Best engine sound - for all you car nuts

[catscratch]

Right, let's get down to it. What's the best sounding engine you've ever heard? Doesn't have to be in person.

My favorite is the Mazda 787B. Just can't believe the fierce howl of a 4-rotor at full tilt.

YouTube - Mazda 787B at Mazda Miyoshi prooving ground (2)

The BRM V16 comes to mind too. Way ahead of its time and as such plagued by reliability issues, but man, that sound...

YouTube - BRM V16 Engine Sound

 

[intoflatlines]

The 787B sounds so raw.. I remember hearing it for the first time in GT4. I was like "what the hell is that?!"

I remember seeing the Zonda C12S or something on Top Gear. That sounds nuts.

 

[Punnisher]

Ok I'll bite.

I used to be into DSM's a while back. I love the sound of the 4g63, especially Shep's:
YouTube - John Shepherd's 7sec DSM NO NOS! 8/15/2006 (Outer View)

Another favorite of mine is the Grand National, the way the turbo spools is incredible. This one's tame but you can hear exactly what I mean.

YouTube - In car camera mount in the Grand National turbo Buick

 

[fat pat]

carrerra gt, that thing just absolutely howls. so so georgous, i love the sound of a v12

 

[yuckymucky]

Renault 3.0L V10
YouTube - Renault F1 Engine

Honda F1
YouTube - honda f1 engine

 

[subtle]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fat pat /img/forum/go_quote.gif carrerra gt, that thing just absolutely howls. so so georgous, i love the sound of a v12

The motor in that car is actually a V10 and yes, that would be my choice as well as far as production cars are concerned. Sweet glorious exhaust notes.

 

[Computerpro3]

Ferrari F430 Scuderia. As close to divine as man has come.

Oh my God.....

My neighbor has a black Mercedes SLR Mclaren and it sounds nice too, but it can't hold a candle to the F430's high strung V8.

My father actually got to drive Richard Petty's actual nascar around a circuit and that sounded pretty good too.

 

[oicdn]

MV Agusta Brutale, hands down without even thinking for a second. Sounds mean as hell...but, if you take out the snorkels in the airbox, it sounds, literally, 10x as mean...

 

[RedLeader]

Do bikes count?

I love the Triumph Daytona 955i, the idle is a PERFECT british engine, and when that thing lets loose it's amazing.

 

[DanT]

Steam car

 

[Punnisher]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanT /img/forum/go_quote.gif Steam car

That is so badass.

 

[RedLeader]

AW man, now I want one!

 

[bjarnetv]

easy victory

YouTube - Super charged Flat head Packard inline 8

 

[darkninja67]

Not a car but I would sell a kidney to be able to hear the Honda NR500 in full song. oval pistoned V4 screaming at 20000 RPM.

If you have not heard the Lexus LF-A then you may want to give a listen. There are videos of it on YouTube.

 

[mark_h]

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