History Main / V8EngineNoises

-->-- '''[[TopGear Jeremy Clarkson]]''' regarding the Tesla Roadster

* Justified in {{Bullitt}}. Both cars involved in the famous chase scene were actually V8-powered - the villains' Charger used a 440ci (7.2L) Magnum V8, while [=McQueen=]'s Mustang [=GT350=] was powered by a 390ci (6.4L) V8.

* Averted and played straight at the same time in the short film [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27%C3%A9tait_un_rendez-vous C'était un rendez-vous]] director Claude Lelouch dubbed the sounds of his [[UpToEleven ''V-12'']] Ferrari 275GTB over the V-8 noises of the Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 actually used to film the sequence.

* Part of what makes [[http://www.youtu.be/WEROVWDp3n0 this]] Creator/FreddieWong's video so awesome is the dubious overdubbing of real vehicle sounds and effects.

* Part of what makes [[http://www.youtu.be/WEROVWDp3n0 this]] FreddieWong video so awesome is the dubious overdubbing of real vehicle sounds and effects.

* TheRemake of WarOfTheWorlds has the first generation Dodge Caravan, in all its fake woody panel, 4-cylinder engine glory, speeding away in the beginning thrumming out the sound of a V8.

* Played With in ''Jeremy Clarkson's Thriller'', where he creates a [[HotPursuit movie chase scene]] with a Mini Cooper and a Renault Twingo, both tiny 4 cylinder hatchbacks, and both overdubbed with V8 soundtracks. Special mention goes to this one for also synchronizing the exterior and interior sounds perfectly to the action.

* Justified in {{Bullitt}}. Both cars involved in the famous chase scene were actually V8-powered - the villains' Charger used a 440ci (7.2L) Magnum V8, while McQueen's Mustang GT350 was powered by a 390ci (6.4L) V8.

** It should be noted that in the mid-90's Ford did make an SHO variant of the Sable's sister car, the Taurus, with the V8 used in the contemporary Mustang. But that's not much of an excuse for its use here.

* BackToTheFuture was a prime offender, the [=DeLorean=] normally has a V6 (the [=PRV6=]), but they overdubbed V8 engine noises.

[[UsefulNotes To be noted:]] the ''classic'' V8 burbling sound is almost always generated by odd-firing V8s with cross-plane crankshafts usually associated with American Musclecars. Any other V8 design, from the flat-plane Ferrari or Maserati engines to the high-rpm Lotus Esprit V8, and especially today's V8 FormulaOne engines, sounds different.

* ''Series/GoldRush'' seems to use the sound of a carbureted V8 that doesn't want to shut off while various large, diesel engine powered machines are seen being shut down. Diesel engines ''never'' make that noise.

* Series/GoldRush seems to use the sound of a carbureted V8 that doesn't want to shut off while various large, diesel engine powered machines are seen being shut down. They ''never'' make that noise.

* In ''SinCity'', the sound of a V8 engine is said to be vastly different from the sounds of other engines.

[[UsefulNotes To be noted:]] the ''classic'' V8 burbling sound is almost always generated by odd-firing V8s with cross-plane crankshafts usually associated with American Musclecars. Any other V8 design, from the flat-plane Ferrari or Maserati engines to the high-rpm Lotus Esprit V8, sounds different.

[[UsefulNotes To be noted:]] the ''classic'' V8 burbling sound is almost always generated by odd-firing V8s with cross-plane crankshafts. Any other V8 design, from the flat-plane Ferrari or Maserati engines to the high-rpm Lotus Esprit V8, sounds different.

* TheRemake of WarOfTheWorlds has the first generation Dodge Caravan, in all its fake woody panel, 4-cylinder engine glory, speeding away in the beggining thrumming out the sound of a V8.

* The ultimate aversion of this will always be classic Indianapolis 500s, where the sounds of competing engines of different designs (most notably numbers of cylinders) could be and were regularly commented on not only by motorsports journalists present from both radio and television, but also the fans in the stands.

* The ultimate aversion of this will always be classic Indianapolis 500s, where the sounds of competing engines of different designs (most notably numbers of cylinders) could be and were regularly commented by not only the motorsports journalists both radio and television, but also the fans in the stands.

* The ultimate aversion of this will always be classic Indianapolis 500s, where the sounds of competing engines of different designs could be and were regularly noted by the observers and motorsports journalists, including both radio and television.

* The ultimate aversion of this will always be classic Indianapolis 500s, where the sounds of competing engine of different designs could be and were regularly noted by the observers and motorsports journalists, including both radio and television.

->"I'm surprised it doesn't come with a CD of V8 engine noises!"
-->Jeremy Clarkson regarding the Tesla Roadster