I'm with you on this one. I love the growly low notes of that V8 the rest sound too LOOK AT ME I'M A SUPERCAR. It's like Darth Vader (James Earl Jones) vs Luke (Mark Hamil), they can both get the job done and even if in the end the shouty kid wins the villain does what he does with style and you can't help but admire that.I knew what my response was going to be before I watched the videos. The SLS. For a start I absolutely love V8s. And while the other 3 sound fine and all that; I'm not a fan of the 'scream'. It'll make your ears bleed but won't move your bowel, which is exactly what I would want from a noise.
I think this thread needs some more noises; the Ferrari, Lexus and Lambo all sound too similar I'd say.
Now...if somebody made a 9 cylinder engine...
if you want to get technical the 20B has 9 combustion chambers
I have a theory. Piston engines of multiples of three sound the best.
I have a theory. Piston engines of multiples of three sound the best.
Firing order also has a big deal with it. For example, a Honda V6 sounds magnificent, while a Nissan V6 sounds generic and aritificial.
There is a certain...'texture' that is absent from 4, 5, 8, and 10 cylinder engines that you get in spades with 3, 6, and 12 cylinder engines. It's difficult to describe. It's almost like an imperfection.
Now...if somebody made a 9 cylinder engine...
I know I'm dating myself here, but to me the best sounding car is none of the above. I'm not sure what it is exactly, (Maybe playing too many video games) but all of those cars sound artificial to me. Like the exhaust notes were designed in a laboratory rather than the raw "voice" of the engine. Plus, it's impossible to replicate the induction sound you get from carburetors.