Bugatti Veyron vs Ferrari 458 Italia
The 458 Italia costs less to run, by the official figures: about $3,310 a year less in New Zealand, $2,740 in Australia, £2,010 in the UK and $2,550 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $7,606
- $4,301 (better)
- Australia
- $6,302
- $3,564 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £4,621
- £2,613 (better)
- United States
- $5,876
- $3,323 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 23.5 L/100km
- 13.3 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 12 mpg
- 21 mpg (better)
- US
- 10 mpg
- 18 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 425 km
- 647 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 2
- Length
- 4,462 mm
- 4,527 mm
- Weight
- 1,888 kg
- 1,380 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 8.0 L W16 quad-turbo petrol
- 4.5 L V8 petrol
- Power
- 736 kW (better)
- 425 kW
- Torque
- 1,250 Nm (better)
- 540 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- AWD
- RWD
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Veyron or 458 Italia?
Which is cheaper to run, the Bugatti Veyron or the Ferrari 458 Italia?
The Ferrari 458 Italia: about $3,310 a year less in New Zealand, $2,740 in Australia, £2,010 in the UK and $2,550 in the US than the Bugatti Veyron at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Bugatti Veyron or the Ferrari 458 Italia?
The Ferrari 458 Italia, at 13.3 L/100km (21 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Bugatti Veyron's 23.5 L/100km (12 mpg UK, 10 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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