I love the precision mechanical sound of a +Porsche 911 boxer-6, the muted whoosh of an +Audi R18 TDI racing diesel and the high-pitched wail of a +Ferrari V12, but frankly there is nothing quite so visceral as a large displacement V8 engine. Spend a weekend at an ALMS race and you'll hear all kinds of engine notes but it's the Corvettes that sound the best. In some respects the closest you'll get to a classic Can-Am car like the +McLaren Automotive M8 today is actually the LS3-powered LMPC class in ALMS. Follow the link and watch the clips of the two M8s being fired up.
The McLaren M8C and M8D are better than coffee
Few things will startle you into full alertness better than a big-block Chevy-powered McLaren Can-Am car during a cold start. So here’s a Thursday double-shot of that beautiful cacophony.
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I couldn't agree more. Auto manufacturers are already "augmenting" the sound of combustion engines, so I think it should be standard practice for EVs to come with a wide selection of soundtracks. Though I'm pretty sure it will be hard to match the sound of an old Can-Am.. or a less old F1 V10.
Amen to that. Reminds me of this old clip from the 2006 ALMS at Laguna Seca — compared to the howl of the other race engines, the thunderous bass notes from the C6.R is quite a spine-tingler.
ALMS 2006 Laguna Seca – Sounds of Speed