Jaguar 'explains' the difference in sound between V6 and V8
11-05-12, 10:51 AM
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Jaguar 'explains' the difference in sound between V6 and V8
Jaguar attempts to explain using their new F-type roadster
http://www.topgear.com.ph/news/what-...cylinders-make
What Aural Difference do 2 extra cylinders make?
It's easy to tell a four-cylinder engine from a 12-cylinder mill just by the sound alone. The noise of a screaming four-pot is very different from that of the high-pitched whine emitted by something akin to a Formula 1 car's engine. But what about a V6 and a V8 engine? Can you tell the difference just by the addition--or subtraction--of two cylinders between a V6 and a V8 using only your ears?
Well, Jaguar is letting us know with a short video starring its new F-Type roadster. Available with either a 3.0-liter V6 or a 5.0-liter V8, the F-Type is heard and then seen roaring away from the camera, first with the V6 and then with the V8.
Judging by the video, it seems the V8 has a more aggressive sound than the V6. What do you think?
It's easy to tell a four-cylinder engine from a 12-cylinder mill just by the sound alone. The noise of a screaming four-pot is very different from that of the high-pitched whine emitted by something akin to a Formula 1 car's engine. But what about a V6 and a V8 engine? Can you tell the difference just by the addition--or subtraction--of two cylinders between a V6 and a V8 using only your ears?
Well, Jaguar is letting us know with a short video starring its new F-Type roadster. Available with either a 3.0-liter V6 or a 5.0-liter V8, the F-Type is heard and then seen roaring away from the camera, first with the V6 and then with the V8.
Judging by the video, it seems the V8 has a more aggressive sound than the V6. What do you think?
http://www.topgear.com.ph/news/what-...cylinders-make
Thats about as perfect a comparison as you can get. The V8 sounds like a biker gang is in town.
11-06-12, 01:23 AM
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Yeah, it seems that there is a directly proportional relationship between:
Intensity and roar of a vehicle's exhaust sound
AND
engine cylinder count
*assuming all other factors & variables are same or constant*
P.S.
Does engine displacement also have an effect as well? Or not really?
Intensity and roar of a vehicle's exhaust sound
AND
engine cylinder count
*assuming all other factors & variables are same or constant*
P.S.
Does engine displacement also have an effect as well? Or not really?
11-06-12, 10:06 AM
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Yeah, it seems that there is a directly proportional relationship between:
Intensity and roar of a vehicle's exhaust sound
AND
engine cylinder count
*assuming all other factors & variables are same or constant*
P.S.
Does engine displacement also have an effect as well? Or not really?
Intensity and roar of a vehicle's exhaust sound
AND
engine cylinder count
*assuming all other factors & variables are same or constant*
P.S.
Does engine displacement also have an effect as well? Or not really?
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