Compare and Contrast: Bugatti Veyron Vs Porsche 911 turbo

Nowadays car companies are challenging to produce the fast and best sport cars and trying to win the competition. However, lots of people are concerned in buying a sport and fast car consistent with speed, power and shape. The Porsche 911 Turbo and the Bugatti Veyron are two of the most popular super sport cars on the production market today. In this report I am going to compare the two cars and discuss the differences and similarities between them. In addition, which car is better and I will give my point of view about which one I prefer with reasons.

The Porsche 911 Turbo and the Bugatti Veyron have many similar things. The similarities about those two cars; they are both German sport supercars and both of them have very good road holding. Also, both of them have a strong and powerful engine and the engine is placed in the back in both cars. Moreover, both of them are coupe cars which only have two seats and two doors because they are supercars. As well, they have a nice and attractive shape which people like.

Although there are many similarities, there are also several differences between the two cars. For example the prices for both are very high. The Porsche 911 Turbo is $137,360-$140,780, but the Bugatti Veyron is way more; it costs about $1,980,000. Also, there are big differences between the two cars, like the top speed of the Bugatti Veyron is 253.2mph and it can get from 0 to 60/mph in 2.5 seconds while the maximum speed for the Porsche 911 Turbo is 192/mph and it takes 3.6 seconds to reach 60/mph. The weight of the Bugatti Veyron is 4,350 lbs. while the weight of the Porsche 911 Turbo is just 3,650-3,750 lbs. Moreover, The Porsche 911 Turbo engine has 500-hp which produces 516-pound feet torque but the Bugatti Veyron has 1001hp, and produces 922-pound feet torque. (Bovingdon 2010, p.64)&(Auto Tech, Popular Science, p.71)

The interesting information that I found about these two cars are the Bugatti Veyron can do 253mph and it can get from the start to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds while the maximum speed for Porsche 911 Turbo is 192mph and it takes 3.6 seconds to reach to 60 mph. There is also another point that interests me in the Bugatti Veyron which is that it is simply the fastest car in the world with complete comfort. Also the body of the Porsche 911 Turbo is one of the best safety bodies in the world. These two cars are the best and fastest supercars in the world and everyone wants to own one. (Reynolds 2007, p158)

To sum up, we know the similarities and differences between these two supercars. Personally, I like the Porsche 911 Turbo because it's cheaper than the Bugatti. Also, as we know, the Bugatti is a very fast car and in our country there is no long highway to reach the speed; we know also the speed is limited in our country.

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References:

·         Bovingdon, Jethro. "Heat-seeking missiles: Bugatti meets Lambo on the open roads of oil-rich Qatar." Motor Trend Sept. 2010: 56+. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 17 Mar. 2011, http://0-ic.galegroup.com.library.hct.ac.ae/ic/suic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Magazines&prodId=SUIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE|A234720578&mode=view.

·         Renolds, Kim. "Topless Turbo: the 192-mph tanning booth." Motor Trend Sept. 2007: 158. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web.17Mar.2011, http://0-ic.galegroup.com.library.hct.ac.ae/ic/suic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Magazines&prodId=SUIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE|A167884769&mode=view.

·         Adams, Eric, Joe Brown, and Dan Lienert. "Auto Tech." Popular Science Dec. 2006: 71. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 17 Mar. 2011, http://0-ic.galegroup.com.library.hct.ac.ae/ic/suic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Magazines&prodId=SUIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CA155047014&mode=view&userGroupName=971hctnet&jsid=45de541536ef78f77380420d31e0d2bf.

Empty Rooms

The author investigates the case of emotional cheating between married couples. There are various reasons such as revenge, boredom and the need to break free. A survey showed that 14% of UAE nationals and expatriater cheated on their partners; 19% of men betrayed their wives. But, only 6% of women do. As reported in the article there are other reasons for this problem as Dr. AlRifai, a psychiatrist, said; the most important cause is people's religious weakness. Also, he adds that the media had shown movies and drama which showed emotional betrayal as a normal act which reflects negatively on people's beliefs.

Other causes like partner's revenge, age, cultual and an intellectual difference sometimes creates gaps between them. The case becomes more serious when the husband is older than his wife and this emotional cheating destroys the family. Emotional dishonesty has many effects which influence and harm children emotionally. This fact increases in developed countries because materialistic values increase and as this type of development rises, values decrease.

Finally, as Dr. Ghubash, professor of sociology, said; in this study marriage provides psychological stability and any betrayal undermines it. Also, she included emotional and intellectual suitability as very important for couples. In addition, she added that maintaining strong Islamic values will protect families from betrayals. However, we should not disregard the awareness given by the institutions of society before marriage so they can deal with any issues associated to suitability of partners to avoid emotional cheating.

(AlDanhani, Khalid. "Empty Rooms." 999 Issue: 480, Dec. 2010: 23-26. In print)

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