BMW did quite well in the UK in 2019 where the population might be less than 80 Million and something like 1.6 million new cars are registered in a year.

 

There is a 1.4 Billion of a population in China which is a very big number of people & lots of chances for BMW to increase sales there.

 

 

Both BMW and Mini sales were down slightly in the UK in 2019 compared to 2018. It would be unfair to publish 2020 figures because the whole UK market took a big hit due to the Pandemic.

That is why i posted the BMW stuff that they published.  Some of us have noticed there is a pandemic that started in the UK in 2020 and has gone on until now.

So, taking of sound...

 

V10s and V12, W8, W12 and W16 all sound exotic as do flat 12s etc but they are usually a bit too expensive for the average person to run, meaning the V8 is quite possibly the most accessible aural treat to purchase. But there are other fabulous sound out there, such as the Jaguar 3.8/4.2 straight six and the glorious BMW 3.2 (S54) M3 CSL - possibly the finest mass production straight 6, at least in sound. Nissan GTR and it's trumpeting V6 is a fun noise and obviously the flat 6 Porsche and flat 4 Scooby are both iconic as well as affordable (just - in the case of the Porsche :D). Triples too can make a fun noise with a slightly course straight 6 sound and the Audi straight 5 sounded great until they put one too many filters in the exhaust. 

 

So going off course a little with the M4 theme of this thread, what the best sounding REAL WORLD engine with LESS THAN 8 cylinders. BDA engines and their ilk are not allowed. You can like an engine because of it's induction noise, it's exhaust noise, or even it's aesthetic layout  

 

And for Gods sake don't just post bloody useless links that you can't be ar$ed to even post an opinion about, We all have the Internet and a computer mouse and most of us have an accompanying keyboard

 

For me the BMW S54 in the M3 CSL is possibly my favourite although the Jag V6S F type sound pretty good with a sports exhaust. 

The old Audi Quattro stright 5 sounded pretty good

 

Me old ZXR400

4 cylinders, 396cc and 14k of revs.  He hits the limiter at about 40sec

 

 

I remember working at Cadwell park and hearing the Norton bikes. They sounded amazing. Sort of a mix between the 2 strokes and 4 strokes but only choosing the best sounds from each. 

 

Apologies to the bike riders as I had forgotten your engines ..."my bad", as they say 

Always loved the flat 4 in the scooby. The V6 turbo in the Renault gta turbo was a fantastic screamer, and as you’ve already mentioned, in a recent car, the V6 F Type when on song is glorious. 

The rotaries in the Mazda 787B sounded pretty interesting as well (or it did when it shot past the campsite at the bottom of the Mulsanne Straight for the umpteenth time at Le Mans...)

 

Actually the privateer RX7's in the lower classes sounded good as well.

 

And as for the Corvettes....   mmmm!!!

Edited 5 March, 20215 yr by skomaz

16 minutes ago, skomaz said:

 

 

And as for the Corvettes....   mmmm!!!

 

 

 Nooooo V8

 

"Foul ref!!"

Don't be sad skomaz, Corvettes are 'ace'. I thought you were adding them to the list of great sounding engines with less than 8 cylinders, but perhaps you were just saying you like Corvettes? 

1 hour ago, Lady Elanore said:

 

 

 Nooooo V8

 

"Foul ref!!"

 

Sorrrry...   Got carried away...

 

How about a TVR flat plane straight 6

 

Or an Essex V6 in a Scimitar GTE...   The one across the road from me sounds nice

I remember the old Ford V6, it was a great sounding engine with the right exhaust  I thought the TVR engine sounded a bit 'meh' to be honest. It only sounded OK when you trying to kill it...which wasn't so hard  They were quick though and looked amazing  All imho of course

I used to live near a guy who had a genuine Lambo Countach V12 in his garage and I would stand and stare if he was going to fire it up. Pure car porn.

2 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

I used to live near a guy who had a genuine Lambo Countach V12 in his garage and I would stand and stare if he was going to fire it up. Pure car porn.

 

The guy with the Scimitar GTE also has a V12 E-type...

Edited 5 March, 20215 yr by skomaz

Heres a clip of the CSL 

 

 

Why not post your favourite 'LESS THAN 8 CYLINDER' engine sounds in here, at least until the first reviews of the new M4 come out and we are inundated with links

 

So far I think the 400cc bike engine is my favourite after the CSL 

Heres a 3.0 V6 Capri sounding very fruity  and looking very nice indeed 

 

 

 

I don’t know how to do link thingys on my phone. But the 3.5 V6 in the Ford GT sounds really well. 

https://youtube.com/watch?v=UqyI07dBCd8&feature=share

6 minutes ago, UndertheRadar said:

I don’t know how to do link thingys on my phone. But the 3.5 V6 in the Ford GT sounds really well. 

This one?

 

 

 

1 minute ago, Lady Elanore said:

This one?

 

 

 

Yes. That’s the very one. Think I managed to get a link added above, but inter web, beyond ordering things on the bay of evil just isn’t my thing unfortunately. 

https://youtu.be/RhT-H5zXKUQ

V6 Dino

^^ The most beautiful car ever made in my eyes  

Just saw this this morning for those who may be interested.

Having asked politely and firmly for people not to simply post links in my thread, but to actually bother to write something to show they have an interest in the subject (good or bad) and not just to show they can click on a web site that 99% of us probably look at anyway. 

 

The above post must be the latest in at least 35 consecutive posts without bothering to post a single thought or word

 

 

 I give up 

Edited 8 March, 20215 yr by Lady Elanore