RS4

[HYFR]

They are clearly wrong. I love the 4.2 V8 sound but that 6.2 V8 is, in my humble opinion, the best sounding motor out there.

Clearly not heard my R8

[RIV]

You can have a sound off, but your be playing catch up when he puts his foot down that's for sure

[Nickyboy]

There is a chance that mine will be here this week and on Friday I am seein my friend who has just picked up a new C63. We can then have a sound off!

Jealous.

[535dboy]

You can have a sound off, but your be playing catch up when he puts his foot down that's for sure

Depends on the weather

[535dboy]

There is a chance that mine will be here this week and on Friday I am seein my friend who has just picked up a new C63. We can then have a sound off!

Jealous.

I'm not holding my breath but apparently it is in the uk!

[RIV]

[quote]Silas wrote:
You can have a sound off, but your be playing catch up when he puts his foot down that's for sure


Depends on the weather
[quote]

Yep and if it's raining his fooked

[Graeme4130]

Silas wrote:
You can have a sound off, but your be playing catch up when he puts his foot down that's for sure


Depends on the weather

Yep and if it's raining his fooked

Or if there's a corner/less than perfect surface/mud/standing start

C63 is a wonderful sounding machine and very well screwed together, but not faster than an RS4 in most real world scenarios (to quantify this statement - I have a friend with a C63 estate and we've been head to head many times with both of us driving both cars, and unless we're talking dry Dual carriageway, the RS4 is a marginally faster car)

[MikeFish]

You can have a sound off, but your be playing catch up when he puts his foot down that's for sure

But you'll overtake him when he is in the ditch.

I agree the C63 is one of the best sounding cars from the factory. Whilst DKs R8 sounds amazing he had to fit an aftermarket exhaust to it, like I did to get a proper sound out of mine. Mine sounds very similar to the C63 now.

[RIV]

[Whilst DKs R8 sounds amazing[/quote]

Yeh that no doubt is true but aren't we talking v8 not v10

[MikeFish]

[Whilst DKs R8 sounds amazing

Yeh that no doubt is true but aren't we talking v8 not v10

No, we were talking about great sounding cars regardless of number of cylinders.

[vjma]

Whilst DKs R8 sounds amazing he had to fit an aftermarket exhaust to it, like I did to get a proper sound out of mine. Mine sounds very similar to the C63 now.

I beg to be different. The R8 V10 sounds amazing even on standard exhaust. I agree that the RS4/C63 is nice but nothing is like that V10 when it is stirred, especially in a spyder with the top down...

[sonny]

They are clearly wrong. I love the 4.2 V8 sound but that 6.2 V8 is, in my humble opinion, the best sounding motor out there.

Have to agree there, they did a good job with the exhaust system for sure. I love the C63, but..would never want to own one.

[adsgreen]

It's a different noise.
V8s have two noise types really.
The big ones (corvette engines, holdens, mercs) generally rev a lot lower and so the noise is much deeper and bass like.
The smaller ones (rs4, ferrari etc) tend to rev much higher so the noise is more of a scream.

For me personally after having both 6l+ v8 cars and the 4l v8's I prefer the noise of a screaming high revving engine.
There's just something about an IC engine on full throttle over 8k rpm than is just divine. Esp when it's followed by a swift heel n toe downchange. IT's just "right".

Larger ones are a little bit more lazy and whilst fun I don't think it's for me.

My little old track car that hit 9k rpm was great and with the near solid engine mounts made for a sensory overload.

[HYFR]

+1 adsgreen

8,700RPM FTW !

[adsgreen]

Hah - I've had one little engine hit 9500 but unfortunately valve spring let go so can't really say it was "by design"

I keep looking at the small 2.4 v8 bike derivatives that chuck out good power and 11k rpm.
Just don't have any time for projects at the moment. Still got a half arsed start at a xj220 replica at my parents.