World BEST Drag Racing - Bugatti Veyron VS McLaren F1 - 1 mile

[alinsebastian62]

Love it!!

[nightspeed98]

Rooneygy, Agreed.

[rooneygy]

slap 4 turbo's on a mclaren. and it will win, actually just put one on and you have a veyron killer. :D

[cbr1000rrfodatass]

I would think someone who owns a such an expensive machine could surely afford punctuation.

[sarelle500gr]

veyron; a tech toy, f1; a legend

[kanutoxc0re]

Not fair, mclaren f1 gtr would be ideal

[blacksoilder10]

i wish mclaren would remake a version of the f1 just to slap the veryon, it would be too easy

[Sk8xFallenx6]

i would take the buggati because its not only fast, but it looks awesome. chicks would be all over your jock just to sit in it, but either car is awesome! :D

[ixyzyxi]

@dwightlevy

And then you woke up with your head on the capslock button.

The Veyron is one of the easiest cars to drive, yes its fast as hell but it's also as stable as a house. I haven't had the chance to drive it nor have been in it with the spoiler down at high speed. However the way its set up it's just sick, going 300 kph without even noticing the speed.

[dwightlevy]

I OWN A BUGATTI AND YOU GUYS ARE TALKING SHIT THE FUCKING CAR IS TOO SCARY TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE SPOILERS FULL RETACTED YOUVE GOT TO OWN ONE TO UNDERSTAND THE RIDICULUS POWER OF THIS BEAST

[zamarahix]

@dwightlevy Dude I bet your some 13 year old bitch, and I say this because nobody who owns a bugatti is dumb enough to spell redicious wrong...

[ad1665]

"The world holds two classes of men – intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence."

[plymouth3011]

not so bad 4 the f1 as its made in 1993 and the veyron is a later. anyways the f1 is quicker in the quarter mile............ if the f1 had traction control and sequential gearing...... i bet it would have been a different story

[LiLSiCk916]

McLaren f1 all day ..

[thesupersoulja]

Well if i get 1.6million dollars i can say i live in my bugatti veryon =D

[thesupersoulja]

i Dont understand why the bugatti moves so fast.... The mac claren is slanted so its like cutting throught the wind isnt it?? the bugatti is sorrtah boxed in the frnt causing preasure..

[Helios601]

There are Veyrons 1200hp, the new sport top speed was close to 270 I think

[wmartin1218]

But what people don't realize is the F1 is still the fastest naturally Aspirated car on the planet.

[dtfmotorsports]

the veyron SS has since surpassed the aero in top speed and BHP

[dtfmotorsports]

the veyron ss has since surpassed the aero in top speed and BHP 

[PD666]

This was a very weird race footage...

The Veyron is not pu into Top Speed mode, the brake air flap only appears when the car is breaking , and this all seems fake for publicity sake ...

[sextonqpr]

@PD666 almost correct mate,the spoiler rises up when doing over 70mph. if you noticed in the vid its horizontaly raised,not verticaly in the breaking position

[DutchManticore]

@sextonqpr

True, but it also shows that the car wasn't in the 'super' mode. Since when you enable that mode, with the second key in the doorhole thingy, the spoiler gets retracted completely so as to minimize drag.

As I said before, this Bugatti was privately owned, and it's owner only allowed TopGear using it if they'd promise not to take it out of normal mode.

[dloesch24]

Excellent race. Exciting. :)

[crazypayan91]

thats a hell of a car (McLaren F1) that was built 20 years ago and it gives out a great race against a moder marvel... thats somthing to admire at

[kuwaitgang]

when i saw the mclaren pass it in the begginning i was like wtf?!

and then i saw the bugatti pass it i was like ok :p but like not that the mclaren isnt a fast car but bugatti is much faster :p

[AdministratorChris]

@kuwaitgang but the ssc ultimate aero has the most horsepower, the bugatti has like 1001 horsepower and the ultimate aero has like 1163 or something but point is the ultimate aero is supposedly faster than the bugatti

[johnmkrs83]

wow, bugatti 16 cylnders, 4 turbos. mclaren 12 cylinders no turbo. the mclaren is a amazing machine, they built her well. the mclaren really is faster then buggati in the quater mile, i cant believe it.

