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[Dan333SP]

I've just spent another solid 20 minutes browsing youtube for videos that give me goosebumps with fantastic engine sounds of all sorts, I was wondering if you guys had any you'd like to share, be it from sports car racing or F1 or whatever... Here are my contributions-

A bunch of Ferraris at the Spa Ferrari Days, everything is amazing from the 512M to the 333SPs to the F1 cars at the end.

Hakkinen on a qualifying lap at Monaco in the 2001 Mclaren. Best exhaust of the V10 era, no question. Makes me hate the V8s, shame the TC noise is so constant.
http://www.youtube.c...0...&lf=mh_lolz
Some historic GP cars taking off at Goodwood. Love the 312B3.

[Andrew Hope]

For well over two years I thought I'd never hear a car that could top the BRM V16, but this did:

Edited by andrew., 10 November 2011 - 14:30.

[DracoN]

Roaring Angel LFA N24

[Nottub]

Hakkinen on a qualifying lap at Monaco in the 2001 Mclaren. Best exhaust of the V10 era, no question.

No question? not so sure about that... Here: http://www.youtube.c...feature=related same track for comparison

[Mark 1]

For well over two years I thought I'd never hear a car that could top the BRM V16, but this did:

That Judd Beemer is Fantastic, although i thill think the BRM V16 just has the edge

[Nottub]

For well over two years I thought I'd never hear a car that could top the BRM V16, but this did:

great sound

[Nottub]

Fantastic V6 sounding more like a V12

[ocp]

http://forums.autosp...w...916&hl=1966

[midgrid]

F1 Sound Battle - V12 vs V10 vs V16

There are some videos on YouTube of mid-1990s warm-up sessions on Argentine TV with no commentary, such as this one from the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix.

[Alfisti]

Hakkinen on a qualifying lap at Monaco in the 2001 Mclaren. Best exhaust of the V10 era, no question. Makes me hate the V8s, shame the TC noise is so constant.

This is so depressing on so many levels. Firstly that glorious sound, the V8 just sound wrong, all ****ing wrong. Then the car itself, better proportions than today and was just before the crazy winglet/slip up era culminated in extreme ugliness in 2008. Then the handling, man how SLOW does he look in the corners? They are on rails today and you can see him trying to reign in all that power whereas today they seem to have more grip than power.

Absiolute shite what we have now, shite.

[Rubens Hakkamacher]

This is so depressing on so many levels.

They are on rails today and you can see him trying to reign in all that power whereas today they seem to have more grip than power.

Formula One has completely lost the concept that it's about entertainment, and entertainment of *people outside of the world of Formula One*. The 2004 V10 sounded great, why are they going to a smaller displacement V6 again....?

WTF?

[morrino]

They are on rails today and you can see him trying to reign in all that power whereas today they seem to have more grip than power.

+1.

On topic:

I love the sound of the V6 Turbo engines of 80's:

Edited by morrino, 10 November 2011 - 16:59.

[Woody3says]

This is so depressing on so many levels. Firstly that glorious sound, the V8 just sound wrong, all ****ing wrong. Then the car itself, better proportions than today and was just before the crazy winglet/slip up era culminated in extreme ugliness in 2008. Then the handling, man how SLOW does he look in the corners? They are on rails today and you can see him trying to reign in all that power whereas today they seem to have more grip than power.

Absiolute shite what we have now, shite.

100% agreed

[Dan333SP]

No question? not so sure about that... Here: http://www.youtube.c...feature=related same track for comparison ;)

That Honda made a great noise, I recall thinking it was just a bit louder and higher pitched than the rest of the field when I saw it race in Canada, but none of the V10s gave me goosebumps the way the 2000-2001 Mclarens did with their unique shriek. Almost like a V12, shame they went mainstream in 2002 with their exhaust configuration.

Fantastic V6 sounding more like a V12

The NSX sounded nice, but the new HSV that replaced it sounds even better-

http://www.youtube.c...feature=related

Edited by Dan333SP, 10 November 2011 - 17:45.

