Set to be the fastest accelerating production car ever, the car is estimated to tip the scales near 1628kg but produce an awesome 987bhp (1001PS). With 616bhp per ton the results will speak for themselves. In theory, it should accelerate hard off the line to an amazing 0-60 time of just 2.85secs, but even with a 4wd launch it will no doubt struggle for traction. Its immense power should show up in the 0-100 theoretical time of an astonishing 4.84secs, producing a through 60-100 time of just 1.99secs. Our theory 1/4mile figures suggest 10.13secs at 150.76mph on the road, and maybe the first production car ever to run into the nines under drag strip conditions with a 9.73secs run at 156.30mph being possible, even a rwd Mac F1 would be left for dead (see below).

The Veyron’s power is far superior to any Supercar that has gone before, but it is worth mentioning a few other Hyper-cars, and the fastest all happen to be RWD. The Maclaren F1 is the most famous of them all, holding most of the records up until now. With 627bhp and 1138kg, in theory, our calculated figures suggest it’s capable of 0-60 in 3.19secs, and 0-100 in 6.29secs, incredibly quick but still well over a second off the Veyron. The 1/4mile could come up in 11.16secs at 133.43mph, and slightly faster on a drag strip at 11.06secs at 134.94mph.

The 650bhp Ferrari Enzo and 604bhp Porsche Carrera GT are the quickest of their breeds, and are not that far off the performance of the Maclaren either. The Enzo weighs 1365kg and with more power over the GT it could well hit 60 in 3.28secs, and onto 100 in 6.35secs. The GT weighs similar at 1380kg and could achieve 60 in 3.36secs, but with a 46bhp deficit the 0-100 is calculated at 6.64sec. 1/4mile times will still be some way behind that set by the Veyron. The Enzo’s theory figures suggest 11.23secs at 133.45mph on the road, and 11.13secs at 134.95mph on drag strip conditions. The GT could achieve 11.36secs at 130.81mph and 11.26secs at 132.28secs on the drag strip.

A car that has that just recently achieved a new world record, the lightweight RWD Ultima GTR 640, is worth a mention. Weighing just 990kg but packing 641bhp, it produces a power per weight ratio of 657bhp per ton, even more than the Veyron’s 616bhp per ton. We calculate the 0-60 as 2.87secs and 0-100 in just 5.79secs due to the lightweight. It could also achieve the road 1/4mile in 10.83secs at 137.23mph, and 10.73sec at 138.79mph in drag conditions.

Finally there is the Koenigsegg CC8S CCR. With nearly “700bhp per ton” and RWD, it will struggle immensely with traction, but with a quoted 806bhp and 1175kg it certainly has potential. If it can get all this quoted power down, and allowing for wheel spin, we calculate the 0-60 to be as low as 2.79secs and 100mph coming up just 2.21secs later in 5.00secs dead, nearly matching the Veyron’s time of 4.84secs. In theory, it could cover the road 1/4mile in 10.38secs at 147.09smph, and 10.28secs at 148.75mph on the drag strip. Its worth noting that the Veyron’s superior power does show up on its higher terminal, this suggests its still accelerating hard at much higher speeds and could well move away from even its fastest of rivals. The Veyron will be the fastest accelerating car ever, no doubt about it.

Make	Year	Power (BHP)	Weight (KG)	BHP/Ton	0 - 60	0 - 100	60 - 100	Qtr Mile	Term Speed
Bugatti Veyron	05	987	1628	616.00	2.85	4.84	1.99	10.13	150.76
McLaren F1	94	627	1138	559.81	3.19	6.29	3.11	11.16	133.43
Ferrari Enzo	03	650	1365	483.84	3.28	6.35	3.08	11.23	133.45
Porsche Carrera GT	03	604	1380	444.71	3.36	6.64	3.28	11.36	130.81
Ultima GTR 640	04	641	990	657.87	2.87	5.79	2.92	10.83	137.23
Koenigsegg CC8S CCR	04	806	1175	696.97	2.79	5.00	2.21	10.38	147.09

* Please note this article is based on the site’s theory figures using its own formulas