[tehnicianu1]

u know this is bull , bugatti has the fastest 0-100 so... the rest u know , they didm't push the bugatii so u would see the hole video ... , top gear is the biggest dumbass show they say nice things about the cars that pay more money...

[JCKCPA]

You Brits don't know what Drag Racing is. You know how to Rock and Roll. Drag Racing doesn't involve paddle shifters, tiptronics, launch control, stability control,etc

[RichardTheDj]

my favourite car (bugatti veyron)reins victorious again :)

[TechnologyR0xx0rz]

Were they trying to parody car racing video games from 3:43 - 3:47?

[shoaibwaheed123]

amazing race the bugatte veyron is a spectecular car. i reallly like this car. nd this all credit goes to germany who has made such a wonderfull car. the interior design is really comfortable

[ThaReDeeMeR]

That music around 2:40 is so creepy. It is played in the movie Requiem for a Dream.

[coolyo366]

i would love to have his job

[adidas88cork]

fuk all dose carz i want a suzuki liana :D joke joke defo d EB

[streetswepaa]

give the f1 an spoiler and race again

or go a classic 1/4 mile

[Teddy4215]

Top Gear

[alexadams1212]

in a real 1/4 mile drag race the F1 would have spanked the bugatti i would take the F1 over the bugatti

[ActionJeans5000]

I'd rock the F1 too; it's just so much lighter, which for cars these fast, is all that matters. Track manners, all else be damned.

[Sidowse]

With some Mclaren F1s you will never drive them on the road because you will go death! as they have no noise deadening material...

[Sidowse]

I mean deaf god dammit

[alexadams1212]

man that is part of the car i want to hear that engine behind me if you want a quite car by a Honda pryis

[Sidowse]

no no no seriously loud. Admittedly it was a track- Mclaren F1, really stripped out that was featured on the TV show fifth gear but they were wearing headsets so that they could talk to each other.

[alexadams1212]

i know i have seen that show and also ridden in an F1 it was one of the coolest experiences in my life granted i would not want to drive it every day but going deaf i dont think so

[adidas88cork]

@alexadams1212 u luki luki person! HOW did u get in a F1

[LeonidK340]

F1 manual vs Veyron, Veyron`s AUTO tranny with Quad Turbo = Dead Start!!!

So never buy auto tranny cars =D it`s for girls !!!

[gamingpro12]

Technically, it's gearbox is of DSG technology (not like a conventional automatic gearbox). It can be partially manual (like a Ferrari with paddle shifters) wheres the 2 operating clutches (in the DSG's case) are operated automatically but the driver may freely go through the gears, and then it has a full automatic mode.

Also the DSG shifts a lot faster than a traditional manual gearbox.

[LthrnZack]

The Veyron would've had a much better takeoff if dude would have set the special key in the switch located on the drivers side that wold have unlocked all of the 1001hp. One way I could tell that this step was overlooked was the fact that the rear spoiler was still up just before takeoff. The spoiler would have stayed completely down throughout the entire race. Plus, the Veyron would also have set lower to the ground.

[dontno27]

The problem with using that key is that when the car is in that mode, if the steering wheel is turned a certain distance from center, I think it's only a few degrees, the car's computers automatically take it out of that mode, so the car wouldn't have stayed there the whole time. Also, all 1001hp are unlocked all of the time, the special key just changes the speed limiter and lowers the car

[LthrnZack]

By golly your right. I stand corrected XD

Just goes to show ya, skimming through articles and videos will either cause distortion and/or overlooking the details.

[SWENWAR]

nice acceleration by the mclaren

[TAY08R]

my top 2 cars and my ideal job...whos with me on that 1.....

[timshan123]

mclaren is the shit

[F1SHM0NG3R]

It took 15 years to produce a car worthy of pulling up along side the F1, and it still couldn't beat it to 150MPH.

Mclaren owns..

