Pagani Huayra
With such an outstanding price tag, there isn’t a whole lot that will go up against the Pagani C9. In terms of performance, the Ferrari 599 GTO, the Bugatti Veyron, the Aston Martin One-77, and the Lamborghini MurciĆ©lago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce might rival it.
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Veyron still has more power than the Pagani, but as we saw on an episode of TopGear, that extra power might not matter much on the track, as the C9 will be lighter and nimbler. As exclusive as the C9 will be, the Bugatti will probably still remain the king of the exotics.
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Lamborghini MurciĆ©lago is in its last days, but this LP 670-4 is one powerful machine. It packs 661 horsepower, where as the C9 has 690. We have no doubts that Pagani will be faster, as it’s much newer, but the
Lamborghini won’t be too far behind.
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Aston Martin takes the title and in terms of power, the One-77 trumps the C9 again with 750 horses. Many think that the C9 will hit 60 mph in around three seconds, possibly under, but the
One-77, despite the added power, will do it in 3.5 seconds. Pagani also believes that their newest creation will top 220, while the Aston appears to be out of steam at that point. Both of these machines will be rare, as only 77 One-77 examples will be made. Basically, if you want a performance only machine, get the C9, but if you want style on top of that speed, the One-77 might be the better choice.
Koenigsegg Agera
The engineKoenigsegg differs from other low volume hypercar manufacturers by the fact that Koenigsegg develops and produces its own engine in-house. This is, by most observers and competitors, deemed as more or less impossible or way too expensive to even consider.
However, year after year Koenigsegg has proved them wrong. Not only are the engines developed in-house, they also have class leading characteristics in many important areas. To mention a few: Lightest and most compact hypercar engine in the world, weighing only 197 kg complete with flywheel, clutch, dry sump system, Inconel exhaust manifold with turbo. The low engine weight is quite astonishing, as the Agera engine also has class leading power and torque characteristics. To give an example, the Koenigsegg 5 litre V8 bi-turbo engine develops more 940 hp on 95 octane regular fuel. The Agera has over 1000 Nm of torque from 2500 rpm and 1100 nm from 3500 to 6000 rpm, showing great flexibility.
These are extraordinary numbers considering the size and reliability of the engine and they are obtained without forsaking drivability or flexibility. This is truly downsizing, without drawbacks. These characteristics make it one of the most flexible and easy to use hypercar engines in the world.
To give a hint of how different the Agera engine is compared to other production car engines, it is easy to look at the BMEP value (Brake Mean Effective Pressure) in the cylinders during maximum power output. The best production diesel and petrol engines from other leading manufacturers have a maximum BMEP of around 22 bar.