Bugatti Veyron Sang Bleu makes appearance at Frankfurt

I never said the two weren’t competitors. However the only thing they have is straight line speed in common if you go into details. Do you think the CCXR has a hope of catching a Veyron on a track? I’ll guarantee you that it won’t. Using your Z06 theory, wouldn’t that mean that the CCXR is inferior to the Veyron?

Saying that the W16 in the Veyron has four turbos doesn’t mean it is tecnologically inferior to the CCXRs engine. With a single Garrett ball bearing turbocharger, you can get 1200hp, won’t that make it superior to the CCXR using two superchargers?

Everything about a Veyron says exclusivity, it defined the record books in a way that only the Mclaren F1 did when it came out.

That’s like saying that a Supra and a R34 Skyline don’t compete because one’s an AWD and one’s RWD. The Veyron and the CCXR are the two fastest cars in the world today, and that alone should be enough to call them competitors.

I’d take a GT-R over a Veyron also. I, for one, would look down on a Veyron if one drove up, however, because anybody who buys a Veyron over a F1, 599, SLR or CCXR has more money than common sense.

In regards to power, a six cylinder can make more than a 1000hp with twin turbos, would that make it better than the Keonigsegg V8?

The Keonigsegg is a niche manufacturer vehicle. It doesn’t have a dual clutch transmission or a newly developed W16 engine with quad turbos. One could regard the Keonigsegg as an unworthy competitor to a Veyron because the former uses superchargers. A big block V8 should by rule make enough low end torque and only need boosting for higher revs. Using a supercharger dictates that the manufacturer doesn’t have the expertise to come up with a turbo setup with little lag or the budget for something as complex as a turbo setup, which would explain the lower price.

Also the Keonigsegg doesn’t have AWD. Most small time "super car" manufacturers use engines, rear wheel drive setups and gearboxes from other cars and often use same platform, which at the end of the day is really not that different from a tuned car.

The Bugatti also features multi adjustble suspension, a mid engine layout and all that leads to a pretty high cost. Even Volkswagon admitted that they won’t be making much money from the Veyron, the money they make was more than what they used for developing this car and given their exclusivity, they won’t make any money for a couple of years.

Yeah but neither the Supra or the R34 OR the ZR1 for that matter weigh two tons. When you reach the 1000hp mark, unless you are talking about extreme modification, a car with that much power is hardly meant for track work. Straight lines are better suited. Time attack cars for that matter are stripped out and made as light as possible for. They make about 750whp while weighing at 1250kg or less. Excess weight would mean more understeer while approaching fast corners with more body roll meaning lower times. And lets face, Volkswagons’ AWD systems aren’t worth bragging about. I say impressive considering it makes 1001hp, weighs two tons and is made by Volkswagon.

The only other car that weighs a lot and has track destroying potential is the GT-R and that car isn’t normal.