[harold1oe]

@F1SHM0NG3R Both cars are simply awesome, but I've watched enough top gear episodes to understand their quest to create shock and suspense. (just one reason why they're the best). I'm pretty sure Hammond botched the start to make it interesting! When you look at the numbers, the Mclaren is not even close and the difference gets worse as they continue to accelerate

 Veyron, Mclaren (secs)

0-60mph - 2.5, 3.17

0-100mph 5.5, 6.3

0-125mph 7.3, 9.4

0-150mph 9.8, 12.5

0-200mph 24, 28

[catalinmk]

Epic!

[isitcoal]

guys, the f1 was made 15 or so years ago and absolutely whooped everything in its day

the veyron doesnt, on the top gear test track it wasnt the fastest, and now the ultimate aero ssc is faster in a straight line

i can guarantee if mclaren had another go in 2010, they would once again whoop everything

[robcnesbitt]

Hammond had turned off the launch control on the Veyron to slow it down from the start to make the race seem more competitive. With the launch control enabled the Veyron is just quicker over the quarter mile.

[SCJohnson77]

No, the launch control was on, however traction control was also on, so there was no burnout, which in fact boosted the veyron's performance.

The f1 is nearly half the weight of the 2+ ton veyron, thats why it pulled away so fast for the first 1/2 mile or so

[robcnesbitt]

No Hammond said straight after that on that episode of Top Gear that the launch control was not on.

[SCJohnson77]

its not here or on tv

[ULOOKN]

U serious?  wow...

[varstamea]

true, but the fact that the F1 is 758 kg (1655 lb) lighter is quite a brain teaser...

[LordTyrannus]

@robcnesbitt

3:46 seems to disagree with that assessment. The pulsating lights in the back of the veyron is the launch control.

[DutchManticore]

@LordTyrannus

Erm no its not....

The pulsating lights have to do with the fact that the back lights are LED's.

Every single car that has LED's has 'flashing' lights like this when filmed, due to the fact that they're not sync'd with the framerate of the videocameras.

Neighbour has a F10 550i, and it's front and back lights (he's got the LED option on it) are constantly pulsating like this on camera. You cant see it with your own eyes though.

Nothing to do with launch control.

[TheLightMyFire]

@robcnesbitt yeah right but he turned it off because the mclaren have no such thing as traction control and let's be honest mclaren was developed in the 90's so think about the winner this way. Take away all the computers from the bugatti and than race them. Which one do you think it would win ?

[MUSTANGMAN50LX]

damn good video

[pennywise69clown]

where are all the Americans who come on these videos to go on about the saleen s7 or aero scc?

[gerfall]

Cause we like to? i love the mclaren personally.

[xjoe17]

well we know the wing definetly helps on the veyron!

[SRirish]

I'd prefer the F1, always loved it. Wouldn't complain if I got the veyron though! Also rumor is that Mclaren is planing an F1 successor (forgot where i heard it from) and it's not the MP4-12C.

[ryangruessersafag]

well, the gtr that is

[ryangruessersafag]

both cars are unbelievable...but i'd take the mclaren over the buggati just for the simple fact the mclaren beats the buggati in the quarter mile.

[pennywise69clown]

The mclaren was being driven by a pro.

[ryangruessersafag]

true...also the buggati is at a disadvantage because of where they raced (something to do with the turbos not spooling as quick)....but i'd still take the mclaren

[DutchManticore]

@ryangruessersafag

Well apparently the Bugatti was privately owned by one of the locals there and he didnt want the car in the 'super' mode, for the lack of a better word.

They're supposed to be equally fast.

And I look for more than speed in a car. I'll have the technology and luxury loaded Bugatti please.

[nukeonator]

@ryangruessersafag Yea truly both cars are beautiful You . have to give props for mclaren pull out a lead for 0.25 Mile

[hardlife1]

this is for a tv show remember they done this before and the veyron tore apart the f1.

[ukeuro23]

Tore the F1 apart lol...not around a track and at the end of the day a car was doing 276mph in a straight line in 1935...thats 74 years ago!!! (look at the record of land speed records) The Veyron is of course an amazing car but it can't really beat the McClaren point to point on twisting real roads.

[hardlife1]

yeah around the track it would suck but it was never made for that reason. If it was it would be alot less bulky but it was built for speed in a stright line. Lambos, f50,enzo, would kick it around the track .

