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Acoustics

Why the room is an instrument.

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Lamborghini Huracán

Filippo Perini · 2014

The Lamborghini Huracán is a mid-engine, two-seater sports car made by Lamborghini from 2014 to 2024. Its name is inspired by a Spanish fighting bull. It retains the 5.2-litre naturally aspirated Audi/Lamborghini V10 engine of the facelifted Gallardo. To ensure its balance and performance, the car is mid-engined. The engine has both direct fuel injection and multi-point fuel injection. It combines the benefits of both systems; it is the first time this combination has been used in a V10 engine. The drag coefficient of Cd=0.39 was undisclosed until 2021. With a kerb weight of 1,553 kg (3,424 lb), the Huracán LP 610-4 has a power-to-weight ratio of 2.55 kg (5.62 lb) per horsepower.

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Gordon Murray Automotive T.50

Gordon Murray · 2022

The GMA T.50 is a sports car manufactured by Gordon Murray Automotive. Designed by Gordon Murray, it is the logical successor to the McLaren F1. It went into production in 2022 at GMA’s Surrey facility. It features a 3,994 cc naturally aspirated V12 developed by Cosworth. It achieves a dry weight of 997 kg, with its V12 weighing 178 kg and its chassis 30 kg lighter than the McLaren F1’s. A distinctive feature is the 8.5 kW 40 cm aerodynamic fan integrated into the rear, powered by a 48 volt electrical motor. It incorporates the fan car concept of the Brabham BT46B.

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Lexus LFA

Kengo Matsumoto · 2010

The Lexus LFA is a rare, self-contained argument against automotive trend-chasing: no hybrid system, no forced induction, no digital mediation. It exists to deliver a specific sensory contract—between driver, engine and road—and nothing else.

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9:22

Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT

Giorgetto Giugiaro · 1963

The Giulia Sprint GT was revealed at Alfa Romeo's new Arese plant on 9 September 1963 and built until 1965, when the Sprint GT Veloce replaced it. Giorgetto Giugiaro drew its Bertone body, known as the step front for the raised edge of its bonnet. It paired an all-aluminium 1570 cc twin cam four with a five-speed gearbox and four disc brakes, and 21,902 were built.

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Alfa Romeo TZ2

Zagato · 1964

The TZ2 was shown at the 1964 Turin Auto Show on the Zagato stand. It swapped the TZ's light alloy body for a more streamlined fibreglass one and dropped the weight to 620 kg. It was a racing version only, with an Autodelta-prepared 1,570 cc twin plug engine, and 12 were built. Development of the TZ cars stopped at the end of 1965.

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BMW 1500 Neue Klasse

Wilhelm Hofmeister · 1961

The BMW 1500 was shown at the 1961 Frankfurt Motor Show and built from October 1962 to December 1964. It was a compact four-door executive saloon with the new M10 four-cylinder engine, MacPherson strut front suspension and independent rear suspension. It was the first car of the New Class, the line that arrived as BMW broke even in 1962 after years of losses.

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BMW 2002

Giovanni Michelotti · 1968

The BMW 2002 went into production in January 1968 as the larger-engined derivative of the 1966 1600-2, itself a shortened New Class saloon. It used a two-litre version of the M10 engine, and the range grew to include the fuel-injected tii, the Touring hatchback, a Baur TopCabriolet and, in 1973, Europe's first turbocharged production car.