Ferrari 458

458 Italia The last naturally aspirated mid-engine V8 Ferrari before the 488 switched to turbos, and for many listeners the high point of the breed. Its 4.5-liter V8 makes peak power at 9,000 rpm, and it pulls hard all the way there, so the note keeps rising long after most V8s would have run out of breath. The character is high and sharp, closer to a racing engine than to an American V8's burble, and at full throttle it is overwhelming rather than merely loud. The sound is built around those top-end revs, so this is a car to hear wound out rather than at a cruise.