VIDEO: Sound OFF! Ferrari's 458 Italia Spyder Vs. Jaguar's XKR-S Convertible -- Which Sounds Better?

Ferrari and Jaguar.

Both are storied European marques but they can't be further from the other. Especially when it boils down to sound. But there's no better way to see and hear the difference, you have to follow along with Autocar's Steve Sutcliffe to understand.

The Ferrari, predictably, has a high-pitched shriek emitting from its triple exhaust, meanwhile the flagship XKR-S Jaguar convertible has an extremely gutteral grunt.

It's with amazement that I watch this clip and then remember "Wow, these both are V8s and they sound COMPLETELY different!"


Both the Ferrari 458 Spider and the Jaguar XKR-S Convertible get V8 motors and arguably the most sonorous exhaust notes out there. Steve Sutcliffe gets out the noise-meter and visits a tunnel to decide which sounds best.



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ThierryHenry14 - 10/17/2012 10:55:08 AM

+1 Boost

Without a doubt, the Ferrari has a more exotic, high pitch noise that is distinctively Ferrari. The Jaguar has a more throaty rumble of a large displacement V8, but that could be readily found in American Muscle cars, and not as unique.

In my opinion, its not even a question that the racebred, high revving V8 of the Ferrari is the better sounding, an perhaps one of the best sounding V8s on the market.

cdoke - 10/17/2012 9:44:41 PM

+1 Boost

I do prefer the Ferrari, but I would point out that Jaguar, fittingly, tunes their exhausts to actually sound like a growling cat. I have heard a Jag exec talk about this before, under the scheme of "acoustic refinement"