Rowan Atkinson gets to play with his McLaren F1 and a Bugatti Veyron. Which is best?
Rowan Atkinson has been out playing with the Bugatti Veyron and the McLaren F1 to see which he thinks is the greatest Supercar.
The Bugatti Veyron is considered by most to be the pinnacle of motoring achievement. The Supercar to end all Supercars. Clarkson calls it the ‘Concorde’ of the car world as he believes – sadly, probably correctly – that we are unlikely to see a car come along again with the same level of sophistication and power.
But much the same was said – and continues to be said – about the McLaren F1. When it launched in 1994 at a pretty stratospheric £600k it was like a car from another planet. It held the production car speed record until recently and is still the quickest naturally aspirated road car ever made. But which is best?
Octane magazine decided to ask renowned McLaren F1 owner Rowan Atkinson to make a judgement. So they took Rowan off to a Veyron test track and got him to bring along his very own F1. Unfortunately they chose a cold and damp November day to go and play, as a result of which the track was what may kindly be called ‘Tricky’. So the action was not, at least in the footage in the video, at the highest speeds imaginable.
Octane Mag are – not surprisingly – keeping Rowan’s verdict on the two greatest road cars ever made under wraps until their magazine hits the stands at the end of the month. But it will be interesting to see what mega petrol-head Atkinson thinks.
Our money is on the McLaren.
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