Toyota · 1998
Toyota Supra MK4
The A80 Supra Turbo's 2JZ-GTE: a 3.0 L cast-iron straight-six with sequential twin turbos. Recorded from a stock car on a dyno.
- Engine
- Inline-6 twin-turbo · 3.0 L
- Power
- 320 hp
- Redline
- 6,800
Cruise
Pick a car and drive. The road runs on through hills, forest, desert and mountains, and it's different every time. You can change the time of day and the weather, or turn on the autopilot and just listen.
- Nissan · 1999
Nissan Skyline GT-R R34
The last Skyline GT-R, with the hand-built RB26DETT twin-turbo straight-six, six throttle bodies and ATTESA all-wheel drive.
- Engine
- Inline-6 twin-turbo · 2.6 L
- Power
- 276 hp
- Redline
- 8,000
- Nissan · 2012
Nissan GT-R R35
The R35 GT-R's hand-built 3.8 L VR38DETT twin-turbo V6, with all-wheel drive and a dual-clutch gearbox. Recorded onboard.
- Engine
- VR38DETT V6 · 3.8 L
- Power
- 545 hp
- Redline
- 7,000
- Mazda · 1993
Mazda RX-7 FD3S
The 13B-REW, a 1.3 L two-rotor Wankel with sequential twin turbos. Lumpy at idle, smooth all the way to 8,000 rpm.
- Engine
- 2-rotor twin-turbo · 1.3 L
- Power
- 255 hp
- Redline
- 8,000
- Honda · 2000
Honda S2000 AP1
The F20C, a 2.0 L VTEC four making 240 hp with no turbo. The cam changes over at 6,000 rpm and it revs to 9,000. Recorded from an AP1.
- Engine
- Inline-4 VTEC · 2.0 L
- Power
- 240 hp
- Redline
- 8,800
- Subaru · 2006
Subaru Impreza WRX STI
The 2.5 L EJ257 turbo boxer. Unequal-length headers give it the off-beat rumble. All-wheel drive.
- Engine
- Flat-4 turbo · 2.5 L
- Power
- 300 hp
- Redline
- 7,000
- Toyota · 1998
Toyota Chaser JZX100 Tourer V
The four-door Toyota the drifters love: a 2.5 L 1JZ-GTE single-turbo straight-six with VVT-i, and a blow-off on every lift.
- Engine
- Inline-6 turbo · 2.5 L
- Power
- 276 hp
- Redline
- 7,000
- Nissan · 2009
Nissan 370Z
Nissan's VQ37VHR 3.7 L V6 with variable valve lift, revving to 7,500 rpm.
- Engine
- V6 · 3.7 L
- Power
- 332 hp
- Redline
- 7,500
- Ferrari · 1987
Ferrari F40
The last Ferrari Enzo signed off: a 2.9 L twin-turbo V8 with a lot of lag, then 478 PS at once. Gated 5-speed manual.
- Engine
- V8 twin-turbo · 2.9 L
- Power
- 471 hp
- Redline
- 7,750
- Lexus · 2011
Lexus LFA
A 4.8 L V10 tuned by Yamaha. It goes from idle to 9,000 rpm in 0.6 s, too quick for a needle tach, so the car got a digital one.
- Engine
- V10 · 4.8 L
- Power
- 553 hp
- Redline
- 9,000
- Porsche · 2019
Porsche 911 GT3 RS
The 991.2 GT3 RS, with a 4.0 L flat-six making 520 PS and revving to 9,000 rpm, through a PDK.
- Engine
- Flat-6 NA · 4.0 L
- Power
- 513 hp
- Redline
- 8,800
- Porsche · 2004
Porsche Carrera GT
The Carrera GT's 5.7 L V10, first built for a Le Mans car that never raced. Revs to 8,400 rpm, with a six-speed manual.
- Engine
- V10 · 5.7 L
- Power
- 603 hp
- Redline
- 8,400
- Lamborghini · 2019
Lamborghini Aventador SVJ
The SVJ's 6.5 L V12: 770 PS, 8,700 rpm, and a single-clutch ISR gearbox that kicks on every upshift.
- Engine
- V12 · 6.5 L
- Power
- 759 hp
- Redline
- 8,500
- Pagani · 2005
Pagani Zonda F
Carbon-fibre Pagani built around a 7.3 L Mercedes-AMG M120 V12, with a titanium exhaust.
- Engine
- V12 · 7.3 L
- Power
- 594 hp
- Redline
- 7,500
- Bugatti · 2016
Bugatti Chiron
An 8.0 L W16 with four turbos, 1,500 hp and 1,600 Nm. Limited to 420 km/h.
- Engine
- W16 quad-turbo · 8.0 L
- Power
- 1,479 hp
- Redline
- 6,700
- Ferrari · 2013
Ferrari 458 Italia Straight Pipes
A 458 Italia with its 4.5 L flat-plane V8 and the mufflers taken off. Recorded onboard.
- Engine
- Flat-plane V8 · 4.5 L
- Power
- 570 hp
- Redline
- 8,800
- Audi · 2016
Audi R8 V10 Plus
Audi's 5.2 L V10 (the same engine as the Huracan): 610 PS, 8,700 rpm, a 7-speed S tronic and quattro.
