6 Best Sounding Flat-Twin Engines In The World

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[@chaoszombie9995]

The DAF 66 had a gearbox that meant you could drive JUST AS FAST as you could in a forward gear... IN REVERSE

[@ghockings]

and a lever for the freewheel device on my Daf 33...loved that car!

[@sicks6six]

Going along in one them DAF cars and someone rolled the window down, the roof caved in by about 6 inches due to air pressure difference, we were going down a big hill fast. The metal used for the bodywork was so thin it like cooking foil.

[@903strikerunit]

02:36 That dinky little car ran harder than the RX7s and v8 cars that drove there... Talk about a car with a Chihuahua attitude.

[@benhayes3167]

Also that driver knew what he was doing! Mad respect to the car and driver!

[@mr3748]

And it sounds actually quite nice

[@JenGM24]

Lol

[@deendan1]

1:50 that wall looked sooo unrealistic that I first thought the sequence was taken from an old game

[@alfarosiarsita]

Its because that green wall that look like low res texture

[@deendan1]

@@alfarosiarsita exacly like its taken from an old Gran Tourismo game. Im pretty sure I have seen that wall there XD

[@deendan1]

@@arnehurnik Well that is a very interesting response an may also be a valid explanation! But is that the sole reason? I never have that feeling watching grass or sth else in a video. Must be the combination with that kind of surface and kinda washed out vegetation that I only know from games? As a European I also felt like in a Video game in amerika as the landscaping reminded me of (mostly US) videogames of my childhood. That wall in this video was it asian? Did I see it on an Asian GranTourismo track?

[@clipsonic4415]

Finally a new intro good job keep pushing the channel to the top like this !

[@Boemel]

It would be cool if you added the Briggs and Stratton Flat-Twin :D Look for it, with a proper exhaust they sound epic for a mower engine.

[@johncarlberg4481]

YESSS! I was thinking the same they kinda sound cool stock

[@motormouth2472]

Hahaha, I was just about to comment the same thing! I like to think of those as Boxer engines made in the USA

[@marcianoterricola]

you forgot the 2cv/3cv legendary engine

[@albert91cobra11_1]

Citroen boxer engine

[@bobmcl2406]

I came here to say the same thing. 2CVs sound terrific.

[@habdman]

It is a boxer, not a real "flat" Remember boxer have 180° spaced crank pins and the flat one is everything else other than 180

[@mikaelkanerva1591]

@@habdman Most, if not all of the engines in this video are boxers by your definition, as is the 2cv engine.

[@marcianoterricola]

@@habdman Most flat-twin engines use a boxer configuration for the crankshaft and are therefore called "boxer-twin" engines

[@JenGM24]

2:36 I'll close my eyes, is it a bike right?

[@rokkstar115]

love the new intro and outro bro that outro is lit

[@desmondmoonbear8149]

Loving the new intro 👍

[@nickk3226]

The old dude working on the little DAF truck looks like a beast. He would look hilarious driving it around

[@dominicrichardson5546]

love the outro song, Saib does some good stuff

[@imnottellinudontwannaknow3188]

Really liking the new intro!

[@upsidedowndog1256]

The newer BMW boxers really do sound good. The rest all have a distinctive droning sound I really can't stand. Like a Honda VTX1800, it's best to keep the exhaust nice and quiet.

[@chelarestelar]

2:25 Aye bro, that shit's gotta be funny

[@bored1980]

Another interesting video. Dakujem.

[@w210black]

Im glad ur bck bro💓💓

[@thomasfromont6029]

No Panhard engines ? :(

[@johan1740]

Love the new remake for your intro

[@carlosdegol8751]

Nothing about the Citroën flat twin engine (2 CV, AMI 6, AMI 8, Méhari and more...). Nothing about the Panhard flat twin, which was used among many others by the American engineer Bill Devin, who built racing fiberglass cars.

[@skriv0in0navn]

i was a bit suprised of the lack of anything french aswell

[@milesjohnson8821]

Love the newer intro/outro music

[@buildingracingvideos4714]

Flat twin cars are great. Perfect balance, economical, and you can race them everywhere you go and never get a speeding ticket.

[@jeanaaimar9133]

Citroën 2cv??

[@nico.c97]

WHERE IS THE 2CV? sorry i got a bit sad it didn't make the list

[@johnny_salmon]

was expecting 2cv too

[@Jan-ny8hn]

This video is about the best sounding flats😁

[@nico.c97]

@@Jan-ny8hn yes, i know....

[@bobmcl2406]

@@Jan-ny8hn 2CVs sound great when you rev them, especially with the stock exhaust system.

[@mjouwbuis]

Both the Toyota and the DAF sounded vaguely similar, and as a Dutchman I find it nice to see a DAF in here, but I would think the Citroen sounds slightly better.

[@nomoregears]

The Victoria KR6 motorcycle sounds wonderful too.

[@ricepony33]

Love this channel, great finds

[@kiwikeith7633]

I'm note sure about some of those examples - whatever - Did you know that Velocette had horizontally opposed engines (both air-cooled and water cooled) one was in the LE Velocette. You gave an aero engine too - so you might check out the Bristol Cherub - (now they make much noise).

