Q: I mean the bugatti veyron has 16 cylinders, all wheel drive and 4 turbochargers. I mean I know the ssc has a supercharger but how did they make a v8 so much faster than a 16?
A: The Bugatti Veyron is rather luxurious, and with its huge engine and level of refinement it weighs 4162lbs The SSC UA weighs 2750lbs because of it doesn't have alot of the luxuries like all wheel drive and has half the cylinders, less displacement and etc. It still has 1183hp where as I believe the Bugatti isn't as heavily tuned boost wise so it "only" makes 987hp. Overall if you look at it the Bugatti is a better car but just because a car is better all around doesn't mean it can't lose. Take a top fuel dragster for example, you wouldn't want to drive one around town but they sure are fast on the strip. The Aero is a lean green speed machine where the Bugatti is an insanely refined car for extremely rich people who want to be able to flaunt their money. The Bugatti will beat a UA to 60mph incase you don't know, again thanks to it's all wheel drive (which doesn't do squat for top speed).