McLaren P1 vs. Porsche 918 Spyder vs. Ducati 1199 Superleggera - drag race

[Music] hypercars they are fast they are furious and they are fantastic and as we all know there are three of them that camp right now two of which we're about to compare in a 200 mile an hour duel along our favorite runway we invited Ferrari to provide a car as well of course but for various reasons they declined which is a shame it doesn't matter because we got hold of something else it's fast read an Italian to take its place and the drag race that ensued turned out to be one of the closest we've ever staged [Music] [Applause] right best day of the year best day of the decade best day I've ever had in this job the bike you see here is Ducatis ultra-exclusive one $1.99 Superleggera of which just 500 have been made it costs a staggering sixty four thousand pounds weighs not a lot more than 200 kilograms even with a rider like our old friend Chris north over on board and according to Jakarta it reduces quote over 200 horsepower the hybrid powered p1 and nominate are far heavier in the bucket of course but they're also fallen a bit times more powerful the twin turbo and the clown is the most potent form with 903 bhp but then the nine one eight is four-wheel drive and as moral as to which one can hit 200 miles an hour from the rest the fastest who knows but that's what we came here to find out I don't know what's gonna happen I really don't all right they're gonna be so close four wheel drive so I guess open like Mensa I got other than their suffice oh my god it's too slow go away from I don't know like anymore I'm saying that that is absolutely incredible Wow okay is what happens soyal Drive nine one eight just Rockets off the line and leaves of both then after about three seconds the Bible feed on my right-hand side and just eat off outside and then eventually when we got when I got to about twenty hundred thirty the pretty one just gotten indulged interview as well and then just kept going wow I mean at 152 P one was just gone but I think up to about a hundred and now I want a who's quicker I think well it definitely was all that run we'll have to have a look at the data what data revealed was fascinating but not what we expected at all from zero to a hundred miles an hour they were pretty much inseparable at 5.7 seconds apiece but then at 110 miles an hour the bike started to pull away not just from the Porsche but from the McLaren as well and it continued to do so until it it is rev limiter in Top Gear at 192 miles an hour at which point the cars obviously began to catch it back up stranger still low was what happened to the nine one eight at 150 miles an hour because it - felt lucky to hit the brick wall up to 150 the Porsche McLaren were neck-and-neck as you can see but then the Neyman eight simply stopped accelerating with the same force all the p1 on the other hand hammered out of sight in the end it hit 200 miles an hour over six seconds faster than the nine one eight and that was all about power and aerodynamics and in the bikes case gearing as well either way on this day in this particular challenge he was king [Music] you

Channel: Autocar

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Keywords: 1199, superlegerra, porsche, mclaren, ducati, vs, p1, spyder, 918, autocar, autocar.co.uk, autocar magazine, mag, auto car, car magazine, autocar.com, road test, car reviews, car news, automobile, motoring, car, cars, auto, autos, car review, Steve Sutcliffe, Porsche, Porsche 918, Porsche 918 Spyder, McLaren, McLaren P1, Ducati, Ducati 1199, Ferrari, V8, naturally aspirated, turbo, hybrid, rear drive, racing, speed, drifting, tyre smoke, acceleration, bike v car, bikes versus car, hyper-car, super-bike

Id: bfLqa4vlmFI

Length: 6min 36sec (396 seconds)

Published: Fri Oct 10 2014

Reddit Comments

[u/[deleted]]

As a bike guy: Holy shit cars are getting fast.

[u/Pinecone]

They need to do this again when the One:1 comes out.

[u/[deleted]]

Funny thing, thats not even the fastest bike you can buy now, and its definitely slower than the upcoming H2.

[u/Shomegrown]

Poor journalism by not explaining exactly why the 918 slows down when the electric motors decouple after 146 mph.

You can see it in the acceleration graph

[u/pigsbladder]

Can't believe Ferrari wouldn't do it, pussies.

[u/[deleted]]

I won't mention the cars as the fact that they're brilliant is an understatement. But that 1199 is the best looking motorcycle ever made imo.

[u/R_95]

The margins between them are so small I don't think speed or agility would even factor into the choice between those three cars. It probably just comes down to preference.

[u/deviancyoverload]

That P1 lighting up in a straight line = awesome.

[u/S54B32]

alright then, i was about to pull the trigger on the 918, now i changed my mind. hopefully they'll have good financing options.