Best *sounding* cars of all time
 

We were talking exhaust sounds on the exhaust thread. Since I first heard the song of a V12 250GTO, sound is one of my favorite aspects of an automobile, so I thought I'd open it up to the best of all time.

My personal favorites:

V12 – Bizzarini’s V12, in top sonic form in the countach QV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZTYm...om=PL&index=11
Of course, the original testarossa with that 250 engine is as close to sonic Nirvana as it gets: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu-FZ...eature=related
And the DBS gets an honorable mention: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zeae...embedded#at=35

V10 – The Carrera GT wins, hands down: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE_WqdKbTvY (skip to 1:50)
Honorable mention - Viper V10 with Corsa exhaust: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6WF8...layer_embedded
The LFA has to get a nod: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrdskadbW54

V8:
None of Ferrari's V8s has touched the sound of the five-valve 355: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhPFubhO0qA (make sure to catch (0:55) & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR_kz...eature=related
The related 8C Competizione is also excellent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8br0B...eature=related
Best new American V8 - ZR1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObFBtVbe-ug (skip to 1:00) & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S7xbxuaXrA (great bit at 1:25)
Best old American - 427 Cobra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g49ygzXRns
V8 Vantage (epic): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBziXr9QaEU & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJXUSrfc_PA
And it’s kind of a dweeby car, but the McLaren Merc has to be mentioned, as it simply sounds unreal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHGeZ45saKw (skip to 2:00)

The king of all, though, might just be the BRM v16: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBKUQ...eature=related (make sure to catch the bit at 1:00)

Feel free to post your favorite(s)...

Pagani


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Porsche Carrera GT

Lexus LF-A.

Nissan 350z.

+1

The Pagani is awesome, but I don't understand it as the end-all-be-all - it's a merc V12, and in the R it just sounds like a race motor. Okay if you're into that, but not particularly musical.

Did you even listen to that BRM? The original Testa rossa?

Feel free to post a link to change my mind. I'm just not finding anything that spectacular...

Aston Martin DB9
The thing sounds incredible when you hit the push button start, just growls.

These cars just give me goose bumps. Another that already mentioned that I agree with is the Carrera GT. Any F-Car sounds good, especially with a Tubi Exhaust :drool: The Pagani just has such a distinct I can never afford screech.

what about 76 bondo brown volkswagon with rusty bumbers and crushed tailpipes?
those make similar sounds but belch an enormous amount of crapola into the air....

here check this out

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epic fail here.

hmmmmmmm...:shakes head:

didnt see a link in there for mine :ugh2:

:happydance: its in the SF bay area too

NSX :tup:...god does it send chills down the spine with the drive by

If only made an rx-8 like this one

787b

furai

Carrera GT is probably my favorite engine note. A close second would be a Ferrari F50 with full Tubi exhaust :tup:

Pagani Zonda
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Nothing beats the Zonda R's sound on that clip from Monza. Simply the best...