Cars You Can Identify From Noise Alone

[oa]

Sometimes I think it makes me sad, but I can tell if a car is a small Vauxhall from the transmission noise alone, much to the, er, amazement of the girlfriend I used to have (now ex-girlfriend...).

The BMW e46 m3 is the same - you can't mistake it.

What can you identify from noise before it gets in view?

[Leptons]

Impreza Turbo.

[Piepiepie]

Fire engine.
Transit van.
3 Cylinder Corsa.
Escort.

[Desiato]

The original Mini

[NelsonR32]

Golf R32

[dougc]

Anything Speed6
Ferrari V8s at high revs
911
The 4.2 Audi V8 is quite distinctive.

[J4CKO]

MK2 Golf GTI

Fiesta XR2

Ferraris but not the actual model

Focus ST (Sounds when started a bit like the MK2 Golf)

Audi Quattro, well 5 cyl Audi engine

[Lord Pikey]

Easiest ones around here are 911's and amg mercedes. The engine note is so unique itseasy

[bramley]

An old metro

[AndrewW-G]

Carb fed Ferrari V12s

[KMud]

VAG PD TDIs.

[oa]

Impreza is a good one. Two went by me recently, one was heavily modified but they both had the same individual 'beat'.

Escort 1.8 diesel van - sounds like a 'proper' diesel should!

[wackojacko]

Ferraris in general takes an ultra geek to know exact model.

[attym3]

Leptons said:

Impreza Turbo.

Peugeot diesel, you don't know which one, but it's definately a Peugeot diesel.

Mark

[powwerr]

Transit
Vivaro
Impreza
Golf R32
911
BMW M3
Civic type r (only when its giving it the beans)
Original Beetle.
Mini Cooper S (supercharged)

[PainTrain]

Imprezza's, 6 cyinder e36 and e34, V8 defenders. Range rover sport.

[slipstream 1985]

oa said:

Impreza is a good one. Two went by me recently, one was heavily modified but they both had the same individual 'beat'.

Escort 1.8 diesel van - sounds like a 'proper' diesel should!

yeah you know your post is about to drop through the letterbox when you hear that

[zaphod42]

Renault 5 1.4, and derivatives in the Volvos... shoot me now.

[wackojacko]

In terms of 911's 996's (N/A) sound like a TVR Tuscan (on standard pipes) at around 3,000 rpm...... Very weird when you actually hear them both.

[FreeLitres]

TVR Chimaera and Griffith