Most audibly pleasing vehicles.

An old Alfa GP car from the pre-post war era.
Straight eight, supercharged, 1.5 litres.
It screamed.

Heard it at the Oz GP in ('91 or '92?) when it was circulating with the W155 Merc that Fangio was piloting (and crashed ! :eek:)
The fuel that Merc used was the best smelling toxic substance I've inhaled :D

Jean Gooses XJS Jag at Bathurst ('83 or '84) sounded fantastic too. Twin pipes so it sounded like a stereo straight six calico rip until it hit about 7000RPM where it then changed to a classic V12 scream :cool:
The TWR cars that came in following years just plain hurt as well as sounding blaah with their quad exhausts.

wondering where you can hear a 16v149 in a vehicle

thats 2384 cubic inches of engine

I've heard them plenty times in a powerhouse at 1500rpm

noun 1. any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport: a motor vehicle; space vehicles. 2. a ...Boat:)

My 300tdi can be quite nice at times.

[ame=http://youtu.be/TLKIHEQpxiI't=2m45s]Jefferies Aug 2013 - YouTube[/ame]

I have pretty agrarian ideals when it comes to what is pleasing :D:D

Caving to the pressures of the hive mind, a rover V8 with the right buttons pushed can sound the ducks guts.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by phibbzy

My 300tdi can be quite nice at times.

Jefferies Aug 2013 - YouTube

I have pretty agrarian ideals when it comes to what is pleasing :D:D

---

:eek:

Sorry, but you need to get out more. 4 cylinder diesels sound like :toilet:

:angel:

And that's coming from someone that used to run a 300Tdi with an uncorked 3" pipe !
It was awful in the extreme, and even now that it's been silenced somewhat with a clever muffler and reasonable resonator, it still sounds ordinary. Just the nature of the beast. :(

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by rick130

:eek:

Sorry, but you need to get out more. 4 cylinder diesels sound like :toilet:

:angel:

And that's coming from someone that used to run a 300Tdi with an uncorked 3" pipe !
It was awful in the extreme, and even now that it's been silenced somewhat with a clever muffler and reasonable resonator, it still sounds ordinary. Just the nature of the beast. :(

---

Clearly your exhaust bearing was on the way out :D

But absolutely - the drone on the highway is pretty amazing, but that's why I love it! It's the opposite end of elegant.
The same mates of mine that love how their 2.8 patrols note & whistle are the same ones that fall into despair when their foot wells get moist.

Unrefined beauty is where its at for me with the Defender at least. It would be completely out of place on a BMW but when your best view of the world is mud and you can't see the pedals for water it fits perfectly.

These were not too bad either,start at the 1 min 16 sec mark.
without the drivers chatter,it would sound better....


[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anZlA3_EEuw[/ame]

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

wondering where you can hear a 16v149 in a vehicle

thats 2384 cubic inches of engine

I've heard them plenty times in a powerhouse at 1500rpm

---

Commonly used in mining trucks, shunting locos, small ships.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by garrycol

A Mud crawling 101 in Zoom Zoom mode
FC 101 Offroad - YouTube

---

:cool::cool::cool:

Well, if we can count boats, try the MTU series 538, fitted to the Fremantle patrol boats. 3,200 SHP, 2,400KW. I've never seen a better engine. Typical German efficiency, every major maintenance routine had it's own boxed tool kit. Each spanner shaped to fit. And it sounded as it looked, awesome!. Bob