The Porsche 911 Turbo and the Bugatti Veyron

            Today, car companies are competing to produce the fastest and best sport cars and trying to win the competition. Most people like to have a fancy car for luxury, safety, being unique and special. The Porsche 911 Turbo and the Bugatti Veyron are two of the most popular super sport cars on the production market nowadays. In this essay I am going to compare the two cars and discuss the differences and similarities between them. In addition, I'll figure out the interesting features about both cars.

          Companies which producing sport cars like the Bugatti and Porsche 911 prefer to be unique in the design of their cars.  As a result, it is difficult to recognize similarities between them. The major similarity between them is that both are made in Germany. Also, they have powerful engines. The Bugatti engine horse power is 1001 (Bovingdon 2010) and the Porsche 911 engine is 480- horse power (Renolds 2007). Besides, there are several similarities; both of them are developed and designed to be fast on the street and they are in some way similar in body size. Both of them have very good road holding and the engine is placed in the back in both cars. Moreover, both of them are coupe cars which only have two seats and two doors because they are supercars. Also, they have a nice and attractive shape.

            There are several differences between the two cars. Firstly, the price between the Bugatti and the Porsche is slightly different; the Bugatti is selling for $1,980,000 (Bovingdon 2010). On the other hand the Porsche 911 price is $137,360-$140,780 (Renolds 2007). As the price shows the Bugatti is more expensive than the Porsche 911. Also, there are other differences between the two cars, like the maximum speed of the Bugatti Veyron is 253.2mph and it can get from 0 to 60/mph in 2.5 seconds while the maximum speed for the Porsche 911 Turbo is 192/mph and it takes 3.6 seconds to reach 60/mph. The weight of the Bugatti Veyron is 4,350 lbs. while the weight of the Porsche 911 Turbo is just 3,650-3,750 lbs. In addition, the Bugatti wheels are larger than the Porsche 911 wheels. The Bugatti is 106.7 inch (Bovingdon 2010) compared to the Porsche 911 whice is 92.5 inch (Renolds 2007).Moreover, The Porsche 911 Turbo engine has 500-hp which produces 516-pound feet torque but the Bugatti Veyron has 1001hp, and produces 922-pound feet torque (Adams, Brown, & Lienert, 2006).

            There are some interesting details about the Bugatti and the Porsche 911. Most people prefer the Porsche 911 because the price is suitable. On the other hand, the Bugatti is more expensive and rare to see in the street. There is also another point that interests me in both of them is the speed; the Bugatti Veyron can do 253mph and it can get from the start to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds while the maximum speed for Porsche 911 Turbo is 192mph and it takes 3.6 seconds to reach to 60 mph. Also, I like the feature in Bugatti about “cooling off the engine which keeping the engine 10 radiators and a completely uncovered engine compartment” (Adams, Brown, & Lienert, 2006). On the other hand, the body of the Porsche 911 Turbo is one of the safest bodies in the world (Renolds 2007).

            In short, I compared and contrasted the Bugatti and the Porsche 911 in terms of size, price, speed, wheels and engine power.  Both cars are fantastic and famous cars all over the world.  These two cars are the best and fastest super cars in the world and everyone wants to own one. Personally, I prefer the Porsche 911 Turbo because it is cheaper than the Bugatti and I do not need to use a very fast car like the Bugatti in my country (U.A.E) because the maximum speed is limited on the roads and monitored by radars.

Bibliography:

·          Bovingdon, Jethro. "Heat-seeking missiles: Bugatti meets Lambo on the open roads of oil-rich Qatar." Motor Trend Sept. 2010: 56+. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 28 May. 2011, http://0-ic.galegroup.com.library.hct.ac.ae/ic/suic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Magazines&prodId=SUIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE|A234720578&mode=view.

·          Renolds, Kim. "Topless Turbo: the 192-mph tanning booth." Motor Trend Sept. 2007: 158. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 28 May 2011, http://0-ic.galegroup.com.library.hct.ac.ae/ic/suic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Magazines&prodId=SUIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE|A167884769&mode=view.

·          Adams, Eric, Joe Brown, and Dan Lienert. "Auto Tech." Popular Science Dec. 2006: 71. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 28 May 2011, http://0-ic.galegroup.com.library.hct.ac.ae/ic/suic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Magazines&prodId=SUIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CA155047014&mode=view&userGroupName=971hctnet&jsid=45de541536ef78f77380420d31e0d2bf.