[Dan333SP]

I've been looking for clips of one of my favorites, the BMW V12 LMR, but the car stopped racing just before the explosion of digital cameras and recording devices, and it's not a frequent visitor to historic events so good footage is hard to come by... Here's a bit from Sebring in 1999, lots of other footage but the BMWs are screaming past frequently in the first couple minutes, I loved that car and the others with that awesome BMW V12 (V12 LM 98, Mclaren GTR).

Edited by Dan333SP, 10 November 2011 - 17:58.

[wingwalker]

From 0:38




I posted this already, but it's well worth it. Raw recording of R-31 doing practice start, sounds like it's about to explode.

[Andy865]

F40 Competizione. The best sound ever, of anything.

[Wormstrum]

the Saab two-stroke V4, just because you will fool everyone around you to think that you are driving something extremely fast

[olliek88]

And some of you guys think the current V8s sound bad.............





Codswallop i say!

[phoenix101]

It's alive.

[Crossmax]

[Alfisti]

And some of you guys think the current V8s sound bad.............





Codswallop i say!

Rubbish. Anemic.

[Victor_RO]

Matra V12. End of story... or not really.



Mazda 4-rotor



And everything else in the Group C days.

[mikeC]

the Saab two-stroke V4, just because you will fool everyone around you to think that you are driving something extremely fast

Yup! A great sound, but it is, of course, a 3-cylinder two stroke - the V4 was a four stroke, and sound quite different

[Wifey]

the sound of the v8 in person is a sound to behold tho, the mclaren at silverstone was the most deafening sound on the overrun at silverstone this year no other car could compare, the r31 was a good second lol

however i do love the sound of the v10 scream

[mikeC]

Without doubt my personal favourite is the V16 BRM already mentioned. I was a little nipper at the 1951 British Grand Prix at Silverstone where BRM scored its first World Championship point when Reg Parnell finished 5th. I don't remeber the exhaust note, but the wail of the supercharger bouncing of the old hangers on Hanger Straight will live with me forever. A close second would be the V12 Matra, but that has also been mentioned already... so lets open your eyes to some more sounds with which I grew up:

http://www.youtube.c...feature=related

vee-twins, fours, straight sixes, straight eights (not here, unfortunately, but search for Bugatti 35B) all have their distinctive sounds, but may I commend the single-cylinder Peugeot at around 50 seconds on this clip

[Lennat]

This might be my favorite:

Love that 3 liter V12...

[phoenix101]

And everything else in the Group C days.

Have you seen this one before?

If not, you're in for a real treat. The madness starts at around 3:55. Turn up your speakers.

[blackonyx4]

1992 F1 testing in Monza...

[ATM_Andy]

The Mazda 787b sounds pretty awesome.

[Rob893]

Yay a sound thread, My favourite

Matra 670 and the 787b, already mentioned earlier but who cares!


The 2011 Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT, My personal favourite. Unfortunately this video is a bit quiet so you will need to turn it up a bit to get the full effect.

[Enkei]

If you like the sound of that 2001 McLaren through the streets of Monaco, I suggest you watch this too:
It makes the current engines sound like lawnmowers.

[Nottub]

That Honda made a great noise, I recall thinking it was just a bit louder and higher pitched than the rest of the field when I saw it race in Canada, but none of the V10s gave me goosebumps the way the 2000-2001 Mclarens did with their unique shriek. Almost like a V12, shame they went mainstream in 2002 with their exhaust configuration.

I see what you mean. I prefer the latest Honda V10's because of the way it screams/sounds at full song. That's such a crisp sound. Yes it was louder than the rest, all Hondas are louder and not just a bit, even I could clearly see the difference from the poor sound quality of the net streams. But the 'scream' of their latest V10's was almost scary. It was like a wild demon releasing all its fury. It sounded like it rev'd higher than the rest. That sound is what made me really love F1.

Sato revving it to the moon: http://www.youtube.c...nel_video_title

[Andrew Hope]

Might've already been posted before (I know I've posted it in another thread) but absolutely monstrous.

