RD Fun Contest - Best Racing Engine Ever Made (II Turn)

[JoeAMGC63]

No doubt about it, Flat 6, no matter the displacement.

 

[David Brock]

Best ever, Ferrari flat 12....... Listen to this tiny baby sing.

 

[manu68]

Cosworth V8 and F1 Ferrari V12 belongs to Formula one history forever.
Flat 6 (and bigger) Porsche belongs to Endurance Racing history forever.

Difficult choice.

My heart goes to the Flat-6 porsche
My soul goes to a ferrari V12 for the pure beauty of the beast.

 

[Koen Verlinde]

Arguably the V6 is the best of all when it comes to balance, efficiency, adaptability, practicality and quite a few other things.

 

[HazelR]

Voted V8, cos it has to be the V8, but specifically the Buick 215 which developed into the Rover V8 fitted to amongst others the Classic Range Rover (like mine), TVRs, insane Land Rover 90s and Beetle conversions.
All alumin(i)um construction when its competitors were cast iron,
and most importantly you can lose 4 cylinders and still have a 4 cylinder engine!

 

[Jozsusz]

Of course the V10 will win in overal

 

[wombat999]

Voted V8, cos it has to be the V8, but specifically the Buick 215 which developed into the Rover V8 fitted to amongst others the Classic Range Rover (like mine), TVRs, insane Land Rover 90s and Beetle conversions.
All alumin(i)um construction when its competitors were cast iron,
and most importantly you can lose 4 cylinders and still have a 4 cylinder engine!

I banned people who drove anything powered by that engine from our driveway unless they had their own drip tray! Only engine I've come across that leaks oil from the Welch Plugs.

 

[HazelR]

That's how you know its got oil in it, when the leaks stop panic!

 

[Nevini]

The ISIMotor2 engine is the best engine of all time ;-)

 

[mantasisg]

It is definitely superchaged IL8 from 30s, who cares that fuel runs faster than water into sink at your home. And that is big.

But it sounds like mother nature.

42:00

 

[blekenbleu]

For smoothness and exhaust notes, inline-6 specifically Austin Healy 3000, BMW M1 and various Jaguar XK 3.4/3.8/4.2 versions. I've heard and seen them all race live and owned street examples of A-H and Jag, as well as E34 M5 with its iteration of BMW's M1 engine:

 

[jmfjcas]

for me V8, 5I in second place

 

[Jason M Fuller]

No love for the straight six?

The BMW and Jaguar straight sixes are the best motors built.

 

[David Faraday]

DVF. End of competition.

 

[moimoi123]

Has the be the Cosworth DFV for sure

 

[Juliusz Baczynski]

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Lancia Stratos.

Why? (Ferrari) Dino V6 engine. I believe that is sufficient. Just listen to its engine note to understand why, if you still have any doubts.
Never had the pleasure to see it in real life unfortunately, thankfully it is well represented in sims and racing games. Dirt Rally is the one I drove it in the most.

Best racing engine in what sense?

 

[treza94]

How about Rotary Dorito ? ^^