RE: PH Blog: (em)motive power

[LuS1fer]

At the lower end:

Austin A-Series. Great character.

Civic Type R - allied to a great box.

Yank ohv V8s - just have that classic rumble.

[SprintSpeciale]

Another vote for the current 4.7l V8 from Maserati. Sadly, the current Granturismo Sport is probably the final evolution before the downsizing craze kills it off.

If we are allowed to depart from roadcars, it has to be the little 1.5l V16 from BRM. Buggers to set up properly, but when they are - just, wow.

[gsd2000]

i like the LS1 in my monaro

[Stokemon]

Dad used to have a 02' Civic Type R. A car he bought due to driving my uncles DC2 Integra Type R (which he still has), and my mam has a 04' Accord Type S.

And the VTEC engines in my opinion and my dad's opinion (he has since owned a scooby and now a GT86) are comfortably the best engines ever. I love the revvy nature of them, the way the power is delivered. The fact that they prove that 1000000bhp isn't needed to have fun!

(No I don't have a car yet even though I am now 20 due to insurance but I have my heart set on a DC2 Integra when I can afford one)

[Martin_Hx]

Almost all cars with dull engines are just boring dull cars to start with anyway !

And yes I like my K20 V-Tec :-)

[160tim]

ford 2.1 pinto on weber 45's on any forest stage at night,wonderful and great memories.

[suffolk009]

My happiest miles have all been getting pulled along by a nicely tuned Ford Crossflow.

1700, 244 cam, twin weber 40s, K&Ns and a nice fruity exhaust. BARP.

[lordlee]

The wail of the Flat Six Porsche engine always makes me smile.

[Twoshoe]

Alfa 'Busso' V6 for me too. I am slightly biased though - I've had 9 of them in various forms over the years.

[Limpet]

Ford BDA on WOT at 7000 RPM. A noise to die for.

Any Alfa Romeo V6 pre 2005 (Busso engine)

Lamborghini V12 on carbs.

Hard for modern engines to have soul when they are silenced and strangled in the name of regulations.

[bagman13]

Here is my list:
1) Lamborghini V12 Countach, Diablo and Murcielago
2) BMW S85B50 V10 M5 and M6
3) Rover V8 5.0 TVR Griffith
4) BMW s54 E46 M3

Just looking back at my list tells me the more cylinders the better, imo.

[sinbaddio]

Great blog. A little off the cuff, but I love the v8 3.0 in my stag, so long as it isn't overheating

[j_s14a]

As others have said, Rolls Royce Merlin. Nothing else comes close.

[Tib]

I'd roll another +1 for the Alfa Arese V6. With carbs.

[lewisf182]

Audi's 4.2 V8 for me. The B7 RS4 is the car that got me truelly interested in cars

[peterssono]

Matra V12 for me...from 0.50 in this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnCNyB52J0Q

Bmw M1 procar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbkkxwzK9HE

Ferrari 512 tr http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5TgFaNqpjA

Sound is def underestimated ;-)

[GTmuse]

I'll always be a sucker for a Twin Carb 1275cc A-Series tucked up against the bulkhead in an original Cooper S!

[GTmuse]

That and the 3.5litre straight six in the E28 M5, such a glorious engine which such a glorious note!

[cocopop]

For me, a Mazda NA 20B PP - modified triple rotor engine. Quite a noise.

[MartG]

Toyota 4A-GZE with the blower howling away :-)