Best sounding diesel engine!!!

[300bhp/ton]

Well it had to happen at some point folks

My nomination Land Rover Td5 with an aftermarket exhaust.

[Monty Python]

300bhp/ton said:

Well it had to happen at some point folks

My nomination Land Rover Td5 with an aftermarket exhaust.

So what you're saying is that the exhaust noise is more important than the engine?

[anonymous-user]

Oh dear..

[Contigo]

The current intercity I'm on at the moment!

[k15tox]

A5 3.0 tdi with miltek sound pretty good.

[tvrolet]

Deltic.

[Dr Z]

No it has to be my Citroen ZX 1.9 TD!

Seriously though, I LOVE the turbo whistle! It has to be a truck that went past me the other week, as I was walking... Sounded like a V8.

[boobles]

The moment I saw/heard my A3 driving away after just selling the pile of ste! Now that was music to my ears!

[anonymous-user]

Latest D5 Volvos sound quite good as does the new twin turbo Audi diesel

[Dr Z]

Oh! The ones in South West Trains (Waterloo-Exeter) sound pretty good too! And you get to hear the turbo whistle(?) all the way through the journey!

[Groober]

I quite like the sound of my other halfs 3cyl TDI Polo, its got a bit more character to it than the average 4 pot.

[Vladimir]

k15tox said:

A5 3.0 tdi with miltek sound pretty good.

+1. Shame the rest of the cars they are put in are a bit lacking.

3 litre 6 pot BMW units sound fairly good when pushed hard but my vote goes to the VW V10TDI - sounds like it should be in a massive boat!!

Our 2.0BiTDi unit in the van works well but sounds cr4p.

[ImDesigner]

Scania V8 please.

[The Wookie]

Have to say I agree with the TD5, I heard one with a loud exhaust on the other day giving it the beans and it genuinely sounded good!

[PaperCut]

k15tox said:

A5 3.0 tdi with miltek sound pretty good.

I don't know if it's the best sounding out there but certainly sounds good. Quite a rapid car too - 0-60mph in 5.9 secs IIRC!

[Vladimir]

The Wookie said:

Have to say I agree with the TD5, I heard one with a loud exhaust on the other day giving it the beans and it genuinely sounded good!

The TDCi engine that replaced it (we had one) sounded dismal in comparison. No four pot diesel will ever sound remotely good. Five pot plus is the way forward with diesels.

[Biker's Nemesis]

tvrolet said:

Deltic.

Yeah, google Deltic cold start.

[Bill]

300bhp/ton said:

Well it had to happen at some point folks

My nomination Land Rover Td5 with an aftermarket exhaust.

Having recently heard a Twisted Performance Disco I probably agree, but it's a bit like asking who's the prettiest fat bird

[k15tox]

Forgot to mention the TDV8.

Heard one a while back, sounded really nice and gruff.

[Vladimir]

Bill said:

Having recently heard a Twisted Performance Disco I probably agree, but it's a bit like asking who's the prettiest fat bird

And with many things in life, it isn't always a clear cut answer...