The Alfa Romeo 155 DTM Sounds Remarkably Like A Modern F1 Car (But Better)
TIL: the old Alfa Romeo V6 Ti DTM car from 1996 sounds just like one of the modern-era V6 F1 machines...
Given that it’s also a V6 engine that revs to around 12,000rpm, I suppose it shouldn’t be that surprising that this brilliantly shouty Alfa sounds a lot like a modern F1 car, but the similarity is quite striking.
While modern 1.6-litre F1 units can rev to 15,000rpm, they’re typically kept to a 12,000rpm ceiling during race weekends for boring reasons like reliability and fuel saving. The 2.5-litre Alfa unit meanwhile spins up to 11,500rpm, producing just shy of 500bhp. And as there’s no turbocharger ‘spoiling’ the exhaust note, it sounds noticeably gnarlier than the smaller F1 engine.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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I love to drive this car un assetto corsa, and the v6 busso its glorious
I dont know why but i love this car in the 1993 scheme
The amazing thing is that the basic design of this very busso engine was used in at least 7 other cars for 30 years
That’s on my chrismas list.
Sound like turbo V6 of 80’s F1