Bugatti VS Porsche 911

Lots of people these days use vehicles like cars for many things such as transporting and racing. These cars which they use for racing are called super cars because they have powerful engines. Bugatti and Porsche 911 are two of these super cars. In this essay I will compare and contrast these two cars.



There are some similarities between the Bugatti and the Porsche 911. The first similarity is both have a powerful engine .Max power in the Porsche 911 is 402bhp at 7300rpm and in the Bugatti is 987bhp at 6000rpm. The other similarity is they are super speed cars. Top speed in the Porsche 911 is 302km/h and in the Bugatti is 407km/h. Powerful acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h is one of these similarities. The Porsche takes 3.6 s and for the Bugatti it is 2.5 s. "And the car still goes 253 mph. If Bugatti had spent all that development money just on the going fast, it would be worth it." (Jonathon Ramsey ,www.autoblog.com)


On the other hand there are many differences between them. The Porsche is lighter, 1425kg and 1888 kg for the Veyron. Also wheels size in the Veyron is larger than the Porsche, 21in for the Veyron and 19in for the Porsche 911. The price sounds pretty different. The Bugatti is more expensive: it costs $1,871,000 and $201,000 for the Porsche 911. About 911 Chris Harris mentions that” It does look very, very good, the Sport Classic. Irritatingly good. It's almost enough to justify the absurd price”. (Evo p.57)



In general the speed and the prices of the Porsche 911 are excellent. If you have enough money to buy the Veyron you should think about the price of its parts. Ricard Bremner said that "So might earning the money to pay for this other-worldly torrent of power. Never mind the Veyron's price tag; consider the maintenance costs. A set of tyres is $35,000; Bugatti recommends changing them every 5000km and with every third set you must also change the wheels".(Autocar p.68)



In summary both are fantastic cars. The Porsche 911 is better than the Bugatti in terms of price. If I were a wealthy person and I searched for excellence and uniqueness I would go for the Bugatti.



Bibliography


1 - Harris, Chris. "Porsche 911 Sport Classic." Evo MIDDLE EAST EDITION 1 Feb. 2010: 52-61.

2 - Bremner, Richard. "THE LOVELY BUGS." AUTOCAR MIDDLE EAST 1 Feb. 2010: 64-69.

3 - Ramsey, Jonathon. "First Drive: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Is a Temple of Zen — Autoblog." Autoblog — We Obsessively Cover The Auto Industry. 7 July 2009. Web. 17 May 2010. .