Guess the mystery press car

I’m going for the 2009 Corvette ZR1, that definitely sounds like a supercharged V8!

I’m going down a similar road – Cadilac CTS-V?? Gave me that friday feeling whatever it is!

XFR. Pretty sure of it… Even the exhaust pipe looks similar.

Nope, nope and nope I’m afraid.

Keep the guesses coming though!

I’m guessing Aston V8 Vantage..

I’m going to go for a Bowler, either the Wildcat or the Nemesis. Engine sounds a bit broken in that delightful TVR way.

Ok, one from the leftfield – the Brabus Tesla and its new fangled “space sound generator”?

Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S

Give me another minute….

Hows about the ML63??

Alfa 8C?

Sounds like that new VXR Holden thingy. If you lot booked it in without me knowing, someone’s going to get thumped!!

Some weird and wonderful new press car? Porsche Panamera.

I think it’s the latest version of the Vauxhall VXR8, the Bathurst S.

Porsche Cayenne GTS or Turbo S

Mercedes SL 63 AMG

but it also could be and american v8 but dunno the model.

Nobody is correct so far. We’ll announce the car on Monday morning… or if somebody gets it right.

I know it’s not a V8, but maybe the new AM DBS Volante?

We’ll keep looking at your answers over the weekend and I will post a picture of the car in question as soon as someone gets it right.

Failing that we’ll vote on our favourite answer and award the prize based on whoever posted the most interesting answer.

A couple of clues to help you along;

(1) It’s ‘not’ made by a North Amercan manufacturer
(2) You could walk into a dealership in most major countries and buy one
(3) The manufacturer in question has a racing pedigree on both tarmac and loose surfaces.

See if that makes it any easier, or confuses you further…;)

A Bentley Brooklands. 🙂

Alright! This is a total stab in the dark but what about a Toyota Landcruiser???

Child like glee not something silly like a Toyota Aygo with the V8 from the Lexus IS-F dropped in it Clio V6 style?

Or perhaps a Corolla? with the same Mods

Nope.

This might well start a feature about ultimate Q-cars.

Alright folks you’re going to have to dig deep (really deep) to win this competition, because nobody has come close yet.

If you’ve got a complete petrol-head buddy that’s known for their encyclopedic knowledge of cars then get them to listen to this sound clip – you’re going to need all the help you can get.

A further clue;

(4) It’s a ‘standard’ production car. Not a modified special or home-built mutant.

C63 to replace the M3.

I saw Chris eubank on the Brighton-Victoria train yesterday.

@Vinny – Now you’re clutching at straws… 😉

The new Audi S4 with the V6 T engine!

XJR?

Is it a new car?

Is it a new car?

RS4 or the previous gen RS6?

The new 750i??

Holden Maloo

sorry, Steve’s clue about a marque with racing pedigree on both tarmac and loose surfaces confused me, that’s why I thought it could be the new Audi S4… But then again it’s a V6 not V8… I also thought it could be Merc C63 AMG, but it seems it isn’t that either. Anyway, final effort: Lexus IS-F …

Audi or Porsche, thats wat im feeling. Panamera sounds like a potential, but the engine sounds kind rough and the note is def. not very refined. I’m thinking, probably an Audi. Subaru??? Renault?? BMW!!!! yes, im thinking BMW, new bmw z? haha im throwing stuff out there.

It has a metallic sound, like a Porsche, but is a V8…

My guess goes to the X6 5.0i X-Drive

Audi S5.

@Alex – Yes, it is indeed a brand new car.

Audi R8 V10…

Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S

http://www.maserati.com/mediaObject/COM/models/quattroporte-sport-gt-s/MASERATI_Details-Grill_2/resolutions/res-o694x384/data.jpg

…has a 4,691cc V8 engine with 440bhp and a 7,200rpm red-line…

[img]http://www.maserati.com/mediaObject/COM/models/GranTurismo-S/GranTurismo_10/resolutions/res-694×384/data.jpg[/img]

…with 0-62mph in 5.1 seconds and a 178mph top speed…

As for racing pedigree…

1) Formula 1: Maserati won the F1 drivers championship in 1957 with the great Juan Manuel Fangio

2) Rallying: Maserati engines were used in the Citroen SM that won the 1971 Morrocco Rally and others including the Citroën DS Special Rally and the Ligier JS2

3) FIA GT: Maserati’s MC12 won the FIA GT1 team championship in 2005, 2006, 2007…

🙂

Keep the guesses coming everyone, the answer will probably surprise you and will make excellent fodder for a good pub quiz.

You can download the sound file from our Audio section and use it to test your friends (once you know the answer yourself).

I can tell you that so far nobody has even come close to the manufacturer who makes this car..

