Now before I comment on the above video let me give you a little background on the cars in question. Nissan’s  GT-R has widely been regarded as one of the most technologically advanced cars on the road. Under the hood the GT-R sports a twin-turbocharged V6 engine rated at around 500HP. The Bugatti Veyron on the other hand features a quad-turbocharged W12 engine rated at 1,001HP. Which do you think would win on a 1/4 mile?

It seems obvious but British magazine evo decided to put it to the test, you know, just for kicks. As you can see, the GT-R takes off a bit faster than the Veyron but as both of them near maximum RPMs the GT-R is left looking about as slow as a bicycle.

Which car would you choose to drive? Take into account that the Veyron costs over $1,000,000 while the GT-R costs around $100,000.

Either or, it’s always fun to see two highly sought after cars go head to head down a strip.

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Nissan GT-R

The Nissan GT-R is now the most expensive new car in the U.S. to insure. Applying insurance quotes for a 40-year-old male driver, insurance website Insure.com has compiled a list of the twenty most expensive vehicles to insure. According to Insure.com, the reason the GT-R is so pricey is because customers buy the car for its speed and power, and they will be more likely to be involved in serious accidents.

Other vehicles that are part of this group include the Dodge Viper, which ranked as the second most expensive vehicle to insure as well as the third-ranked BMW M6. Other high-performance vehicles such as the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, the BMW M5, the Lexus IS F, the Jaguar XK and the BMW M3 also made the top 20 list for the most expensive vehicles to insure.

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