Toro Rosso STR9 Pre-launch Speculation

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Huntresa wrote:
And ppl thought they would sound bad... Silly ppl...
well, it could have been enjoyed a fair bit more if they were allowed a higher REV limit. but it does sound cool!
i like these 'additional' sounds that come with the engine, these whistling sounds or is it something electric?
want to hear them going full power and batteling on the straights!
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Manoah2u wrote:
Huntresa wrote:
And ppl thought they would sound bad... Silly ppl...
well, it could have been enjoyed a fair bit more if they were allowed a higher REV limit. but it does sound cool!
i like these 'additional' sounds that come with the engine, these whistling sounds or is it something electric?
want to hear them going full power and batteling on the straights!
Whistling or suction from turbo i think.

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Huntresa wrote:
Whistling or suction from turbo i think.
Pretty sure you can hear the ERS as well.

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Huntresa wrote:
And ppl thought they would sound bad... Silly ppl...
Sounds much worse than the Mercedes to me.
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it sounds good, but it doesn't have that 18k+rpm scream that everyone is used to.

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To be honest, it sounds like the most modern supercars, not like Formula 1. I had to recover by running some already old V8 youtube drugs. Then, I watched the Lexus LFA's V10 and got in sorrow again.

One has to admit, though, that the STR video did not feature full revs, I suppose.

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acosmichippo wrote:it sounds good, but it doesn't have that 18k+rpm scream that everyone is used to.
How can we be used to 18k+ revs when the cap was 18k ?

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because there didn't used to be a cap.

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Just listen to that beast of an engine. got all kinds of sounds coming out of that car.
22 of those on full tilt is gonna be an audial onslaught.
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What time is the launch?

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Gaara wrote:What time is the launch?
17:30 CET

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imightbewrong wrote:
Gaara wrote:What time is the launch?
17:30 CET
But you might be wrong :)

Hoping for a decent look.

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What GMT time is the launch?
Finally, everyone knows that Red Bull is a joke and Max Verstappen is overrated.

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McG wrote:What GMT time is the launch?
I think we're 2 hours behind, so that would be 15:30...could be wrong though...
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McG wrote:What GMT time is the launch?
16.30