The new Hyunday coupe, or an Infiniti G35??

Do they sell it in the US?

@Mike – Yes, they do.

The most unlikely V8 I can think of … the Volvo S80?

And the answer is (drum roll please)….

Now download the clip and wind up your friends. 🙂

[Toki, please email me with an address where we can send the stickers]. Well done.

Sweet..

What kind of Volvos do you get over there? None of them over here spark “child-like glee” on my side of the Atlantic. I need to move.

Where are you based Mike? This S80 AWD is on sale in the US for $51k.

The rest of the car is the usual conservative Volvo, but it has an engine designed by Yamaha..

Where are you based Mike? This S80 AWD is on sale in the US for $51k.

The rest of the car is the usual conservative Volvo, but it has an engine designed by Yamaha..

Oops, a bit late!

Damnit! I was down to either Volvo or Hyundai Genesis. Nice work, Toki!

I’ve seen the occasional S80 over here in the US. The S80, even the V8, over here has a reputation of being anti-“child-like glee”. They’re usually driven by elderly people. Until now, (maybe this is a US-spec thing) I didn’t know Volvos made any kind of noise.

i’m going for the vxr8 bathhurst s! that looks and sounds like a “supercar exhaust” care of tom walkinshaw’s team of aussie nutters! tell tale whine at idle aswell. and out of eveything it will defo make you giggle and act childish lol!!!

Finally found a video of a US-spec S80 V8 (too late even over here to take a trip to the dealer), and it does sound nice. Add in the large depreciation, and it could make an interesting second-hand buy (even though I am nowhere near the target age group). Actually, that scares me a little.

My next guess would have been the Noble M600 which is to be volvo v8 powered. What an exciting sounding volvo! – never thought i’d say that!

V8 alimented with 85% of bioethanol right? Interesting! Now I understand why the sharp sound of this ticky challenge!

OK, maybe we got a bit too excited by a sober, sombre black Volvo that sounds like that… but the office literally emptied when I started it up. It is a lovely engine, made all the more exciting by its stealthy (almost anonymous) surroundings.

I think one of the best accolades came from an employee in a neighbouring office who asked me “is it meant to sound that way?”.

This S80 has got to be one of the most unassuming Q-cars on sale today. Can anyone suggest anything more worthy than this? (as a brand new car available to the average punter)

Audi RS4??? with standard exhaust?

Here is another one:

Sounds great indeed!!! I wasn’t expecting that answer for sure!
What can we expect from that one? Feature+video? 😀

Oldsmobile Aurora from the late 90s.

I should come on here more often, I could have answered that question just by looking at the tail pipe! Though I’m not sure if that’s a good thing…

@Gary – Very brave of you to admit that…

I was just saying the other day that I used to be able to identify any car at night by its headlights. That was in the days when halogen lights were considered hi-tech and long-before xenons. Nowadays it’s much more difficult, or perhaps I’m just losing my touch..

Tailpipes are ‘one’ of the more identifiable aspect of cars, but not as clearly as wheels. We knew that if we’d shown you a picture of the S80s wheels then the competition would have been very short-lived.

Get a life!!!

Just kidding 😉

knowledge is never enough!!

@Steve –

I used to guess the model from headlights either, but with recent models things are a bit difficult. Thing is: halogen headlights used to light all the glass surface you see during the day. As this component design evolved, the interior got a lot more complex and the light ‘shape’ you see facing a car at night, is a lot different from the actual exterior shape of the headlight.

We need to store two times more visual memory nowadays!! 😀

@Steve –

I believe Volvo’s claim is 0-60 in 6.5 sec. Wouldn’t a Mercedes E550 (E500 over there?) blow the Volvo’s doors off.

Porsche Cayenne s (new style).

Jaguar XFR

Why are people still guessing!? Read Toki and Steve’s posts…

@Ian F – Ian I am assuming that these are answers to the question I posed, namely is there any more inconspicous Q-car than the S80 V8 currently on sale?

I can’t think of anything, but I would be keen to hear of any suggestions. We might even form a feature around the theme of “Ultimate Q-cars”..

Toyota Camry V6. I believe Car and Driver tested a 0-60 time in under 6 sec, and it’s essentially the same engine that will be in the Lotus Evora.

Its an Audi RS4!!!

I think it may be a Jag XFR?

Whose is the 106 Rallye in the pic? Good choice.

@will_968 – It’s Dickie’s 106 Rallye that he bought to run as a long-termer. You can read a little more about it on this thread..

http://blog.drivers-republic.com/2009/01/27/drs-mystery-new-long-termer/

its a sl63 amg……if not then im sure that it is one of the AMG cars produced currently

Motaz… you gravedigger

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