[nightkhan]

for those who haven't caught it yet:

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a thousand apologies in advance if it's a repost

[ZJP]

F1 is still king in my opinion.

Being that it's 10+ years old and can still compete with today's standard is more than impressive.

Put the F1 and Veyron on a track and then watch the outcome.

[cuban335i]

i LOVE the F1.. but i love the veyron too.. I kind of grew up though around the hype about the F1 though so it is still my favorite (i'm young so thats why i grew up around it)..

[vgame64]

I still like the McLaren F1 more, it is a classic from my youth and the ultimate car in my eyes.

I think a better drag would have been the Bugatti Veyron vs the (SSC Aero Ultimate or Koenigsegg CCXR or Ferarri FXX or Gumpert Apollo).

[c0nstant]

ill take the f1 please. its nearly two decades old and i still wanna fap to it

[Sniz]

that just shows how amazing the F1 really is, wow.....I thought it would get stomped even worse!

McLaren F1 will always be my favorite car ever I believe.

[Year's_End]

don't understand how the veyron had such a suck-ass launch.

1,000bhp approx, AWD, 0-60 in 2.5s, what's up with that?

[quagmire]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

don't understand how the veyron had such a suck-ass launch.

1,000bhp approx, AWD, 0-60 in 2.5s, what's up with that?

It didn't have a Stig in it......

[Deda]

cool video...i like veyron more.

[hks786]

Originally Posted by vgame64

I still like the McLaren F1 more, it is a classic from my youth and the ultimate car in my eyes.

I think a better drag would have been the Bugatti Veyron vs the (SSC Aero Ultimate or Koenigsegg CCXR or Ferarri FXX or Gumpert Apollo).

+1 on both points.

Also, none of them on Topgear took much notice that the F1 was killing the Veyron from the start! At top end the Veyron did get ahead but not by much.

F1 for me please.

[SantaPimp27]

didnt know it had a bmw engine in it. cool

[EmPower]

Originally Posted by SantaPimp27

didnt know it had a bmw engine in it. cool

Gordon Murray had originally requested a ~450hp V12 from BMW, but he was shocked to discover that the engine had upwards of 600 ponies. That changed the game and has forever put the Mecca in the history books as arguably the best car ever made....

[jeremyc74]

I'm thinking the owner of the Veyron didn't allow them to use the full launch control for the start. The Veyron is regularly with faster 0-60 and 1/4 mile times than the fastest ever recorded for the F1, so it should have taken it off the line with no problem. I've seen other videos of it being launched, and it's downright brutal. It's pulled 1.6 second 60ft times on a drag strip, which is pretty serious stuff for a car on street tires.

That said, I still love the F1, and if I had the money to buy either, it would be my pick. I also would love to see the Veyron up against some of the newer hyper cars like the SSC or the Zonda F. The thing is an engineering marvel for sure, but it's just soo damn heavy by supercar standards.

[Sniz]

Originally Posted by jeremyc74

I'm thinking the owner of the Veyron didn't allow them to use the full launch control for the start. The Veyron is regularly with faster 0-60 and 1/4 mile times than the fastest ever recorded for the F1, so it should have taken it off the line with no problem. I've seen other videos of it being launched, and it's downright brutal. It's pulled 1.6 second 60ft times on a drag strip, which is pretty serious stuff for a car on street tires.

That said, I still love the F1, and if I had the money to buy either, it would be my pick. I also would love to see the Veyron up against some of the newer hyper cars like the SSC or the Zonda F. The thing is an engineering marvel for sure, but it's just soo damn heavy by supercar standards.

I see the Bugatti as sort of a rich man's GTR, or I should say the GTR is a poor mans Bugatti.

both are too heavy, too much electronics controlling everything, but somehow by sheer brainpower they work very very well.

I'm old school I guess, I much prefer the F1's mechanical nature.

[FStop7]

I call BS on that test. If the Veyron was in v-max mode the wing wouldn't have come up.

[jeremyc74]

Originally Posted by FStop7

I call BS on that test. If the Veyron was in v-max mode the wing wouldn't have come up.

Why would they us V max mode? They weren't getting anywhere close to top speed, and that's the only time it's used.

[ragingclue]

Wow.

For some reason, I've always hated the Veyron. Just real gawdy and heavy, more of a technological marvel than incredible car. That being said, it's still godawful fast and I wouldn't turn one down if offered to me for free.

The McLaren is ridiculous. Fifteen years later, and it's able to give the Veyron a run for its money in a straight line. Unbelievable.

[Italteen3]

Originally Posted by jeremyc74

I'm thinking the owner of the Veyron didn't allow them to use the full launch control for the start. The Veyron is regularly with faster 0-60 and 1/4 mile times than the fastest ever recorded for the F1, so it should have taken it off the line with no problem. I've seen other videos of it being launched, and it's downright brutal. It's pulled 1.6 second 60ft times on a drag strip, which is pretty serious stuff for a car on street tires.

That said, I still love the F1, and if I had the money to buy either, it would be my pick. I also would love to see the Veyron up against some of the newer hyper cars like the SSC or the Zonda F. The thing is an engineering marvel for sure, but it's just soo damn heavy by supercar standards.

Top Gear put the Zonda F roadster around their track faster then the Veyron. It does weigh somewhere around 1500lbs less so it's understandable. I'd take the Zonda F ANY day over a Veyron. It may be slower in the straights but it looks and sounds SO much nicer.

[Red Bread]

Originally Posted by ragingclue

Wow.

For some reason, I've always hated the Veyron. Just real gawdy and heavy, more of a technological marvel than incredible car. That being said, it's still godawful fast and I wouldn't turn one down if offered to me for free.

The McLaren is ridiculous. Fifteen years later, and it's able to give the Veyron a run for its money in a straight line. Unbelievable.

Exactly how I feel. The Bug is just the next level of AMG car, huge, ugly, automatic, but really fast. Who cares? I'd never buy a glorified taxi cab with a big engine, and I'll never really respect the Bug.

But the McLaren is always going to be special to me. The only thing that will probably always be cooler in my eyes is the F40, and I know the F430 Stradale is supposed to be faster, I just don't care.

[jeremyc74]

Originally Posted by Italteen3

Top Gear put the Zonda F roadster around their track faster then the Veyron. It does weigh somewhere around 1500lbs less so it's understandable. I'd take the Zonda F ANY day over a Veyron. It may be slower in the straights but it looks and sounds SO much nicer.

Oh I know. There are a lot of cars that will outrun a Veyron around a track. I'd be willing to bet that the ZR1 would do it, for about a tenth of the price.

What I'd like to see is for Top Gear to line the car up in a 1 mile race against a couple of the other monsters, like the SSC.

[1cleanm6]

mclaren gtr(i believe) ftw.

it was every kids dream car along with the lambos

[Garduna]

Originally Posted by quagmire

It didn't have a Stig in it......

lol that's true :P

I'd take the Bugatti over the F1. Never grew up knowing about the f1 until recently. The Veyron is a AuoTech Marvel and there is no denying it. It truely is a special car. Same goes for the F1 as well.