Lamborghini Murcielago RS-V hillclimb.

[morrino]

the sound of the v8 in person is a sound to behold tho, the mclaren at silverstone was the most deafening sound on the overrun at silverstone this year no other car could compare, the r31 was a good second lol

however i do love the sound of the v10 scream

Good sound is not the same as loud. Top Fuel dragsters are really deafening but the sound is monotone. Current V8s might be loud but compared to the glorious V10s they're only an annoying and loud noise.

[genespleen]

Not sure if I'd say it's *the* best, but it's up there, to me:

[Callisto]

V10s

[Dan333SP]

Matra V12. End of story... or not really.



Mazda 4-rotor



And everything else in the Group C days.

Here's something a bit more obscure from the Group C days, the Mercedes C291. Flat 12 3.5L engine, completely different sound than the bassy V8 turbos it replaced in the C9 and C11. Awesome. Also, Michael Schumacher drove it, so it has to be cool

Yay a sound thread, My favourite

Matra 670 and the 787b, already mentioned earlier but who cares!


The 2011 Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT, My personal favourite. Unfortunately this video is a bit quiet so you will need to turn it up a bit to get the full effect.

While on the subject of the Lambo, here's another video of it doing a hillclimb in Austria or Germany, brilliant noise. No need to turn this one up...

Edited by Dan333SP, 11 November 2011 - 05:02.

[ViMaMo]

I havent gone through the lists posted above but if anybody could post the Ducati's sound (esp from onboard) in their first few years in MotoGP, maybe the GP3/4/5 , that was something. It was on their site few years ago, now its gone. The sound was just monstrous, not in loudness but the tone of it. Absolutely amazing. I have tried youtube but never found one.

[Disgrace]

The exhaust note of the MP4-15 was deeper than the 16, I'm fairly sure of it. Anyway, it's what made me initially fall in love with McLarens.

Here.

[Peat]

Jean Alesi stabbing the throttle of a Ferrari V12 through Stowe is a sound that will live with me forever.

[Dan333SP]

Nothing wrong with the V12 Ferraris at all... I had the pleasure of seeing an ex-Alesi 1991 Ferrari on track for a demonstration at the same time as a 1968 ex-Amon 312F1. Very different sounds, both of them spine tingling. I only wish I'd had a recording device of some sort that day.

[Meanstreak]

A lot of links below but not just some random picks because I have a playlist list decicated for sounds. I find the early 1990s engines generally the pinnacle of sound. Because of the rawness. 2000s engines despite the very high revs sound so much more refined and less "ballsy". Just imho.

Canadian GP 1993 full throttle fly-bys (wait for 0:35):


Benetton B192 (historic) accelerations:


Toyota TS010 3.5L V10:
http://www.youtube.c...cH-M5oP4#t=194s

Hillclimb Osella with 3.0 BMW I6 engine:


Amateur footage from 1991 Le Mans:


Aston Martin V12 on the Mulsanne:


Audi Quattro S1 replica:
http://www.youtube.c...nMjruyzd0#t=14s

Edited by Meanstreak, 20 November 2011 - 19:17.

[Vanishing Point]

http://video.google....621683779274240 4.03-5.43

[Meanstreak]

Not sure if I'd say it's *the* best, but it's up there, to me:

A bit better sound quality (1990/Suzuka/Mansell):

I've been looking for clips of one of my favorites, the BMW V12 LMR, but the car stopped racing just before the explosion of digital cameras and recording devices, and it's not a frequent visitor to historic events so good footage is hard to come by... Here's a bit from Sebring in 1999, lots of other footage but the BMWs are screaming past frequently in the first couple minutes, I loved that car and the others with that awesome BMW V12 (V12 LM 98, Mclaren GTR).

Here's a recording from 1998: http://www.mediafire...x3x6d9jam67i271

And the F1 GTR: http://www.mediafire...sfdbzx4wwspyxow

They're someone's recordings. I can't remember the site address, if it even still exists.

Edited by Meanstreak, 20 November 2011 - 01:47.