it really isn't. It's a brilliant engine but there's grounds to argue it isn't even the best v10 as the LFA has a superlative one (and it sounds the same inside as outside, the cgt absolutely does not sound as awesome inside!). Then there's the laferrari v12 and the bmw in the mclaren F1....

Very interesting to read this thread. It pretty much sums up why we spend money on cars, watches, music, etc.

Yes, agree with Mooty on why we love a certain musician or music, and for that matter art. The latter two are all subjective perspectives. Van Gogh was laughed at by majority of art critics during his time. Laugh at him now.

The above, however, is not a fair comparison to engine design and technology. There was nothing more that could be perfected in sculpture after what Greeks did, and not much any artist could add after Rembrandt, Gericault, Delacroix, or Velasquez, just to name a few. That’s the reason we had Picasso, Matisse, Vang Gogh and Modigliani after them. Same goes for Ray Charles killing it with his voice and some off beat tunes.

As much as we feel passion for these cars, there is a clear distinction between what makes us feel good and what is technologically and mechanically more advanced. To say what is the best ICE, I vote for v10 F1 NA engines of their last generation. But I put CGT, 918 and few other exotic low production engines with them, including several masterpieces from Ferrari. So when you say, have you driven or heard CGT, I say have you driven or heard a 2005 F1 car. For a car that was designed to be abused on the track by track rats, as well as driven on the street for tens of thousands of miles, it is very hard to beat the latest generation Porsche 4.0 NA engine.

Just my 2 cents. And sorry for the tangential long post.

Er, the LFA is a 4.8 vs the 5.7 in the cgt. That just might have something to do with the power differential......

I was referring to Porsche NA street engines. But yes, the Speciale is amazing.

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