If the sound track of the original Lemans doesn't make your hair stand on end you aren't a car guy.
If the sound track of the original Lemans doesn't make your hair stand on end you aren't a car guy.
My favorite, but definitely not the best, engine sound is a taxi spec 2.0L D-Tech Holden I4 with a low quality aluminum cold air intake, exhaling through a bone stock Daewoo Nubira 1.5 exhaust.
It had all the intake noise in the world, a basically silent exhaust note, and a general feeling of "ah, this car has a head cold."
The way it managed to be incredibly anti-social and beige-K-Mart-slacks frumpy at the same time always made me laugh. 
One for each flavor:
Ford Mustang GT
markvince said:Ford Mustang GT
I'm not sure which one you're talking about, but to me the old push-rod 289/302 could sound absolutely glorious with the right exhaust.
250cc.
18,000rpm.
Inline 6 (!)
Behold, the Honda RC166.
My E60 M5 with its Dinan Exaust is glorious. A 2nd gear pull to 8,000 + RPM in the tunnel leading to Logan Airport is great fun.
Has anyone mentioned Subaru fours?
Didn't think so 
The sixes sound pretty nice.
A late model stock car just revving in neutral or at the end of a straight when they hit the chip.
They sound awesome revving in neutral because of the tiny clutch they run. They wind up and down very quickly.
In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
I like the sound, except its air cooled and attached to a Cessna.
Air starter on an Alco 251.
I actually really like the sound of any Macintosh & Seymour/Alco diesel engine. They've got a weird chant at idle, and then a really raspy throttle-up.
In reply to NickD :
An RS3 has an Alco 244 in it, not the McIntosh and Seymour derived 539 engine. All of the older 4 stroke locomotive diesels sound pretty cool though, but the 539 is certainly unique compared to the noises the come out of a 244, 251, or a GE 7FDL. The old Baldwins are pretty unique and cool sounding too.
In reply to rslifkin :
Yeah, I was just referring to all the engines used by Alco. And McIntosh & Seymour was bought out by Alco and became a wholly-owned subsidiary after the 539 engine, and the 244s and 251s were built in the McIntosh & Seymour plant at Auburn, NY where the 531/538/539 were built. I rode in a 539-powered S-1 once, and it was like riding in a paint shaker (big 9572ci inline-6 for those not familiar)
In reply to A 401 CJ :
2013-2014 Mustang GT. It features the first-generation 5.0L Coyote V8, delivering a deep, throaty growl that defines modern muscle cars. Its high-revving, naturally aspirated engine produces a classic yet aggressive sound, especially when paired with aftermarket exhaust systems.
MB-Sauber C11 twin turbo v8 group c car has an amazing roar
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