A 3051-pound tribute to the carbon-fiber medium, the Roadster is as much a sculpture as it is a car. At high speeds, the wing moves itself against the airflow under braking and acts as both a parachute to slow the car and a stabilizer to keep the load transfer balanced and the car steady. Bugatti Chiron Sport 1479-hp 8.0-L W-16, 7-sp auto Ferrari SF90 Stradale 986-hp 4.0-L V-8 + AC motors, 8-sp auto McLaren Senna 789-hp 4.0-L V-8, 7-sp auto Pagani Huayra Roadster BC 791-hp 6.0-L V-12, 7-sp auto man TEST RESULTS Acceleration Results above omit 1-ft rollout of 0.3 sec. Tall fender-mounted rearview mirrors are set far enough out for you to see what's behind the car, which is good because the optional roof duct that directs air over the engine blinds the inside rearview mirror. [Extracted from the article]
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