Classic V8 engines have a very distinct sound that modern engines seem to have lost over the years. How did automakers achieve this sound?

Our cars can make some pretty strange sounds. If you drive them for long enough, you'll most likely experience some fairly unsettling noises at some point or another. While any unusual sound coming ...

The V10 engine has a special place in automotive history. It's one of the rarest configurations, often reserved for exotic supercars. In fact, until Formula One embraced V10 engines, the Viper was the ...

A lot of factors go into a great exhaust sound, but one of the most important is the number and arrangement of the cylinders. Arranging 8, 10, or 12 cylinders in a “V” creates sounds that are music to ...

An aircraft is seen during a planespotting clip focused on the powerful sound of its engines from the camera position. The footage captures the plane in the airport environment as the engine noise ...

Engines with odd numbers of cylinders aren’t very common. The only configurations that normally see used in automobiles are inline-three cylinder engines and inline-fives. Needless to say, an ...

Joel has shared his experiences in the car world not just in text, but also on podcasts and web videos. He enjoys learning ...