Best sounding engines

[itz_baseline]

So here's the rules - you have to list the best engine you have heard for each number of cylinders....but you have to have actually heard it in real life (not on youtube or tv, and no "I bet that would sound ace"). The cyliders can be any configuration (flat 6 or v6). Remember, if you haven't heard it, you can't use it :-)

3 - Smart Brabus Roadster
4 - Honda Integra Type R
5 - Audi TT RS
6 - Clio V6
8 - Ferrari 458 Italia
10 - Porsche Carrera GT
12 - Ferrari Enzo
16 - haven't heard a car with 16 cylinders yet :-(

[PLamborghini]

Gallardo.

[grgrgray]

9 - Smart Roadster following a Tuscan !

[-Z-]

itz_baseline said:

So here's the rules - you have to list the best engine you have heard for each number of cylinders....but you have to have actually heard it in real life (not on youtube or tv, and no "I bet that would sound ace"). The cyliders can be any configuration (flat 6 or v6). Remember, if you haven't heard it, you can't use it :-)

3 - Smart Brabus Roadster
4 - Honda Integra Type R
5 - Audi TT RS
6 - Clio V6
8 - Ferrari 458 Italia
10 - Porsche Carrera GT
12 - Ferrari Enzo
16 - haven't heard a car with 16 cylinders yet :-(

3- VW Polo
4- Civic Type-R
6- M3 CSL
8- TVR Griffith (Pre-cat)
10- Decat e60 M5 (Amazing)/Ferrari F2005
12- Pagani Zonda
16- Bugatti Veyron

[robsco]

3 - Citroen C1.
4 - Alfa Twin Spark.
5 - Volvo T5 as fitted to Focus ST.
6 - Alfa V6.
8 - Alfa 8C Competizione/Cerbera.
10 - E60 M5.
12 - Still haven't heard a 12 cylinder in real life I'm afraid.

[kambites]

I think 1, 2, 3 and 4 will belong to bikes.

[Digga]

1. Rolls Royce Merlin in Spitfire, flying low and at speed. It's not a car by WTF.
2. Aston DBS; sounds like a low flying Spitfire
3. My old Griff when it was running in heavily modified, 110dB guise.

[alfa pint]

3 - ? none worth posting
4 - Alfa twin spark with a ragazzon exhaust
5 - Audi quattro
straight 6 - TVR tuscan
V6 - Alfa 3 litre V6. (V6 clio - wtf?)
V8 - old TVR 450 SEAC wedge or Maclaren Mercedes
10 - Porsche Carrera GT
12 - Zonda

[ImDesigner]

3 - Dont care
4 - MkII Golf GTI (ABF Bottom end)
5 - My Fiat Coupe 20vt
6 - Porsche 911 (997) GT3 RS
8 - TVR Griffith 500 (De-cat)
10 - E60 M5
12 - Aston Martin DB9
16 - Cant remember hearing one

[wanacoop]

3-no idea
4-any scooby
5-fiat coupe 20VT
6-TVR S-Series
8-maserati granturismo
10-Gallardo
12-Ferrari F50

Edited by wanacoop on Thursday 31st March 09:32

[jamesson]

Digga said:

1. Rolls Royce Merlin in Spitfire, flying low and at speed. It's not a car by WTF.
2. Aston DBS; sounds like a low flying Spitfire
3. My old Griff when it was running in heavily modified, 110dB guise.

You haven't understood this at all, have you?

[CraigyMc]

jamesson said:

Digga said:

1. Rolls Royce Merlin in Spitfire, flying low and at speed. It's not a car by WTF.
2. Aston DBS; sounds like a low flying Spitfire
3. My old Griff when it was running in heavily modified, 110dB guise.

You haven't understood this at all, have you?

He hasn't but give him a break.

I'd love to hear the noise a 1cyl merlin made before it exploded...

:P

[OllieC]

3 - Daihatsu Charade
4 - bmw e30 m3
5 - Volvo 850 BTCC
6 - Aston Martin straight 6 (take your pick of application)
8 - Panoz LMP
10 - Renault V10 (early 1990s Williams, I forget which year car it belonged to)
12 - Ferrari 512
16 - BRM V16 (for about 5 minutes and it broke again)

[TonyRPH]

I will limit this to cars I have actually owned / driven*:

5 - Audi 100 5E
8 - Rover 3.5 V8 (well the engine was in an E30..)
4 - MKII Escort with twin side draught webers (1.6 Kent engine)
8 - BMW 530i V8
8 - BMW 535i V8
5 - Seat Toledo 2.3 V5 / Golf 2.3 V5

• simply because being in the car is often the best place to hear it fully.

ETA: added VW 2.3 V5 (and corrected spelling)

Edited by TonyRPH on Thursday 31st March 13:42

[edo]

3 - recent Polo! Seriously, sounded quite cool in a thrummmy sort of way
4 - my twin carb'd red top Westfield
5 - struggling here
6 - current v6 tt mk2 makes a surprisingly good noise
8 - Our Chimeara 450
10 - v10 M5
12 - Ferrari 550

[goldblum]

The only car engine noise I actually noticed every time and brought a grin...

8. RS6

[300bhp/ton]

2- Harley Vee Twin
3- smart Roadster
4- Mini A Series/MGF K Series modded/Impreza
5- Land Rover TD5
6- e46 M3 CSL/Jeep s6/Triumph TR6
8- Camaro with SLP Loudmouth/TVR Cerbera/AC Shelby Cobra 427 s/c
10-? Viper or M5. Neither sounded all that great though
12- Jagaur XJ-S/Ferrari GTO

[carl carlson]

3 Suzuki Swift GTI-R G10 Engine
4 2.0 pinto with twin 40s.
5 Focus ST
6 M3
8 Masseratti Gransport
12 Jag

[chuno]

Pretty much any F1 V10 engine...
And yes, i have heard them in real life.. :-)

[Robatr0n]

3 - Not a clue
4 - bmw e30 m3
5 - Audi 2.3 10v
6 - Alfa GTV V6
8 - Rover V8 with a decent exhaust (Chimaera...not that I'm biased )
10 - Carrera GT with an aftermarket exhaust sounds sensational
12 - LP500S ( Have a listen)
16 - BRM V16