Bugatti Veyron vs Lamborghini Aventador vs Lexus LFA vs McLaren MP4-12C

[overst33r]

http://youtu.be/m5_AKjDdqaU

I thought the Veyron would be a little quicker. Based on the finish time, maybe they sandbagged it a little to make the Aventador look better.

 

[JackBurton]

http://youtu.be/m5_AKjDdqaU

I thought the Veyron would be a little quicker. Based on the finish time, maybe they sandbagged it a little to make the Aventador look better.

And that is the slower Veyron. You don't even want any part of the Super Sport.

Good race. The Lamborghini is awesome!

 

[SithSolo1]

I'd still take the Lambo

 

[xSkyDrAx]

too awesome

 

[HAL9000]

Ugh, straight lines, don't care.

I'd have the McLaren.

 

[busydude]

Why do they have the rear wing flap propped up on the Veyron? It increases drag and reduces the straight line speed.

 

[manimal]

LFA sure does scream

 

[boomhower]

I'd take the Lambo. I don't even want to think about the maintenance on the Veyron. Heck the tires alone are around $20k.

 

[nismotigerwvu]

Considering the selection in here, it seems odd that they didn't include a GTR, neat vid though.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Considering the selection in here, it seems odd that they didn't include a GTR, neat vid though.

What? These are super-cars, the GTR is not.

You lose all credibility with NISMO in your screen name......

 

[jagec]

The Veyron is an incredible car by anyone's standards. But its styling just doesn't speak to me in the way that the Lambo and the McClaren do.

 

[nismotigerwvu]

What? These are super-cars, the GTR is not.

You lose all credibility with NISMO in your screen name......

...and by that logic you lose all credibility by having a monkey for an avatar. I drive a Legacy GT BTW....Also, the LFA runs a 1/4 mile in ~11.5, the GTR runs a 11.2 (http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/1102_2012_nissan_gt_r_test/viewall.html)...so if anything the LFA doesn't belong

 

[nismotigerwvu]

I'm also being rather kind on that 11.5...MT (who I sourced the GTR time form) has the 2012 LFA running an 11.9

 

[jpeyton]

Too bad they couldn't get an Agera R for the run.

Without even watching the video, I would wager Veyron > Aventador > MP4-12C > LFA

However, if we're rating the sound of the engine/exhaust, LFA > every production car ever made.

 

[nismotigerwvu]

*cough cough*

http://youtu.be/SJdXx-2DTmg

 

[sandorski]

Not surprised by the results, but this video is fail from the premise(straight line acceleration being the determining factor). Perhaps I have been watching too much Top Gear(BBC), but there's so much more to what makes a great car than the 1/4 mile.

 

[Baked]

If I got the money, I would still take the Lambo over the Bugatti. Lambos are just sick looking..

 

[Sulaco]

I simply do not understand the LFA. NOT for that price. $300,000+ for that? No thank you.

 

[Arkaign]

I simply do not understand the LFA. NOT for that price. $300,000+ for that? No thank you.

Exactly. It's really ridiculous when you consider things like the R8 V10, F458 Italia, etc, are LESS expensive and much more iconic. I would have been ten times more impressed had they made a car for the price/performance of the GTR or Z06.

 

[MentalIlness]

*cough cough*

http://youtu.be/SJdXx-2DTmg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSneIlCfYFE&feature=related

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Exactly. It's really ridiculous when you consider things like the R8 V10, F458 Italia, etc, are LESS expensive and much more iconic. I would have been ten times more impressed had they made a car for the price/performance of the GTR or Z06.

In a funny way I think the LFA's defining characteristic is its price. That is the one thing about it that defies typical Toyota/Lexus virtues (quality, reliability, practicality, value). I think it's kind of a stupid car but the price actually makes me love it more (even if it makes me less likely to ever own one). The exhaust note is, I think, a contender for the sexiest on any road car, ever, but then again the Carrera GT will give you that minus the shame of paying mid-6 figures for a Lexus.

 

[waggy]

The Veyron is an incredible car by anyone's standards. But its styling just doesn't speak to me in the way that the Lambo and the McClaren do.

agreed.

IF i could afford such cars i love how the Lambo looks.

 

[nismotigerwvu]

In a funny way I think the LFA's defining characteristic is its price. That is the one thing about it that defies typical Toyota/Lexus virtues (quality, reliability, practicality, value). I think it's kind of a stupid car but the price actually makes me love it more (even if it makes me less likely to ever own one). The exhaust note is, I think, a contender for the sexiest on any road car, ever, but then again the Carrera GT will give you that minus the shame of paying mid-6 figures for a Lexus.

It's sort of odd that Toyota basically made the NSX of this era. A brilliant car by any standard, but priced a good 5 times too high.

 

[HAL9000]

It's not the best looking Lambo, but it's OK. I wouldn't have the LFA under most circumstances however.

I'd be interested to see what they lap times would be like if they had done a propper race, not just a straight line.

 

[_Rick_]

However, if we're rating the sound of the engine/exhaust, LFA > every production car ever made.

except possibly this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltq9fk_ZCLk