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...
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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.

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Anonymous

I see -.- an old alfa and an F1

02/12/2017 - 08:18 |
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Anonymous

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And now… a modern alfa

02/12/2017 - 08:24 |
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Anonymous

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Well, the “old Alfa” wagon is drifting

02/12/2017 - 10:06 |
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Anonymous

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An alfa sounds like a forester?

02/12/2017 - 15:26 |
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Anonymous

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Oh, boy

02/14/2017 - 00:23 |
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Tomislav Celić

Eargasm

02/12/2017 - 08:21 |
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Anonymous

‘Turbocharger “spoils” the exhaust note’
SAY THAT AGAIN, I DARE YOU

02/12/2017 - 08:26 |
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Anonymous

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WHERE THE R32 AT BOIS

02/12/2017 - 08:32 |
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Robbie 3

This needs a NSFW label

02/12/2017 - 08:44 |
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NSFW/L

02/12/2017 - 09:22 |
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imtrademarked

if f1 racing would sound like this i would consider ( probaly) watch f1 racing, but they sound like high pitched sheisse

02/12/2017 - 10:37 |
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Anonymous

It sounds more like the old F1 . V12 era .

02/12/2017 - 11:09 |
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Anonymous

The Alfa sounds nothing like those neutered vaccuum cleaners.

02/12/2017 - 12:38 |
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Anonymous

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I think the new cars sound pretty unique compared to the V8s

05/03/2017 - 23:54 |
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Jamie Thomas

Personally…

02/12/2017 - 13:24 |
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Mickey Mouse

Can we please have that V6 in this car?

02/12/2017 - 15:20 |
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The 2.9 biturbo in this beauty aint a bad thing at all:) but yes, the Busso is and will be a masterpeace.

02/14/2017 - 11:31 |
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675LT_ftw

What if Alfa Romeo made a return to F1?? But someone has made an article!!

02/12/2017 - 16:36 |
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