good sounding small engined petrols

good sounding small engined petrols

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dieseluser07

Original Poster:

2,452 posts

122 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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Im moving away from speed and heading more towards a nice sounding car.

My mate has an old school clio 1.2 8v and the pipe to the airbox has come off and it actually sounds quite good between 3-5500 revs, and although he revs it a lot it always gets 40mpg plus.

what other small engined petrols could sound good with a slight airbox mod/panel filter, be nippy on the road, good handling and return 35mpg with a lead foot?

Dr Interceptor

8,040 posts

202 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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The 1st Gen new MINI with the 1.6 Tritec engine always sounded good. Even the non supercharged Cooper.

vinnie01

863 posts

125 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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1.3L peugeot 106 Rallye engine (ph1 106) in lumpy im big really kinda of way

anonymous-user

60 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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The 1 litre 3-cylinder Focus Eco-thing sounds quite growly for what it is.

divetheworld

2,565 posts

141 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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oxymoron.

pigeonskirt

506 posts

145 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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Panda Twin-Air.

Twingo GT (could be made to make turbo noises)

Um... Aygo??

Fire99

9,844 posts

235 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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Back to a time before time began, Alfa put a nice sounding boxer engine in the 'Sud' That sounded rather nice. smile

MrOrange

2,037 posts

259 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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1.8 in the Elise sounds nice and rorty. The wife's Twin Air Fiat is not bad either.

TheRealFingers99

1,996 posts

134 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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As Fire99 says, the Alfa Boxer. Lancia V4 in the Fulvia has a rather distinct, metallic, exhaust note.

DUMBO100

1,878 posts

190 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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I liked the sound of the 2.0 Twinspark in my 01 Alfa GTV and my FN2 Type R makes a good Vtec noise

aka_kerrly

12,490 posts

216 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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divetheworld said:
oxymoron.
Don't be silly.

Watch a few Berg Cup videos on Youtube and listen to Suzuki Swift 1.3 16v, VW 1.4 16v and 1.3 8v G40, 106 1.3 Rallyes.

The new Fiat 500 Abarths sound dam good to

sebhaque

6,495 posts

187 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Suzuki Swift 1.3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub4N3UlpII4

Seat Ibiza 12V
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN3bHuNBNBQ

VW Polo GT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjQqYHBXnD8

ETA: Wartburg something-or-other. Just imagine an F1 car and let the farty ruin the sound for you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-C3v7IE5gg&t=...

Edited by sebhaque on Tuesday 23 September 00:07

willmagrath

1,244 posts

152 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Panda 100hp, awesome little thing, sounds great

supersingle

3,205 posts

225 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Small engines generally sound better than large engines due to their (usually) greater rev range. Pretty much anything with three cylinders can be made to sound good. Aygo it is biggrin

TREMAiNE

3,999 posts

155 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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RX-8. Small engine, glorious sound!

EuroFighter

154 posts

127 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Aygo on its limits. I love driving them because they really are like go-karts. The fun factor is driving it on its limits!

NateWM

1,684 posts

185 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Honda's B16 is surely the winner here! I love the induction noise.

http://youtu.be/8ejiHyvpcsM

m1dg3

128 posts

160 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Honda S600.

CDP

7,526 posts

260 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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Hillman Imp?

skyrover

12,684 posts

210 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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supersingle said:
Small engines generally sound better than large engines due to their (usually) greater rev range. Pretty much anything with three cylinders can be made to sound good. Aygo it is biggrin
Cylinder count/configuration is more important than size

Here is the winner btw...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBSdl_0EQpg