- Engine
- V10 · 5.2 L
- Power
- 602 hp
- Redline
- 8,500
- Chevrolet · 2023
Chevrolet Corvette Z06
The LT6, a 5.5 L flat-plane V8 with four cams that revs to 8,600 rpm. Mid-engined, with an 8-speed dual-clutch.
- Engine
- Flat-plane V8 · 5.5 L
- Power
- 670 hp
- Redline
- 8,500
- Ford · 2018
Ford Mustang GT
The third-generation 5.0 Coyote V8, with direct and port injection and a 7,500 rpm redline. Six-speed manual, rear-wheel drive.
- Engine
- Cross-plane V8 · 5.0 L
- Power
- 460 hp
- Redline
- 7,400
- Dodge · 2015
Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
The 6.2 HEMI with a 2.4 L supercharger on top: 707 hp, blower whine and an 8-speed automatic.
- Engine
- Supercharged V8 · 6.2 L
- Power
- 707 hp
- Redline
- 6,200
- Plymouth · 1971
Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda
The 1971 Hemi 'Cuda and its 426 big-block, on a big cam that makes it lope at idle. Recorded onboard.
- Engine
- 426 Hemi V8 · 7.0 L
- Power
- 425 hp
- Redline
- 6,200
- BMW · 2014
BMW M4 (F82)
The F82 M4's S55 twin-turbo straight-six, with a 7,600 rpm limiter and the M-DCT gearbox. Recorded inside and out.
- Engine
- S55 inline-6 · 3.0 L
- Power
- 431 hp
- Redline
- 7,300
- BMW · 2001
BMW M3 E46
The S54, a 3.2 L straight-six with a throttle body per cylinder and an 8,000 rpm redline.
- Engine
- Inline-6 · 3.2 L
- Power
- 333 hp
- Redline
- 7,900
- Mercedes-AMG · 2008-2014
Mercedes-AMG C63
AMG's hand-built 6.2 L M156 V8 in the small C-Class. 457 hp and no turbos.
- Engine
- Cross-plane V8 · 6.2 L
- Power
- 457 hp
- Redline
- 7,000
- Porsche · 1981
Porsche 911 SC
A 1981 911 SC with the air-cooled 3.0 L flat-six. Recorded onboard.
- Engine
- Air-cooled flat-6 · 3.0 L
- Power
- 204 hp
- Redline
- 7,200
- Aston Martin · 2017
Aston Martin DB9
Aston Martin's hand-built 5.9 L V12. Smooth at idle, loud at the top. Recorded onboard.
- Engine
- V12 · 5.9 L
- Power
- 540 hp
- Redline
- 6,750
- Ford · 2016
Ford Focus RS
The Mk3 Focus RS, with a 2.3 EcoBoost turbo four and all-wheel drive. Pops on lift-off. Recorded onboard.
- Engine
- Inline-4 turbo · 2.3 L
- Power
- 350 hp
- Redline
- 6,800
- Ferrari · 2004
Ferrari F2004
Schumacher's 2004 Ferrari, with the 3.0 L Tipo 053 V10 revving past 18,000 rpm.
- Engine
- V10 NA · 3.0 L
- Power
- 900 hp
- Redline
- 18,800
- Williams · 2007
Williams FW29
Williams' 2007 F1 car, with Toyota's 2.4 L RVX-07 V8. It idles at 4,400 rpm and revs to 19,000. Recorded onboard.
- Engine
- V8 2.4 L
- Power
- 750 hp
- Redline
- 18,500
- Mazda · 1991
Mazda 787B
Mazda's 1991 Le Mans winner, with a 2.6 L four-rotor R26B revving to 9,000 rpm. Still the only rotary to win the race.
- Engine
- 4-rotor · 2.6 L
- Power
- 700 hp
- Redline
- 9,000
- Subaru · 2006
Subaru Impreza WRC
A works WRC Impreza with the 2.0 L EJ20 turbo boxer. Off-beat burble at idle, and the anti-lag bangs every time you lift.
- Engine
- Flat-4 turbo · 2.0 L
- Power
- 300 hp
- Redline
- 7,500
- Ducati · 2019
Ducati Panigale V4 RBeta
Ducati's 998 cc V4 from the Panigale V4 R, with a twin-pulse firing order and a 16,000 rpm redline.
- Engine
- V4 90-degree · 1.0 L
- Power
- 218 hp
- Redline
- 15,500
- Kawasaki · 2015
Kawasaki Ninja H2Beta
The only supercharged production superbike: a 998 cc four whose blower spins at about 130,000 rpm, for 231 hp.
- Engine
- Inline-4 supercharged · 1.0 L
- Power
- 228 hp
- Redline
- 14,000
- BMW · 2015
BMW S1000RRBeta
BMW's 999 cc S1000RR four with a quickshifter. Recorded onboard an S1000RR and an HP4.
- Engine
- Inline-4 · 1.0 L
- Power
- 199 hp
- Redline
- 13,500
- Harley-Davidson · 2016
Harley-Davidson Big TwinBeta
A Harley-Davidson big twin and its potato-potato idle. Recorded from Harleys and a custom chopper.
- Engine
- 45° V-twin · 1.9 L
- Power
- 95 hp
- Redline
- 5,500