Ever since the first automobile was made we have been trying to go places faster. 200 miles per hour is now nothing through technology and refinement, resulting in the fastest vehicles ever. Now bringing that speed to the civilian road isn’t very safe but has spurred a competition to see who can make the fastest production car with two of the big contenders of today being the Bugatti Veyron and the Koenigsegg Agera R. Both are million dollar cars so if you have only enough for one which do you get based on their power, weight, and handling?
With any exotic car, power is crucial. Both of these cars are way beyond what most people feel. With the Veyron at 1200 horsepower (Bugatti), and the Agera R at 1140 horsepower. (Koenigsiegg) to compare theses powers both cars will weigh the same with the …show more content…
In this situation the Veyron will be a bit quicker down the straight because of the 860 more horsepower than the Agera. What are the engines making this power? The
Veyron has a monstrous and heavy quad turbo 8 litre W16 (Bugatti), while the Agera R has a more manageable and lighter 5 litre twin turbo V8. (Koeingsegg) The engines power isn't the only factor, their weights have a lot to do with the car’s performance as well.
So how do you make all this power worthwhile? Simple, the lack of weight. The lighter the car the more useful the power is. The curb weight, the weight of the car with fluids, for the
Agera R is 1435 Kg or 3163 pounds (Koeingsegg), while the heavier Veyron sits in at 1838 Kg or
4052 pounds. (Bugatti) To put this in perspective, if both vehicles had the same amount of horsepower and equal gear ratios, the Agera R will be off the line and down the straight much faster than the Veyron.
Good handling also comes with low weight. Measured in Gs the lateral force
With any exotic car, power is crucial. Both of these cars are way beyond what most people feel. With the Veyron at 1200 horsepower (Bugatti), and the Agera R at 1140 horsepower. (Koenigsiegg) to compare theses powers both cars will weigh the same with the …show more content…
In this situation the Veyron will be a bit quicker down the straight because of the 860 more horsepower than the Agera. What are the engines making this power? The
Veyron has a monstrous and heavy quad turbo 8 litre W16 (Bugatti), while the Agera R has a more manageable and lighter 5 litre twin turbo V8. (Koeingsegg) The engines power isn't the only factor, their weights have a lot to do with the car’s performance as well.
So how do you make all this power worthwhile? Simple, the lack of weight. The lighter the car the more useful the power is. The curb weight, the weight of the car with fluids, for the
Agera R is 1435 Kg or 3163 pounds (Koeingsegg), while the heavier Veyron sits in at 1838 Kg or
4052 pounds. (Bugatti) To put this in perspective, if both vehicles had the same amount of horsepower and equal gear ratios, the Agera R will be off the line and down the straight much faster than the Veyron.
Good handling also comes with low weight. Measured in Gs the lateral force