Cars You Can Identify From Noise Alone

[JustNeil]

Metro 6r4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s8ydSTj7bo&fea...

[Mastodon2]

Imprezas are the most identifiable imo, but I can usually tell if there is a Lancer Evolution nearby just from the sound. A lot of people say the Lancer has a bland thrum, and maybe it does on the standard exhaust, but then I've never seen a single Lancer Evolution with a standard, factory exhaust!

[Jimmy No Hands]

R32 Golf.


Beautiful.

[Triumph Man]

Land Rover 200/300 TDI and TD5 equipped vehicles.

[bazking69]

Impreza is the glaring one. Even my missus can hear an Impreza coming.

[R12HCO]

e46 m3

200/300 tdi landy

pd tdi

impreza

corsa sport (small block xe)

ferrari 360

[iamrcb]

That old Ford 1. 3 that was in the Escort, Ka, Fiesta etc.

tap tap tap tap tap tap tap .. . . . . . . .

stands out a mile

[Remagel2507]

Impreza's, Land Rover TD5's, R32's and I can always tell when a car with a BMW 3.0d engine is coming by,

The sound of the Ford Transits - especially the old ones - is always distinctive too

[oa]

Another one: MINI- wine wine wine from the steering pump

[Lets Torque]

Mercedes Benz SLS

Although most other cars I have got the model/make right or am very close.

I am a car geek.

[petrolsniffer]

Vtec hondas but only when they're giving the beans the harsh induction noise and vtec comming on song is unmistakeable

[SMcP114]

The Nissan Skyline is another easy one.

[odyssey2200]

Morris 1000 (especially on over run)
Most Rover V8 stuff
Trabby

Honda, when V-Tec kicks in

[bigandclever]

Ice cream van.

[jbi]

Volvo's

That 5 cylinder drone

200tdi landy's are fairly distinct as well... nothing else on the road clatters that badly

[Mastodon2]

iamrcb said:

That old Ford 1. 3 that was in the Escort, Ka, Fiesta etc.

tap tap tap tap tap tap tap .. . . . . . . .

stands out a mile

See I heard everyone say the Ford Endura 1.3L was "the most tappety engine in existence", or "a petrol that sounds like a diesel", but my old Fiesta that had one didn't really sound tappy at all, apart from when I started it up in the depths of winter, amongst piles of snow, it sounded pretty bad as it wheezed into life, though mine only had 18,000 miles on when I got it and was in great condition - serviced every 3000 miles prior to me getting it. A lad I work with has a knackered old Fiesta with a load of miles on it and his does not making this tapping noise either...

[George H]

I can usually tell if there is a V12 or V8 Aston nearby purely from sound, and decipher between them.

[bazking69]

oa said:

Another one: MINI- wine wine wine from the steering pump

Agree. I can always hear my missus pulling up after work.

[Planet Claire]

My OH's MX5 with its custom exhaust. I usually have the door open for him long before he has driven into my street!

[The Moose]

I'm an extremely sad !

I can tell the following cars from the noise of the door closing

- MINI
- MX5
- 911 (and I can tell you if it's air cooled or otherwise!!)