... the McLaren F1. Kinda like the Bugatti Veyron which Wheels Magazine claimed it did 7:40 at the 20.8km Nurburgring (even though I won't add that laptime to the Veyron's database anymore).. NO, THE MCLAREN F1 IS NOT A TRACK CAR, AND YOU WILL NEVER TRY OUT 7:1x EVEN IN A BTG LAYOUT, BECAUSE THE F1'S TIRES AND BODY JUST WEREN'T MADE TO. I lusted over the McLaren F1 as a kid. I could sit there and stare forever as the images flashed by. If you compare the Bugatti with the McLaren with respect to acceleration and top speed, both the Veyron and the F1 have had surprising results in a drag race. McLaren F1 LM vs Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport. The F1 … Each of these cars were once kings of the road. Via Koenigsegg. Bugatti Vs Koenigsegg: 5 Craziest Cars From Each Brand ... 10 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Legend Black Bess. The ultimate drag race is the answer as Richard Hammond in a Bugatti Veyron takes on the Stig in a McLaren F1. Category McLaren F1 LM Veyron 16.4 Super; Max power (ps / bhp) 668 / 659: 1199 / 1183: Max torque (Nm / lb-ft) 705 / 520: 1500 / 1106: Curb weight (kg / lb) 1062 / 2341: 1972 / 4348: Power / tonne (ps / bhp) 629 / 620: 608 / 600: Performance. Bugatti Veyron vs McLaren F1, part 2/2 (Series 13, Episode 2) Published on: 3 Nov 2009. Richard Hammond and the Stig race the two greatest supercars in history… on a … In fact, it is the very first car I liked and put up as a desktop screensaver. Most of you have already seen the previews for the next season of Top Gear so you have probably caught a glimpse of a thrilling race between the legendary McLaren F1 and much discussed Bugatti Veyron. But one of the craziest things about the McLaren F1 is that despite being built for the road, a lightly modified—and detuned to lower power—version went right ahead and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995, fighting off legit prototype class cars. Although very different, the McLaren F1 and Bugatti Veyron do have something in common: both took down the world record for the fastest production car. Take a one-mile stretch of road in Abu Dhabi and the two fastest road-cars in the world and what do you get? Not only are the subjects of the video, the Bugatti Veyron and McLaren F1, iconic in their own right, the videography is quite stunning. However, I never understood why most gearheads dislike the Veyron. The car is relatively obscure by hypercar standards as the record stood for only a few months until it was eclipsed by the original Veyron later in 2005. Bugatti Vs. McLaren. The McLaren F1 was always intended to be a roadgoing supercar, and the same can be said for the Bugatti Chiron. The car was not in "top speed" mode, and Richard Hammond was using full auto mode instead of the sequential shift paddles. McLaren's F1 doesn't have downforce. This article compares the two stalwarts based on other aspects as well. VIDEO: Bugatti Veyron vs McLaren F1 – Top Gear. The Veyron definitely could have "owned" that race from beginning to end. In all previous testing, the Bugatti has shown superior 0-60 and 1/4 mile times than the McLaren F1.