good sounding small engined petrols
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lewisf182 said:
The fiat 500 abarths sound amazing for a 1.4 tbh. In paris at the moment and its probably the most common car i've seen and the noise is making me want one big time. Sound glorious bouncing off the tall buildings.
They use the same engines as the Grande Punto T-Jet I've got and was about to mention! They sound great, with an induction kit you get plenty of turbo chatter! Dog Star said:
I'm probably talking through my arse here as I have no idea what size the engine is, and it certainly won't stop the OP speeding 
, but I was following a MINI "John Cooper Works" on the M62 a while back, and it sounded unreal - all sorts of pops and bangs. Truly mental.
1.6 Turbo, and yes they do make some wonderful exhaust noises on lift off , but I was following a MINI "John Cooper Works" on the M62 a while back, and it sounded unreal - all sorts of pops and bangs. Truly mental.
That's the 08 onwards factory built versions, earlier kit one's or even earlier still supercharged works still sound good.
Edited by rigga on Tuesday 23 September 09:19
lufbramatt said:
The 1.6 ford sigma lump in the Caterham 140 I hired a little while ago sounded hilarious, although that may have been more to do with the 4-branch manifold and comical lack of silencing those things have.
BRM 1.5 litre v16 sounds amazing, might not get 35mpg out of one though.
I like the sound of the sigma in any of it's applications before the current shape fiesta. Has a nice sound.BRM 1.5 litre v16 sounds amazing, might not get 35mpg out of one though.
Anything three-cylinder tends to turn out sounding lovely, in a growly "I'm half a 911 just keep going and you'll see" kinda way, I really enjoy it.
The trouble is finding anything which will be three-pot and not dog-slow, as they're often meant as the bottom-rung offering. My housemate had a 1.2 Ibiza which certainly wasn't quick but seemed plenty of fun to throw around.
If you're looking new, the current Fiesta with the 1.0 Ecoboost 125 engine is great, I was very impressed with it. A lot more low end than you'd expect, more peak torque than an ST150, that growl present and correct, and a rather entertaining blowoff noise when you lift
It's not as economical as claimed, but 45mpg is still realistic. No road tax either.
The trouble is finding anything which will be three-pot and not dog-slow, as they're often meant as the bottom-rung offering. My housemate had a 1.2 Ibiza which certainly wasn't quick but seemed plenty of fun to throw around.
If you're looking new, the current Fiesta with the 1.0 Ecoboost 125 engine is great, I was very impressed with it. A lot more low end than you'd expect, more peak torque than an ST150, that growl present and correct, and a rather entertaining blowoff noise when you lift
It's not as economical as claimed, but 45mpg is still realistic. No road tax either.
Chicane-UK said:
TREMAiNE said:
RX-8. Small engine, glorious sound!
Small engine, with big engine fuel economy. In fact I think my mates 5.0 32V Porsche 928 is more economical. So surely defeats the point of having a small engine! Probably the best sounding 1.5 litre engine ever! This BRM race car ran a 1.5 litre 16 cylinder super charged engine, which on paper could rev up to 12,000 rpm and push out over 600 bhp.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZMPDCNyQxE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZMPDCNyQxE
LP670 said:
rover k series and any of the dohc vtec hondas.
Either of these.Got to say a friend of mine had a completely standard Mini Cooper S R56 which sounded truly awesome. Fantastic crackle and pops on the overrun and when behaving it returned over 40MPG.
Can only imagine with a few breathing modifications and maybe an exhaust one would sound fantastic.
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