The 12 Best Turbo Cars Ever Made, Ranked

The Bugatti Veyron represents turbocharging technology in its most extreme form. Equipped with a quad-turbocharged 8-liter W-16 with aluminum block and heads and port fuel injection, the hypercar produces 1,001 horsepower at 6,000 revolutions per minute and a maximum torque of 922 pound-feet at 2,200 revolutions per minute. It is one of the quickest cars of all time, the first to accelerate to 60 mph in mere 2.5 seconds, and it is capable of exceeding 250 mph at the top end (via Car and Driver).

The Bugatti Veyron looks like a car from a futuristic movie, costs nearly $2 million, and boasts every state-of-the-art technology feature available. However, the exceptional performance sets the car apart from other hypercars in its class.

John Phillips of Car and Driver best described the exhilarating sensation of the Veyron’s acceleration: “From rest, the car leaves civilly, gentlemanly, with almost no wheelspin or tire squeal. It accelerates briskly for roughly one second until the turbos understand that you mean business. Then there is a deafening roar, the nose lifts, and the car feels as if it’s making a serious attempt to claw itself into the air.”

As impressive as the Veyron is, its sibling the Chiron, equipped with an 8.0-liter, 16-cylinder engine using four turbochargers making 1,500 horsepower, accelerates to 60 mph in 0.2 seconds less, and reaches a top speed of 261 mph.