Can diesels sound good?

Can diesels sound good?

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The original Nick the Greek

366 posts

101 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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edo said:
Oh do grow up you tedious little man. Get back to your torque monster 1 series, there's a good lad.
You still don't get it do you Eddie? Don't know how to work Google? If you'd wanted a fast Cayenne you'd have got the missus the Turbo S rather than the one that fills up at the same pump as Transit vans.

But then, I really don't give a st if a little bald bloke with an inferiority complex on the interweb struggles to have a cogent thought.... wink

bmthnick1981

5,311 posts

217 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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This sounds nice at 2 min 40 secs

http://youtu.be/vMHZRw78XZ0

Merc om606 engine in a ford pick up

edo

16,699 posts

266 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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bmthnick1981 said:
This sounds nice at 2 min 40 secs

http://youtu.be/vMHZRw78XZ0

Merc om606 engine in a ford pick up
Bit smokey!

WinstonWolf

72,857 posts

240 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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edo said:
The original Nick the Greek said:
edo said:
WTF? Driven one? No, didnt think so.
I didn't expect you to understand. You don't have the intellect. The point stands. Let's see if you can use Google to come up with an educated answer....
Oh do grow up you tedious little man. Get back to your torque monster 1 series, there's a good lad.
1 series? rofl

They make cracking donkey engines...

HustleRussell

24,718 posts

161 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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The original Nick the Greek said:
edo said:
Oh do grow up you tedious little man. Get back to your torque monster 1 series, there's a good lad.
You still don't get it do you Eddie? Don't know how to work Google? If you'd wanted a fast Cayenne you'd have got the missus the Turbo S rather than the one that fills up at the same pump as Transit vans.

But then, I really don't give a st if a little bald bloke with an inferiority complex on the interweb struggles to have a cogent thought.... wink
You two totally deserve each other

The original Nick the Greek

366 posts

101 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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edo said:
Mummy is calling, your dinner is ready.

"my missus" bought her own car. It's the 21st century. She has a job and everything. We preferred the way the turbo V8 Diesel goes, it's as quick as the turbo in the real world and does 30mpg all day long. If you hate diesel as much as you appear to, why are you in a thread about diesels?

Not quite sure how you decided I was bald, or for that matter what possible relevance it might have. Have a nice evening.

Edited by edo on Sunday 7th February 18:47
Thanks Ted. You too. xx

R8Steve

4,150 posts

176 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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The Maserati ghibli is very good sounding for a diesel. I went to look at one and the salesman started it in the showroom. I was very surprised at the noise it made for a diesel! Then he started up a petrol one and unsurprising it did sound better.


ORD

18,120 posts

128 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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edo said:
Mummy is calling, your dinner is ready.

"my missus" bought her own car. It's the 21st century. She has a job and everything. We preferred the way the turbo V8 Diesel goes, it's as quick as the turbo in the real world and does 30mpg all day long. If you hate diesel as much as you appear to, why are you in a thread about diesels?

Not quite sure how you decided I was bald, or for that matter what possible relevance it might have. Have a nice evening.

Edited by edo on Sunday 7th February 18:47
Ah the infamous 'real world' in which car A (which is must faster than car B) is not faster than car B.

LittleEnus

3,228 posts

175 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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Mr2Mike said:
The Deltic is a lovely machine, but the Detroit Diesel V6 two stroke has to be the ultimate diesel sound IMO, even better than the V8 and V12 versions.
That is brilliant#!!

DeuxCentCinq

14,180 posts

183 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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This place really is full of keyboard warrior s now. What a shame.

Jimmy No Hands

5,011 posts

157 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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R8Steve said:
The Maserati ghibli is very good sounding for a diesel. I went to look at one and the salesman started it in the showroom. I was very surprised at the noise it made for a diesel! Then he started up a petrol one and unsurprising it did sound better.
Has speakers near the exhaust. Wish I was kidding. Does sound 'okay' though, for an artificial noise.

finlo

3,763 posts

204 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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A 20 odd year old Fiat estate passes my house regularly and has one of the best sounding diesel engines i have ever heard!

The original Nick the Greek

366 posts

101 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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DeuxCentCinq said:
This place really is full of keyboard warrior s now. What a shame.
It is mate.

People posting with no understanding of how a vehicles gearing and the engines revolutions makes quoting torque figures by themselves a waste of time.

The original Nick the Greek

366 posts

101 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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HustleRussell said:
You two totally deserve each other
No.

I don't go for little bald blokes with inferiority complexes. Perhaps Eddie is more your type?

The original Nick the Greek

366 posts

101 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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R8Steve said:
The Maserati ghibli is very good sounding for a diesel. I went to look at one and the salesman started it in the showroom. I was very surprised at the noise it made for a diesel! Then he started up a petrol one and unsurprising it did sound better.
Not rocket science is it Steve?

R8Steve

4,150 posts

176 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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Jimmy No Hands said:
R8Steve said:
The Maserati ghibli is very good sounding for a diesel. I went to look at one and the salesman started it in the showroom. I was very surprised at the noise it made for a diesel! Then he started up a petrol one and unsurprising it did sound better.
Has speakers near the exhaust. Wish I was kidding. Does sound 'okay' though, for an artificial noise.
I just looked that up and you're right enough, it does. I never knew that and on hearing it I was certainly fooled and would never had known had I not been told.

I suppose thinking about it now, it did sound a bit too good for a diesel.

The original Nick the Greek

366 posts

101 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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edo said:
Mummy is calling, your dinner is ready.

"my missus" bought her own car. It's the 21st century. She has a job and everything. We preferred the way the turbo V8 Diesel goes, it's as quick as the turbo in the real world and does 30mpg all day long. If you hate diesel as much as you appear to, why are you in a thread about diesels?

Not quite sure how you decided I was bald, or for that matter what possible relevance it might have. Have a nice evening.

Edited by edo on Sunday 7th February 18:47
Here you are airbrain. This will help you understand why Mrs Airbrains diesel Cayanne is far slower than a Cayanne Turbo, despite the petrol car having less torque. No charge for you. Nice syrup by the way......



LordJammy

3,112 posts

190 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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Have we had the V10 out of the Touareg yet? I like how that sounds.

Z4STER

46 posts

192 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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Bonefish Blues said:
The D5 engine at 3k+ revs doen't sound as terrible as it does lower down the range.
Add a Polestar chip upgrade and it sounds even better on an xc90

catfood12

1,419 posts

143 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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edo said:
My wife has a twin turbo V8 Diesel in the Cayenne. Sounds great - nice woofle esp. when it starts.. 850nm (more than a P1) and 385bhp. Goes ok too...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5gq_-ErTQA
I was going to suggest the Cayenne Diesel S, but Edo beat me to it. I have one, and the V8 burble is pure bliss to listen too. So many comments from people who hear it and describe it on part or full chat as sounding like a power boat !