[iamraidennotsnake]

jeez and to think that the Mclaren was made in 1993 and the Veyron in 2005 or so. Great race

[drhitman29]

Yeah SALUTE that legend Mclaren.......

[TopSpeed23]

3:40

I know the Stig is a wicked good driver, but it seems like the Veyron should be quicker off the line. With all that torque, 4WD and an automatic gearbox, it shouldn't be an issue.

My guess (take it or leave it), is that Hammond may have eased it off the line to make the race seem more epic, which is how Top Gear usually does things.

Besides, look at all the discussion it's stimulated.

[YidoSt8]

yeah they just wanted to show how much better the veyron is than the f1

[Zbray91]

i agree becuase the veyron is so much fast off the line

[amirhamlan]

Pity Veyron.................McLaren is my choice!! Simply better.

[imbuyingdrinks]

the Veyron is a bad-ass car, but i would still take the McLaren over it. there's something to be said about a true purpose driven car like the McLaren. No fancy gadgets or electronics, just pure raw power and precise handling without traction control, etc. a true driver's car.

[goldenoldiesPete]

Crappy driving, crappy launch - the Bugatti should have pulled a (big) holeshot on the McLaren, even with its greater curb weight, mainly because of the all wheel drive - and it should have used its launch control. The driver (term used loosely) of the Bugatti should also shut up throughout the race and concentrate on driving, in lieu of blabbing nonstop start to finish. With a good driver, the Bugatti would win by a huge margin.

[ssssroryssss2]

he did use launch control

[shivadee]

Very true! But at the same time that comeback on raw power is quite amazing!

[vexviper]

wow impressive. The F1 took it off the line and held it for awhile and then the bugatti takes it in the long run. I would absolutly love to see a Veyron go up agains an indi car. Now THAT would be something to see.

[tctk1]

buggatii is ultimate, it has everything a normal car has, and everything a f1 car has. best of both, its a beast. sorry, nt to any car u think of, buggatii wins.

[nmstew1]

Best of both? Everything an F1 car has? I hope you are joking. A Bugatti Veyron is nowhere near an F1 car, not even close. An F1 car would make a Veyron look like a Volkswagen in acceleration, breaking and cornering. Wouldn't even be a contest.

[javierphx1]

no matter wat the f1 is the best n quickest then veyron

[G5Bobby]

learn english and let ur balls drop off. stupid fuck. veyron has way more power, torque and doestorys ur stupid mclaren

[javierphx1]

blah blah but still, is boring stupid ass

[G5Bobby]

stfu please, learn english

[javierphx1]

hahahaha did u even went to skool dum ass or is stupid fuck is the only word that u learn at skool

[G5Bobby]

Yeah I actually did go to school, a word which you can't spell you faggot. And wtf is dum? It's Spelled Dumb. Go back to school and learn to spell hyper fucking kid

[happyguy82]

the mclaren F1 is still the most powerful NA car to date. No other NA car comes close to it.

anyway given a choice most ppl would swap 10 bugattis for 1 mclaren F1 :P

[G5Bobby]

pfff hell no. bugatti has 1001 HP with all wheel drive giving it superior acceleration. Plus 900 pound feet of torque. mclaren has no where close to that. shut up

[happyguy82]

did you read my comment properly?? I said the McLaren F1 is the most powerful NA production car in the world. Veyrons are forced induction (quad turbo) so they're not comparable.

[G5Bobby]

true but veyron is still pretty powerful and fast.

[happyguy82]

yes agreed. veyron is still a lot more powerful and fast in a straight line.

[KYL3SG]

Just think who was driving, the mclaren had a proper racing driver in it who knows how to apply power properly

[G5Bobby]

well yeah true, its the driver that matters not always the car. good point

[ztunelover]

Bro the F1 was the most powerful at its time. both the enzo and the lp670 are more powerful along with the zonda cinque.

[happyguy82]

you misread my comment too. the F1 is the most powerful NA car in the world. the enzo, lp670, zondas are all FI cars, not NA.

