Bugatti Veyron 16.4 vs McLaren F1

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 has the power advantage — 1,001 hp against 627, a margin of 374 hp. Power-to-weight tells the more useful story: 530 against 551 hp per tonne, which puts the McLaren F1 ahead on the figure that actually decides how a car feels. Flat out the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 goes further, 253 mph against 240. Off the line the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is quicker, 2.50 s to 60 mph against 3.20. At launch the McLaren F1 was the cheaper of the two, $815,000 against $1,700,000. They go about it differently too — w16 against v12.