History Main / V8EngineNoises

* This trope appears in ''Franchise/StarWars'' (yes, '''''Star Wars''''') of all places, with the thrusters of the pod-racers in [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Episode 1]] making noises more akin to contemporary piston engines than jet turbines. In particular, Anakin's pod uses the unedited engine note from a V12 UsefulNotes/FormulaOne car, including the exhaust crackles on upshifts [[note]] jet engines obviously do not need a transmission [[/note]].

* An interesting aversion in ''Film/{{Bullitt}}'', as both cars involved in the famous chase scene were actually V8-powered, but there is no music in the scene. The only sounds are the amplified roars of the the villains' Charger and [=McQueen=]'s Mustang [=GT350=].

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

%%** Played straight as an SugarWiki/AwesomeMoment in ''Film/TwoFastTwoFurious'' when Roman revs his Mitsubishi on a vintage Hemi Challenger. And then the Challenger revs back.

* This trope appears in '''Franchise/StarWars''' of all places, with the thrusters of the pod-racers in [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Episode 1]] making noises more akin to contemporary piston engines than jet turbines. In particular, Anakin's pod uses the unedited engine note from a V12 UsefulNotes/FormulaOne car, including the exhaust crackles on upshifts [[note]] jet engines obviously do not need a transmission [[/note]].

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

* ''Series/TopGear'' has been accused of this, as a way of trying to make their cars sound more exciting. As this sort of thing gets you criticism among car enthusiasts, it's unclear what a car show has to gain from it. They've been known to {{lampshade}} the phenomenon, though, such as when Clarkson and May are recruited to make an ad for the Volkswagen Scirocco Diesel, and the Volkswagen people call them out for "enhancing the sound" this way.

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* ''Videogame/{{The Crew}}'' uses same V8 engine noises for whenever you enter or exit the safehouse or tuner shop and during all cutscenes. While at least a third of the cars on the list are actual V8-powered cars, it doesn't stop your Mini (or Pagani, on the other end of the scale) from sounding like they have race-modded Hemis in them.

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* ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' was a prime offender. The [=DeLorean=] normally has a V6 engine (the [=PRV6=]), but the makers discovered that [[TheAllegedCar it struggled to reach 88 mph]] in a reasonable time, so they had to replace it with a flax-six engine from a Porsche 911. They still found the need to dub V8 noises over it.

* Both played straight and inverted in ''VideoGame/Motorstorm''. Throughout the series, all vehicles in a given class all share the same engine note, regardless of what engine they're modelled having or what the vehicle that inspired them uses. For example, all vehicles in the Rally Car class use an exhaust note reminiscent of a turbocharged inline 4 engine, even vehicles that are modeled with other types of engines, like the Patriot ''V8'' muscle car, while all Supercars in ''Apocalypse'' share the same V12 engine note.

** When Dodge revealed an electric version of the Charger muscle car, the concept featured a synthetic exhaust note that sounds like a [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H heavily processed V8 engine.]]

* In general, {{averted|trope}} in motorsports, where different cars make different noises, and aficionados like to be able to tell them apart by sound. It's particularly pronounced in multi-class endurance racing, where teams run a myriad of cars that tend to have very varying engines, and viewers are almost expected to be able to differentiate the cars by their exhaust note.

* {{Zigzagged|trope}} in the short film [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27%C3%A9tait_un_rendez-vous C'était un rendez-vous]]. Director Claude Lelouch had a Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9, which was already a V8 -- but felt the need to dub the sounds of his [[UpToEleven V12]] Ferrari 275GTB. And he punctuates it with very fake-sounding tire squeals.

* Some modern German luxury cars do this to appeal to customers, by installing sound actuators which fake the noise or simply playing engine noises through the speakers. Technically, they're supposed to "compensate for acoustic deficiencies" -- ''i.e.'' help the driver hear the engine and enhance the engine's sound. The noise they make isn't necessarily the classic "TV V8" engine from an American muscle car, but some manufacturers try to make the exhaust note sound more exciting by using white noise to change the engine's acoustics. It's most typically installed on smaller engines, but you also see it on genuine V8 engines (which occasionally deactivate cylinders for improved fuel economy).

In RealLife, there are many different kinds of car engines. They all sound different, depending on their construction, operation, and even how the intake and exhaust are routed. But the V8 engine has the most distinctive noise of any engine, making it a StockSoundEffect. This trope is when you hear the distinctive V8 engine noise even coming from cars which shouldn't be making it.

* Justified in ''Film/{{Bullitt}}'', as 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.

* Played with in ''Film/JeremyClarksonsThriller'', 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. Here, he also manages to synchronize the exterior and interior sounds perfectly to the action.

** Played straight as an SugarWiki/AwesomeMoment in ''Film/TwoFastTwoFurious'' when Roman revs his Mitsubishi on a vintage Hemi Challenger. And then the Challenger revs back.

** Played straight in Film/Furious7, where the Lykan Hypersport Dom and Brian jump through a building sounds like it has a Lamborghini V10, when the real-world car has a turbocharged Porsche flat 6.

* Owners of {{Rice Burner}}s might make modifications of this sort, usually by means of a cheap exhaust resonator or simply removing the mufflers.

* This trope appears in '''Franchise/StarWars''' of all places, with the sounds of the pod-racers in [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Episode 1]] making noises more akin to contemporary piston engines than jet turbines. In particular, Anakin's pod uses the unedited engine note from a V12 UsefulNotes/FormulaOne car, including the exhaust crackles on upshifts [[note]] jet engines obviously do not need a transmission. [[/note]].

* This trope appears in '''Franchise/StarWars''' of all places, with the sounds of the pod-racers in [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Episode 1]] making noises more akin to contemporary piston engines than jet turbines. In particular, Anakin's pod uses the unedited engine note from a 90's UsefulNotes/FormulaOne car, including the exhaust crackles on upshifts [[note]] jet engines do not need a transmission! [[/note]].

* This trope appears in '''Franchise/StarWars''' of all places, with the sounds of the pod-racers in [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Episode 1]] making noises more akin to internal combustion engines than jet turbines. In particular, Anakin's uses the V10 engine note from a 90's UsefulNotes/FormulaOne car, while Sebulba's sounds reminiscent of a V-Twin motorcycle engine.

EvilSoundsDeep also governs this trope. As a villain's car will have a deep V8 burble or yawp to make them seem more menacing. Even if the car in question never came with a V8.