[ztunelover]

And exactly what sort of FI cars are the enzos, lp670, and zonda cinque? The cinque effectively has a very exposed engine, I don't any turbos on that, and I looked on the intake side, no supercharger. I look for nitrous lines, and solenoids. Nope not there. No factory lamborghini car to my knowlege was anything but n/a. And after the f40 all the top Ferraris used high rev n/a v12s. Care to prove me wrong?

[tommygaspari]

i bought Top Gear (the magazine) and was explained that the bugatti wasn't using the launch control.

[topgearfan1997]

i cant beleive it. the f1 dosent have anything for luxuries and it would still lose to the veyron in a PROPER drag race with 2 race car drivers that know how to drive the cars. not hammond and stig. schumacher and stig

[Y2kratk2Y]

schumacher is the stig :P

[topgearfan1997]

i hope your joking, i really do

[ssssroryssss2]

Actually Mclaren usually do fit satnav and a special audio system specifically for the F1 built by Kenwood. The F1 also has a lot more luggage space.Mclaren will also fit anytrhing you want to the F1.

[djroara]

He beat the car, not the driver :]

[mazda6tuner99]

a naturally aspired old car vs a new technology car with 16 cylinders and 4 turbos awd and a double clutch gear box, sounds fair right ROFL this was a great video, to bad Hammond cant drive

[CAwillruletheworld]

Exactly. The F1 has a smaller engine and no forced induction and it only lost by a quarter of a second.

[dasiotis13]

at 1/4 mile race mclaren is better and it might be quicker at top gear lap than bigatti....but bugatti is a supercar with luxuri...unlike aero tt shit...

[tklchoi]

Hammond in abu dhabi taking on those cars, this was probably my favourite top gear clips!

[rvngexisntxjstce]

0-60 isnt everything in a drag race. you gotta think about how quick the car can go from 60 to finish also

[karilshood]

Richard cant shift that's why he had a bad start vayron does 0-60 in 2.7 secs f1 has no chance agents it

[ssssroryssss2]

What? So a profesional driver that has probably driven more cars than anyone here put together couldn't shift well with a semi-automatic???

[aymthebest]

@karilshood 2.5 even ^^

[bayley1990]

@karilshood ...on top gear it said it dus 0-60 in 2.5 ,,bugatti is auto aint it didnt see him shift once

[TheOneMetallica1]

@karilshood no he doesn't have to shift its automatic.

[mammo8369]

@karilshood LOL the bugatti was in auto , he cant shift lol

[03NISMOSpecV]

@karilshood you, sir have no idea what you're talking about, because he is an ex-professional driver, and drives cars on a t.v. show that are manuals for a living. the "vayron" is an automatic. not offered in manual, and he had the launch control turned off becasue it would be an unfair start. get your facts straight and your head out ur ass before you talk smack, sir.

[logandarklighter]

Not bad shakes for the Mclaren! No, not as fast on the top end as the Bugatti. But still undoubtedly nimble with brutally fast acceleration. I think on the regular Top Gear track it might corner better than the Veyron.

On a day-to-day basis though, I think I'd enjoy the Bugatti more though, with all it's normal amenities (AC, kick ass stereo, quiet ride), then the bare bones "day track" Mclaren.

Of course, if you're rich enough to afford one, then you can probably afford both. So... ^_^

[bob333336]

Id still far rather have the F1.

[idiotxl]

Bugatti is the shit man!

The mclaren is old and has no airco

[yousefblacko]

Abu Dhabi

[RSGuides577]

is that Dubai?

[manabog]

hahaha the mclaren held up good, anyway mclaren is better the veyron is good only on a straight line.

[Andy1098rr]

wow. 15 year's old and it held its own up 2 and past 250kph. fucking amazing car. Those guys really have the best job on the planet.

[Rhibosome]

Very impressive for a 16 year old car to out accelerate (for a while) the mighty Bugatti Veyron. McLaren is not bad.

[thekindtwo]

McLaren F1 is still the better car in my book

[mitchmodeliki]

no matter, I still would like to have McLaren F1 :-)

[Roumbasa]

I've just watcht it

and I thougt I have

to save it!!!!

[chiron184]

bugatti4ever