by "Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
Published 03/17/2017 at 09:56
by "Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
Published 03/17/2017 at 09:56
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Alfa’s “Busso” powerplant is the classic auto journo example of a V6 that sounds great. And they’re right! Back in the day, a college friend let me drive his 164; it was glorious. But what about less obvious choices? What does Oppo think?
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Say what you want about Maserati’s move into the entry level luxury segment - the SQ4 sounds GOOD. It has I6-esque metallic valvetrain noise in the upper rev range, and they sound cool burbling around town too. Props to this gentleman for thrashing his Italian sports sedan in the snow, that looks like a lot of fun.
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Volkswagen’s VR6 AKA “the wookie” makes a great noise, which is how it got that nickname. It’s an extremely narrow angle motor with one head for both banks, but still a V6 in my book.
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I’m a big fan of older, less refined V6s, especially if they’re carb’d instead of FI. Wasting fuel sounds excellent, like this quick clip of a Ferrari Dino proves. I can’t believe these were so cheap for so long. They’re gorgeous.
So Oppo - what have I missed?
"Illegitimus Prime" (illprime)
03/17/2017 at 10:00, STARS: 1
Dodge/Chrysler 2.7
.... I’m not kidding.
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"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
03/17/2017 at 10:02, STARS: 1
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"Jcarr" (jcarr)
03/17/2017 at 10:02, STARS: 1
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"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 10:07, STARS: 0
yep really not bad! that’s hilarious, especially the intake noise.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 10:10, STARS: 0
wild! and still identifiable as a V6, unlike most V8 formula car motors IMO which sound like 4 bangers
"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
03/17/2017 at 10:12, STARS: 2
Lancia Stratos
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 10:13, STARS: 0
UGH dat clio V6. I’ve lusted after them since new thanks to Top Gear. 9 more years until import time...
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 10:13, STARS: 0
UGH dat clio V6. I’ve lusted after them since new thanks to Top Gear. 9 more years until import time...
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 10:14, STARS: 1
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YEP.
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/17/2017 at 10:16, STARS: 6
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"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
03/17/2017 at 10:17, STARS: 0
Ferrari V6 in a Bertone styled wedge. Basically perfect if you ask me.
"Illegitimus Prime" (illprime)
03/17/2017 at 10:20, STARS: 1
Also, one of my favorite cars of all time. With or without modded exhaust, Mitsubishi FTO with the 2.0 MIVEC(VTEC YO) V6
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"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 10:21, STARS: 2
Oh god I totally forgot about the V6 F type... I can’t get over those center exhausts, they look SO good. And I was really surprised by the exhaust note. Props to Jag.
"Illegitimus Prime" (illprime)
03/17/2017 at 10:22, STARS: 2
Oh and sorry for the double post but the Mazda MX-3 as well with the 1.8 V6. (I’m sure you’re seeing a trend here with my tastes)
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"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 10:23, STARS: 0
And one of the few cars where I’m 100% behind a replica because you’d never whip an original on dirt at this point.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 10:24, STARS: 1
oh man that little V6 sounds so neat!! aggressive AF
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 10:30, STARS: 1
double post = always okay in my threads :) I’m fascinated by little engines with more than 4 cylinders - sounds like a racecar!
"Censored" (chrisbrown2992)
03/17/2017 at 10:33, STARS: 1
GM 3.8 for the every man.
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"Vicente Esteve" (vicente-esteve)
03/17/2017 at 10:42, STARS: 0
What the hell?!
"C62030" (c62030)
03/17/2017 at 10:43, STARS: 1
GM 3.1.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 10:50, STARS: 0
agreed! these are a guilty pleasure of mine. Haters gonna hate but my friend let me drive his Alero to and from NYC and I thought it was really fun. Plenty of torque and a bass-ey note.
"twochevrons" (twochevrons)
03/17/2017 at 10:51, STARS: 0
Not a V6, but you’d probably be interested in the 1.6 litre straight-six that Triumph used in the first few years of their Vitesse/Sports Six model. I have its bigger-bore 2 litre sibling in my Triumph 2000, and it’s a lovely (if extremely heavy) little engine. I’ll have to do a video of it sometime.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 10:55, STARS: 0
I only have IRL experience with the 3800 but I believe it! unusual displacement BTW.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 10:57, STARS: 0
As a dedicated I6 fanboi, I’m sure I’d approve. Also... Triumph FTW! They made the best looking vintage English roadsters IMO.
"Censored" (chrisbrown2992)
03/17/2017 at 11:04, STARS: 1
Not to mention, bullet proof. I had an 04 impala that had over 300k and ran like new. Then some ass hole tried to share a lane with me and it lives no more.
"macanamera" (macanamera)
03/17/2017 at 11:08, STARS: 2
Here’s mine:
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/f-type-exhaust-with-a-gopro-1785822948
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 11:15, STARS: 0
sorry for your loss :( the Q was almost killed in the same way last week by an idiot teenager on the highway... honking and the middle finger were used liberally
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 11:17, STARS: 0
Jag really knocked it out of the park with that V6. Supposedly the sedans sound great too, just a little less aggressive. Dat lease special too... 6k down but the payments are $300
"Out, but with a W - has found the answer" (belg)
03/17/2017 at 11:24, STARS: 1
Ford Cologne V6 as used in the TVR 280i and S Series.