[@berniecork7416]

Yep, air cooled was Velocette Valiant. Both looked and sounded good.

[@kiwikeith7633]

@@berniecork7416 It might interest you, that the LE Velocette we had was used to give out Dachshund some fun. A board was fastened up the (flat) tank - and straps fashioned into a harness. A suit of riding gear was made. Dog used to lean into corners like an Isle of Mann TT pro.

[@berniecork7416]

@@kiwikeith7633 I can imagine your dog loving that...our old collie used to love riding on top of trailer of hay bales...always had to be on the highest one...

[@paulao30]

I don’t know if it matters, but it’s missing the Brazilian Gurgel BR800, that was equipped with a flat twin 800 cc engine, basically a half from a VW 1600 air cooled engine with a pendular support, but liquid cooled in this application.

[@llamallama1509]

Simply Nailogical music :O

[@razmazerz]

What's the different between flat twins and boxer engine?

[@alternator7893]

Friggen awesome!

[@bombero34fr]

What about the citreon 2cv?

[@ExUSSailor]

What about the IMZ/KMZ 750?

[@frasconeleo9835]

No panhard flat twin ?!

[@crezychameau]

It is not yet on the roads but I had the chance to hear BMW new 1800cc flat twin, and let me tell you it deserves its place on the list...

[@VisioRacer]

Did you? I am curious about that one...

[@crezychameau]

@@VisioRacer Yep, i recently worked at the bmw test track in Miramas and saw some cruisers based on the r18 that i think BMW is going to release soon ! they were running around the loop for hours, so i got to hear them quite a bit :) I don't know if the mufflers they had will be standard issue, but they had a nicely defined, not too loud exhaust note that was a bit like a slightly muffled harley engine, but evenly timed

[@VisioRacer]

@@crezychameau Really looking forward for it. I think it is going to be very cool

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Wow the supercharged BMW bike was something indeed...

[@Birb_of_Judge]

Why is the R1100GS not on here?

[@mr3748]

I cant wait for my r nine t later this year

[@AhuCJ]

🔥

[@posttopstreetlight1055]

You forgot about the briggs and stratton twin 16hp to 18hp boxer opposed twin engines that murray used in their riding lawnmowers

[@biketech60]

My mind's eye sees that Water-cooled BMW 1200 mounted in a light fiberglass kit car or something like a Lancia Stratos . Less power, but less weight & better distribution of weight .

[@mikewalsh2465]

The Daf 33 sounds like the Kawasaki Mule 500 I use for snow removal

[@Sassenhaim]

Fun fact of the daf 600, it's as fast in forward gear as reverse ggear

[@mrjmrsable]

You'v forgotten the Alfasud ti

[@wanderinggentile]

Air cooled flat twins, Steyr flat twin, Belt driven CVTs... Wait, has anyone seen Hub Nut? His cars have been sent to the Triangle of Doom!

[@itsjustcam247]

My personal favourite flat twin; Dnepr flathead.

[@user-xi6xo9cu7b]

К-750 ?

[@itsjustcam247]

@@user-xi6xo9cu7b precisely that. I messed around with Flathead twins as a child so their sound is seared into my memory and is one of the only things I remember from childhood.

[@octanedemon5548]

U did not noticed USSR bikes like Dnepr and Ural they both have opposite twins

[@curtishill6490]

That yellow Car at the end sounded like an xr75 lol

[@lenar_usmanov]

Where are Ural(IMZ) and Dnepr motorcycles? This motorcycles have flat motor with OHV drivetrain

[@subz555]

Missing Jowett… they made flat twins from 1906 till 1953. Also made flat 4s.

[@dhitoaprabowo8192]

Citroen 2cv?

[@javiergarridomiro4928]

The Toyota Sport 800 had a 2-valve OHV engine per cylinder

[@zabnat]

Is the intro music a new mix? I liked it.

[@VisioRacer]

Basically yeah, it is a song from the FCPX music folder

[@dudurosca273]

OLTCIT SPECIAL , A CAR MADE IN ROMANIA USE A ENGINE LIKE CITROEN 2CV, 2 CYLINDER BOXER AIR COLED. ALSO WE HAVE OLTCIT CLUB BUT THIS IS 4 PISTON BOXER ENGINE.

[@muhammadawisabdshahadan1117]

Wow

[@MrMultiSpanky]

Und was ist mit Citroën 2CV und Panhard haben auch 2 Zylinder Boxer??

[@aminuabdullahi5922]

No lfa?

[@ipanzerschrecku4732]

bit of a stretch calling is best sounding at all

[@Istoeumapemba]

It's because you didn't hear the Enertron flat-twin engine from Gurgel, used in the brand's last cars in the 90's

[@bruceparr1678]

Why no BK350

[@salvatorep.1685]

Where are Panhard and Citroën enigines?

[@bobelaviador]

you missed the Citroën 2CV

[@kramler]

why does the BMW have a spark plug on the exhaust pipe? 2:55

[@chaoszombie9995]

I think that’s an O2 sensor :P but I could be wrong

[@VisioRacer]

Dudeee, that's an O2 sensor, not a spark plug...

