By Colin Wood
Aug 16, 2020
Honda may be known for its high-revving engines, but they’re not the only game in town: According to the video description, this VW Scirocco’s 1.6-liter, naturally aspirated engine produces 254 horsepower while featuring a redline of 10,400 rpm.
What's the highest-revving car you've driven?
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8/12/20 5:38 p.m.
My God! My wife thought I was watching F1. My 81 S never sounded like that. But I used a 2.0 stroker with an 84 GTI close ratio with a .75 overdrive 5th gear. 40 mpg at 80 mph and 15s in the quarter at 3500 ft elevation. Damn that yellow is perfect
8/17/20 1:06 a.m.
Yeah that was awesome! Highest revving engine I've actually redlined was a small block Chevy built to rev to 7,500 RPM. I've driven a few Coyote equipped cars that can rev higher than that but not pushing it like my own car.
8/17/20 6:13 a.m.
Hillclimb monsters is one of my favorite YouTube channels.
8/17/20 7:27 a.m.
I hold that hillclimb guys are only a step less crazy than sprint car guys. That thing sound amazing and looks really planted around the corners.
8/18/20 5:46 p.m.
Sheesh!
8/18/20 8:07 p.m.
I have datalogs showing 10,5 in the RX-7, and I'm pretty sure I've been over 11k at a fairly high speed event where I lost 3rd gear so I had to keep it in second on a long straight.
Not that event:
8/18/20 8:12 p.m.
In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
Now I miss the Montero again.
8/18/20 8:14 p.m.
In reply to EvanB (Forum Supporter) :
It was, indeed, an awesome truck. I mean, it did leak fuel, and smell kinda funny on the inside, and got only slightly better fuel economy than your average aircraft carrier, but it was pretty cool.
8/18/20 10:02 p.m.
In reply to 84FSP :
When you see some of the engine swaps on that channel, you'll realize that they're crazier.
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