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I think they just need to get the two cars together and do a top speed run. At the same time.
Well, youAnd in yet another "Europe vs america" car thread certain biased europeans and euro-fanboys neglect to mention that the "comparible" american car always seems to cost a third or one half of what the comparible in performance european car does.
Well, youarewere free to be the one to bring price into the discussion, and you could have done that without the namecalling. That aside, you just suspected every European member participating in this thread of thinking of the price difference and intentionally keeping quiet about it.
Just spec'd one (E63 merc) on their website, and I couldn't get it any higher than $109,770
I apologize for misunderstanding you then. And I too see the problem, it's a difficult and delicate subject with no real way out, no way all sides can live with anyway. One of the bigger problems in threads like these seems to be that based on one's arguments, (s)he is immediately being put onto one side of the fence and will be associated with all statements the specific group brings forward. And yet, everyone has his own opinions and experiences, so one can hardly make such simplified assumptions.I said "Certain biased europeans" on purpose, emphisis on "Biased". I dont want to generalize 100 percent, i'm after the biased ones, not judging people based on where they live. I understand how it would be easy to make the mistake though. But when fighting the "Lol yanks" attitude, you really can only go on the offensive, or apologize and slink away while being pelted with rocks.
And there we are again: People who like the Veyron like it because it's a whole new breed of car and redefines the terms in which we think automotive speed can be achieved and experienced. People who prefer the SSC like it because it's a "traditional" whacky gonna-rip-yer-head-off hypercar AND just as fast as the Veyron.
Round and round and round..
This. And, of course, you can bring the greatest continent in the world vs. the greatest country in the world into it if it gets boring.
And in yet another "Europe vs america" car thread certain biased europeans and euro-fanboys neglect to mention that the "comparible" american car always seems to cost a third or one half of what the comparible in performance european car does.
Also the Mustang that was being tested was a ~$50K Roush which probably costs about the same as an Exige does in Europe. I'm not sure where you got your numbers from, but you might want to recheck them.
The yellow one? It appeared to be a stock GT with no supercharging or sticker tom-foolery of any kind. It costs about what a mid-range Volkswagen. Why they didnt race it against a VW i'm not sure, probibly to have a laugh at american cars, again.
The yellow one? It appeared to be a stock GT with no supercharging or sticker tom-foolery of any kind. It costs about what a mid-range Volkswagen. Why they didnt race it against a VW i'm not sure, probibly to have a laugh at american cars, again.
Skip to 2:30, Note the stock everything, the lack of any form of supercharger, ect.
American cars deliver much more power for the $$ spent. However, I think this only applies to US markets. A lot of USA products seem get their prices jacked up in Europe because of different competition; try comparing two identical laptops in EU and N.A. There's usually a 30% increase in EU, I'll bet that carries over to cars as well. Now a good question that I can't answer is: how does the price of euro cars in EU and N.A. compare?
On topic: Bugatti's are cool.
I once did a chart (yes, I am German) with a comparison of US and German prices for a range of cars. With very few exceptions, it turned out that on average you can take the US price in $, add 25% to it, cross out the $ and write ?. So basically, German prices are 125% US prices plus the exchange rate. So right now with an exchange rate of US$ 1,31 per Euro, a car costs 64% more in Germany than in the US on average.American cars deliver much more power for the $$ spent. However, I think this only applies to US markets. A lot of USA products seem get their prices jacked up in Europe because of different competition; try comparing two identical laptops in EU and N.A. There's usually a 30% increase in EU, I'll bet that carries over to cars as well. Now a good question that I can't answer is: how does the price of euro cars in EU and N.A. compare?
I once did a chart (yes, I am German) with a comparison of US and German prices for a range of cars. With very few exceptions, it turned out that on average you can take the US price in $, add 25% to it, cross out the $ and write ?. So basically, German prices are 125% US prices plus the exchange rate. So right now with an exchange rate of US$ 1,31 per Euro, a car costs 64% more in Germany than in the US on average.