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/17/2017 at 11:31, STARS: 1
uhhh where is that lease special?? Cuz I’m about to make some questionable decisions.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 11:31, STARS: 1
I’ve always been amused by the cologne V6, mostly because of the name lol.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 11:34, STARS: 1
http://www.jaguarusa.com/current-offers/xe-offers.html \
It technically isn’t even that irresponsible if you calculate the money you’d lose from depreciation if you bought one...
"kanadanmajava1" (kanadanmajava1)
03/17/2017 at 11:45, STARS: 1
I generally dislike V6 and their sound. Of course there’s an exception. Alfa Romeo 155 VI TI DTM had two variants of very high revving V6s. Here’s the earlier 60 degree version.
And here’s the later 90 degree version.
"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
03/17/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 1
I really want a replica. That noise. Also the TL type s from the early 2000s sounded pretty good too
"Out, but with a W - has found the answer" (belg)
03/17/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 1
Köln would have been a bit too exotic for your average non-German, I guess.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 11:49, STARS: 1
high rev limits definitely help V6s sound good!
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 11:51, STARS: 0
Yeah I really like the aggressive rear end with those quads too. The TL still looks better than most modern Acuras IMO.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 11:52, STARS: 0
Ja, sicher! (for sure)
"BritishLeyland™" (leylandcars)
03/17/2017 at 11:54, STARS: 0
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Mini-Metro, at your service!
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 11:56, STARS: 0
so good! that widebody too hahah omg, it’s SEMA worthy
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/17/2017 at 12:00, STARS: 1
Whoops thought you meant for an F Type.
"twochevrons" (twochevrons)
03/17/2017 at 12:01, STARS: 0
I’d be inclined to agree! Though I’ve always had a soft spot for their 2000 and 2500 series of family cars; they essentially took the suspension and drivetrain from the TR series roadsters and put a sharp-looking four door body on top. And they can be made to sound like this:
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"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
03/17/2017 at 12:23, STARS: 0
Some great picks there :)
I’d also add in the Maserati Biturbo V6 which isn’t often found on these lists. It really is a great sounding engine. Early turbo tech definitely leaves a lot of rawness and burble that’s missing in modern variable geometry turbos, and you get some old-school turbo whistle and over-run stuff too!
"theuserformerlyknownasaluminumfoil" (theuserformerlyknownasaluminumfoil)
03/17/2017 at 13:44, STARS: 1
I honestly love the way the Honda/Acura V6s sound with an intake. Dat VTEC noise
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 13:57, STARS: 0
exactly, it sounds like they transform when on cam, VTEC style
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 13:58, STARS: 1
thx :) and yeah I forgot about those motors! Biturbos come up here and there in immaculate condition for like 5k on Craigslist. But that’s just the price of entry...
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 14:01, STARS: 0
Me too! I get really excited when I see a 4 door thanks to my sports sedan thing and you never see them around here. I’d have a a very hard time choosing between a TR6 and a 2500.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 14:01, STARS: 1
hahahah ok that explains the excitement
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/17/2017 at 14:06, STARS: 1
Bruh an F Type for $300 a month is a steal even with $6k down.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 14:17, STARS: 1
Oh for sure! That’d be insane and I’d leave work right now. Sry should have specified the XE
"C62030" (c62030)
03/17/2017 at 15:03, STARS: 1
It sounds really good with a little sportier exhaust (it’s much louder in my Grand Prix than in my friend’s Corsica). And it is pretty unusual, definitely on the smaller end of the V6 spectrum. But lots of torque.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/17/2017 at 15:17, STARS: 0
yeah the 3800 I drove was anemic up top but had plenty of torque to dip into at low RPMs
"C62030" (c62030)
03/17/2017 at 17:34, STARS: 1
Exactly the same.
"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
03/17/2017 at 19:26, STARS: 1
Yeah i’ve noticed their price has had a bit of a jump recently. What was a 1500 quid car before is now verging on 4k which is irritating for me, seeing as i could probably swing 1500 now...
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/18/2017 at 11:13, STARS: 0
Yeah that sounds right, imagine the maintenance and parts nightmare lol.
"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
03/18/2017 at 16:24, STARS: 1
Well, my dad’s got two (one of which he daily drove for years) and the maintenance really isn’t anything above the ordinary with the fuel injected cars.
Parts aren’t the easiest I must admit...
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/18/2017 at 20:04, STARS: 0
I did hear that there are tons of forums/aftermarket fixes for common problems. I’m looking for a project this summer and if one popped up I’d totally pull the trigger.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
12/06/2017 at 13:37, STARS: 0
I know this is way late but I stumbled upon this from searching Busso v6. It was mentioned once but the J series honda/acura motors actually sound great with exhaust. I may be biased but I have also owned vq35 and other v6es that didnt sound nearly as good or feel as special.
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My setup is pretty mild though, but you get the idea.
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For an ancient transverse v6 that comes in regular family cars, its one of the best.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
12/06/2017 at 13:38, STARS: 0
Late to the party but yeah, the j series engines sound amazing for being so widespread. Mine is a mild setup but you get the idea:
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