm.
To go beyond 375 km/h (233 mph), the driver must stop the car, insert a
special key, and go through a checklist (”Seatbelts, check; oil, check; last
will and testament, check”). At top speed, the Veyron runs through a full tank
of gas in 12 minutes, for a fuel economy measured in gallons per mile. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rates it at 3.846kpl and 7.692kpl in
normal city and highway cycles. In average for a kilometer Bugatti Veyron 16.4
needs Rs186. Presumably, though, mileage won’t be a factor in anyone’s purchase
of this vehicle, ever. From 400 km/h, the car can stop in 10 seconds, covering
more than a kilometer while doing so.
In the rarefied world of the supercar, so-called volume production is
measured in hundreds, sometimes just dozens of cars. By that standard, the 300
examples of the Veyron 16.4 that Bugatti Automobiles SAS, of Molsheim, France, expects to build—50 per
year—qualify it as a volume car.
Bugatti built just 7000 cars between 1909 and 1956, from Grand Prix winners
to the legendary Royale ultraluxury car. It seems the greatest of ironies that
the storied French marque was revived by Volkswagen, parent company of Skoda and
Audi. A pet project of former chairman Ferdinand Piëch, the development of the
Veyron took eight years. Industry analysts don’t expect the company to recoup
its investment.
But what a glorious piece of engineering it is. Volkswagen should be proud.
Perhaps even Ettore Bugatti, a man of immense flamboyance, ego, and engineering
genius, would be pleased.
Looking at the cost each Veyron costs about Rs 7.5 crores (you can buy 25
Mercedes Benz C- class for this money). If we are lucky Amitabh or Sachin may
buy this car and we can see it on our favourite news channel CNN–IBN or NDTV Its
our choice!
review n pics source- vicky.in
Cheers,
Sri
