Playground
No timer, no rules: start any engine, rev it, shift it and bounce it off the limiter. Tap Hear it on a card for a quick rev first. Headphones recommended.
The A80 Turbo and its legendary 2JZ-GTE: a cast-iron 3.0 straight-six with sequential twin turbos and a silky, rising howl. Built from real recordings of a stock car on the dyno.
Godzilla's last Skyline: the hand-built RB26DETT twin-turbo straight-six, six individual throttles and a metallic wail all the way to 8,000 rpm, sent through ATTESA all-wheel drive.
Godzilla: the hand-built VR38DETT twin-turbo V6, all-wheel drive and a dual-clutch that cracks off every upshift. Real onboard recording.
The 13B-REW: a 1.3-litre twin-rotor Wankel with sequential twin turbos, a lumpy brap at idle and a smooth, buzzing scream to 8,000 rpm. All from real FD3S recordings.
The F20C: a 2.0-litre VTEC four making 240 hp without a turbo, with a hard cam change at 6,000 rpm and a howl that runs all the way to 9,000. Built from real recordings of an AP1.
The EJ257: a 2.5-litre turbo boxer whose unequal-length headers give the famous off-beat rumble, backed by a big turbo rush and symmetrical all-wheel drive. From real STI recordings.
The four-door drift legend: a 1JZ-GTE 2.5 L single-turbo straight-six with VVT-i, a silky six-pot howl and a blow-off hiss on every lift.
Nissan's VQ37VHR 3.7 L V6 with variable valve lift: a hard-edged, rasping howl all the way to 7,500 rpm.
Enzo's last Ferrari: a 2.9 L twin-turbo F120A V8 with savage lag, then 478 PS all at once, a gated 5-speed manual and wastegate chatter on every lift.
Yamaha-tuned 1LR-GUE 4.8 L V10 that spins from idle to 9,000 rpm in 0.6 s, so quick it needed a digital tach. Its F1-style shriek is legendary.
The 991.2 GT3 RS: a 520 PS, 4.0-litre MA1.76 flat-six that screams all the way to 9,000 rpm, fed through a lightning PDK. Real recordings.
A 5.7 L V10 born from a stillborn Le Mans programme, revving to 8,400 rpm through a six-speed manual and a ceramic clutch. One of the greatest engine sounds ever made.
The L539 6.5 L V12 at its most savage: 770 PS, an 8,700 rpm howl and a brutal ISR single-clutch that kicks on every upshift.
Hand-built carbon hypercar around a Mercedes-AMG M120 7.3 L V12, with a titanium exhaust whose raw, operatic bark made the Zonda a legend.
Sixteen cylinders, four turbochargers and 1,600 Nm: the Chiron's 8.0-litre W16 is a rolling power station that gets to 420 km/h.
Ferrari's 9,000 rpm F136 flat-plane V8 with the mufflers gone. Pure straight-pipe scream from a real onboard recording.
Audi's 5.2 FSI V10, shared with the Huracan, makes 610 PS and wails to 8,700 rpm through a 7-speed S tronic dual-clutch and quattro AWD.
The LT6: a 5.5-litre flat-plane-crank V8 with dual overhead cams that revs to 8,600 rpm, the most powerful naturally aspirated V8 ever put in a production car. Mid-engined, eight-speed dual-clutch.
The 5.0-litre Coyote V8 in its third-generation form: dual injection, a 7,500 rpm redline and a cross-plane burble that turns into a full-throated howl. Six-speed manual, rear-wheel drive.
A 2.4-litre supercharger bolted on top of the 6.2 HEMI: 707 hp, a blower whine over a thunderous cross-plane V8, and an eight-speed automatic that fires through the gears. Rear tyres not included.
The 1971 Hemi 'Cuda: a lumpy, big-cam 426 Hemi that turns into a big-block roar. Real onboard recording.
BMW's S55 twin-turbo straight-six with a 7,600 rpm limiter and a snappy M-DCT. Real exterior and onboard recordings.
The S54: a 3.2-litre naturally aspirated straight-six with individual throttle bodies and an 8,000 rpm redline, the rasping heart of the most beloved M3 of all.
AMG shoehorned its hand-built 6.2-litre M156 V8 into the compact C-Class: 457 hp, no turbos, and one of the most savage naturally aspirated soundtracks of its era.
The 1981 911 SC: air-cooled 3.0 flat-six rasp and that unmistakable rear-engined howl. Real onboard recording.
Aston's hand-built 5.9 litre V12: smooth and layered at idle, an operatic wail at the top. Real onboard recording.
The Mk3 Focus RS: 2.3 EcoBoost turbo four, all-wheel drive, pops and bangs on lift-off. Real onboard recording.
Schumacher's record-breaking 2004 Formula 1 car: a 3.0-litre Tipo 053 V10 shrieking past 18,000 rpm. Real recordings.
Williams' 2007 Formula 1 car with Toyota's 2.4 L RVX-07 V8: idles at 4,400 rpm and shrieks to 19,000. Real onboard recording.
The 1991 Le Mans winner: a 2.6 L R26B four-rotor rotary screaming to 9,000 rpm, still the only rotary ever to win the 24 Hours.
Works World Rally Car with a 2.0 L EJ20 turbo boxer: off-beat flat-four burble at idle and anti-lag bangs and crackles every time the driver lifts.
Ducati's homologation special: the 998 cc Desmosedici Stradale R V4 with its twin-pulse firing order, revving to 16,000 rpm. Real recordings.
The only supercharged production superbike: a 998 cc inline-four with a centrifugal blower spinning near 130,000 rpm for 231 hp and that unmistakable whine. Real recordings.
BMW's S1000RR superbike: a screaming 999 cc four with an airbox howl and a quickshifter. Real onboard recordings (S1000RR and HP4).
The unmistakable potato-potato lope of a Harley big twin. Real Harley-Davidson and custom chopper recordings.