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For me, it's the Lexus LFA. Thing sounds like a spaceship.

by reitoei 11y ago

crypteasy 11y ago
My favorite engine sound is the Toyota Hybrid TS030 going from electric to its V8. Also sounds like a spaceship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRECqhIZwIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRECqhIZwIA
- donkeyd 11y ago
  That's pretty awesome!
- tyh 11y ago
  I couldn't stop smiling when I heard this. Incredible!
- ericcumbee 11y ago
  The only thing better about that car is hearing John Hindhaugh of Radio Le Mans start talking about it during a race and he says "1000 Brake Horsepower" (Gasoline Engine + Super Capacitor Hybrid System). you can hear the smile on his face as he says it.
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Alupis 11y ago
The most unique has got to be a 4 rotor RX8 (rotary engine). Back when I had an RX8, I wanted to convert it's stock 2 rotor over to a 3 or 4 rotor purely because of this engine sound! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Fgi1OQqao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Fgi1OQqao The rotary engine is amazing. In the RX8, the powerband kicks in around 4500-5000 rpm, and pulls strong right up through the redline at 9500 rpm. The engine loves high rpm! You can sit in 3rd gear running at 8500 rpm at 80+ mph on the highway and it'll just take it without question. The BMI 4 rotor has a much higher redline, if I recall, near 11,000+ rpm.
- beat 11y ago
  A friend of mine has an '85 RX7 (last of the original series, and a GSE no less) with some mods, including exhaust replacement. It's such a great sounding engine. I love that a little redline alarm goes off not because you're in danger of blowing it up, but because you're out of the power band at that point. You can't really blow up a rotary engine like you can a piston engine - it doesn't have crap like spring-loaded valves to bounce. As long as it has oil, it's happy. And no fake anything in that car! You really feel the road when you're driving, feel the mechanicals as well as hear them. I really should buy it from him one of these days.
  - reitoei 11y ago
    > As long as it has oil, it's happy. And thus we reach biggest complaint about rotary engines.
    - Alupis 11y ago
      > And thus we reach biggest complaint about rotary engines. Complaint? Never heard one from an RX8 owner (only shock from new owners who didn't read-up on how the engine operates, and thought they had a leak someplace!). If you changed your oil out when you were supposed to, chances were you'd never notice it eating oil.

For me, it's the Lexus LFA. Thing sounds like a spaceship.

by reitoei 11y ago

For me, it's the Lexus LFA. Thing sounds like a spaceship.

My favorite engine sound is the Toyota Hybrid TS030 going from electric to its V8. Also sounds like a spaceship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRECqhIZwIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRECqhIZwIA

donkeyd 11y ago
That's pretty awesome!
tyh 11y ago
I couldn't stop smiling when I heard this. Incredible!
ericcumbee 11y ago
The only thing better about that car is hearing John Hindhaugh of Radio Le Mans start talking about it during a race and he says "1000 Brake Horsepower" (Gasoline Engine + Super Capacitor Hybrid System). you can hear the smile on his face as he says it.

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Alupis 11y ago

The most unique has got to be a 4 rotor RX8 (rotary engine). Back when I had an RX8, I wanted to convert it's stock 2 rotor over to a 3 or 4 rotor purely because of this engine sound! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Fgi1OQqao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Fgi1OQqao The rotary engine is amazing. In the RX8, the powerband kicks in around 4500-5000 rpm, and pulls strong right up through the redline at 9500 rpm. The engine loves high rpm! You can sit in 3rd gear running at 8500 rpm at 80+ mph on the highway and it'll just take it without question. The BMI 4 rotor has a much higher redline, if I recall, near 11,000+ rpm.

beat 11y ago
A friend of mine has an '85 RX7 (last of the original series, and a GSE no less) with some mods, including exhaust replacement. It's such a great sounding engine. I love that a little redline alarm goes off not because you're in danger of blowing it up, but because you're out of the power band at that point. You can't really blow up a rotary engine like you can a piston engine - it doesn't have crap like spring-loaded valves to bounce. As long as it has oil, it's happy. And no fake anything in that car! You really feel the road when you're driving, feel the mechanicals as well as hear them. I really should buy it from him one of these days.
- reitoei 11y ago
  > As long as it has oil, it's happy. And thus we reach biggest complaint about rotary engines.
  - Alupis 11y ago
    > And thus we reach biggest complaint about rotary engines. Complaint? Never heard one from an RX8 owner (only shock from new owners who didn't read-up on how the engine operates, and thought they had a leak someplace!). If you changed your oil out when you were supposed to, chances were you'd never notice it eating oil.