[@chaoszombie9995]

VisioRacer is it really? Why would it have one O.o

[@VisioRacer]

@@chaoszombie9995 Fuel injection control. That's what an O2 sensor does based on oxygen content in the exhaust.

[@chaoszombie9995]

VisioRacer oh yea.. well I’m a Carb guy in case you haven’t noticed

[@paulfisker]

DAF 600 Best sounding?

[@paulmcintosh5535]

They all sounded like lawn mowers except the BMW R1200. Best sounding flat twin? Reg Pridmore's BMW 750 superbikes by far.

[@K009BLUE]

Desert Aircraft makes 2 stroke boxer twin and four for rc airplanes. A DA100 engine would have been the 7th engine of this video for sure.

[@basithph8958]

Porsche has the best flat six

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

No Motoguzzi?

[@mccrackenphillip]

Not bad

[@lescrooge]

And then you get the Citroen 2cv which was reliable as F@%k

[@drdoolittle5724]

No mention of possibly the Worlds most famous flat twin, in the 2CV???

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

I believe the HKS 700 is a derivative of the Toyota 700.

[@finefriendzz]

I was thinking of Subaru, Citroen and Ferrari 312. Thee Yellow DAF is a rather sad example..

[@subz555]

Subaru didn’t have a flat twin in production vehicle.

[@jaredkennedy6576]

Evinrude used to make a pretty sweet sounding flat twin two stroke. They used it in snowmobiles like the Skeeter.

[@theoldfartschannel3692]

I've got an old opposing twin Kohler engine on a Cub Cadet that sounds better than that last one.

[@ianvital8834]

hahaha imagine building a compact hachback with flat twin capable of 12k to 15k RPM supercharge. if their is one would you buy one ?

[@crripper9770]

VisioRacer notification squad

[@paulqueripel3493]

Velocette LE, no wait, you couldn't actually hear them.

[@TJM-ih6vy]

Here in Brazil we have a Gurgel Enetron' s engine in the Gurgel BR800SL/Supermini kzbin.info/www/bejne/naqshoqbibaIjsU

[@tacodegroot6442]

No Alfa Romeo???

[@homefront3162]

Best sounding flat twin is the one thats not running...

[@the_goblin2511]

They sound like off V8

[@kaskmung]

Damn I feel like I betrayed you I haven't watched since you got your Seat. Sorry man

[@matthiaseckert4022]

Das nennt sich Boxermotor.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

But why were the engines bad?

[@critiqalerror]

Same thumbnail as Yammie Noob. Hmm...

[@carlosandleon]

same picture as official bmw, hmmmmmmm

[@agylub]

Flat twins don’t run smooth because the cylinders are staggered by the width of the con rod big end so they all have a rocking couple. A 5 bearing 4 cylinder is way smoother

[@funcounting]

Puch, lol

[@AbdurrahmanZedSaeed]

no goldwing eh?

[@crezychameau]

If i'm correct Honda goldwings only had flat four and flat sixes, no flat twin. Or were you talking about another kind of goldwing ?

[@AbdurrahmanZedSaeed]

@@crezychameau the new goldwing? is it no flat six twin?

[@AbdurrahmanZedSaeed]

@@crezychameau is not the k series of bmw that use non flat twin?

[@crezychameau]

You might have misunderstood what "flat twin" means: Flat means the disposition (opposed cylinder in an horizontal configuration) Twin means two cylinders. So flat twin : two cylinders opposed goldwings use flat four and flat six, so either 4 or 6 cylinders, not 2 And yes, the bmw K series use an inline configuration, not a flat one. But the k75 and k100 have special engines nonetheless because they are disposed longitudinally, and horizontally, which is extremely rare, if not the only one done this way.

[@AbdurrahmanZedSaeed]

@@crezychameau so,... flat twin is an engine with 2 cylinders?

[@zezex3116]

KZbin: 11mins ago Comments: 2 days ago K Edit: nvm i wasent subd

[@ekocahyo2582]

Sound like 1 cylinder

[@MrFIZZYMann]

CVT Gearboxs - ANY Body Thinking of Buying a Moden Car with CVT Transmission = DON'T ! for small, low powered cars they're ~ OK BUT for Larger, Heavier More Powerful Cars Like Today They Too Fragile & Weak. BUT Think: Some Modern Family Car + 5 People + Luggage + Caravan = 4 Tons = They NEVER Survive the Life of the Car. If You are Thinking of Buying Modern Car with CVT Transmission, * ALWAYS Factor in the Costs of a New Transmission Sometime ! * It's When Not If !

[@sammsterellpunkt9035]

First 👍🏻

[@puprilla]

I dont think they sound that great

[@rampage3337]

first!

[@Lochness147]

Me parece a mí o este pibe habla cada vez peor

[@JDGarage0]

Non sounded good.

[@zyurei]

Dude, pls, stop with ur narrated videos

[@exothermal.sprocket]

360° firing interval twins are the most boring, dull, bland sounding twins on the planet.

[@Wok_Agenda]

Citroen GSA 1.3