Ah, the "British Racing Misery". Super powerful but very unreliable. That, along with the three liter BRM H16 (which was too heavy to be competitive) were rathe

Ah, the "British Racing Misery". Super powerful but very unreliable. That, along with the three liter BRM H16 (which was too heavy to be competitive) were rather exotic engines. But yes, they must have sounded great, at least when they didn't break down, that is. I really like the sound (in recorded footage, would love to hear it in person) of the Cosworth DFV, although it's a much more conventional engine. The (inherently unbalanced) flat plane V8 engine with an unusual valve arrangement, coupled with a tuned exhaust has a great sound. It's was a handful to drive with a very narrow power band, giving out only a few hundred horsepower at ~6000 rpm, and quickly jumping to 400+ hp at 7500 rpm when the exhaust tuning does its trick. You can hear from the exhaust note when it's about to kick.