We’re usually drawn to supercars because they offer the power and performance that our run of the mill rides can’t match, but for some, even that isn’t enough. Take this Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera, for example. The owner thought the 562 horsepower coming out of the 5.2-liter V10 wasn’t cutting it, so a stage 3 tuning by Underground Racing, including a twin turbo system, brings things up to a staggering 1,250 horsepower.
What do you do when you’ve got that much horsepower on tap? You drag race a Bugatti Veyron, naturally.
The Bugatti’s 8.0-liter W16 engine outfitted with four turbochargers has an output of 1,001 horsepower. Top speed? 253 mph. It also has a 0 to 60 time of under 2.5 seconds whereas the Superleggera does it in… well, we imagine it has to be pretty fast, too.
Put side to side, the tuned Lambo sees how it fares against the Bugatti in a half mile sprint from a rolling start.
You’ll see that the Bugatti is in front until the turbos on the Superleggera get up to speed, when it then pulls ahead of the Veyron by a few car lengths at the end.
So the Lamborghini, with its smaller displacement, fewer cylinders, and half the turbos neatly stepped over the renowned Veyron. Does this mean Bugatti needs to go back to the drawing board? Probably not.
Credit where it’s due, the guys who tuned up the Superleggera made it awe-inspiringly quick. Let’s not forget, though, that the Superleggera is more for track day fun and not record breaking top speed. Bugatti designed the Veyron to not only be capable of reaching its phenomenal top speed, but to do so without melting or exploding immediately after. Also, we don’t know what’s been done to the tires and brakes of the Lamborghini, but we’re sure that the Veyron is easier to stop at high speeds just as its probably easier to control on the climb up.
Still, having a Lambo in the garage that can school a Veyron would be a pretty big chip on our shoulder.
BYD has launched the third-generation Qin Plus DM-i in China, and the first thing that caught my eye is its price. According to CarNewsChina, the plug-in hybrid sedan starts at 79,900 yuan, which is about $11,980. That’s an incredibly low price for a brand-new car, especially by US standards.
What’s even more impressive is the range. The Qin Plus DM-i can drive up to 137 miles on electricity alone, which should cover most people’s daily commutes without using a drop of gas. Once the battery runs out, the 1.5-liter engine takes over. Thanks to its 17-gallon tank and roughly 91 mpg with a drained battery, the combined range reaches up to 1,423 miles.
Apple won the PC market’s worst quarter, but that’s not the entire story. It won the race by stumbling less than everyone else.
PC makers shipped just 57 million computers worldwide in Q3, which might look good, but it’s a 21% year-over-year plunge (via Counterpoint Research). And despite Apple’s Mac shipments falling by 11%, to 5.6 million, its market share rose from 8.7% to 9.8%. How did that happen?
Update (October 22 23:54 PT): In response to our query, GM clarified that offline recording support is already available on eligible vehicles. Like Tesla's Sentry Mode, it requires owners to connect a USB drive to save incident recordings, which can be viewed on the vehicle's infotainment screen. The upcoming Connected Cameras feature will build on this by giving owners remote access to these recordings via the revamped OnStar app, allowing them to check footage without walking out to their car.
General Motors has announced plans to add a new Connected Cameras feature to its OnStar service starting next year, giving drivers a way to monitor parked vehicles remotely and capture footage of certain incidents.