Pagani Zonda

Often named the best-sounding road car ever made, and the reason is the engine Pagani chose: a naturally aspirated 7.3-liter AMG V12, breathing out through a cluster of central exhaust pipes. The result is often compared to a V12 Formula One car, yet it carries more bass and menace than that suggests: a deeper, more aggressive note than the high-revving whine of a Maranello twelve. The Zonda is a case study in why sound depends on more than cylinder count. The twin-turbo Huayra that followed is faster, but to many ears it never sings quite the same way.