These V10 engines will make any gearhead salivate.
V10 is a great engine from the 90s. The first production car to feature a V10 engine was the Dodge Viper, released in 1992. After it was released, V10 became popular and was soon implemented in many cars - luxury, race, and sports.
Ah, the V10 engine. The sweetest sounding engine note ever produced by an internal combustion engine, a symphony of cylinders joined together by a crankshaft. Unfortunately, however, the V10-cylinder engine, like all the amazing things in life, eventually, their time came to an end. So let's take a trip down memory lane and review some of the best V10 engines ever produced.
This article lists these top 10 engines in history and describes why they have received the recognition they deserve.
We can't talk about cars without mentioning the Porsche Carrera GT, one of the most dangerous cars ever built. Generally speaking, performance-focused Porsches only feature flat-six engines, but the Carrera GT from the mid-2000s was a whole other creature.
Behind the driver and passenger seats was the evil naturally-aspirated 5.7-liter V10 engine dubbed the M80/01. This powertrain generated 603 hp and 435 lb-ft of torque. Unfortunately, no Carrera GT came with traction control, stability control, or antilock brakes, and it came only with a 6-speed manual gearbox. In turn, Carrera GT drivers lost control of their cars more often than not, and some of these owners include Roger Rodas, Jay Leno, and Jeremy Clarkson (of Top Gear fame).
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Some people think the Lexus LFA and the Porsche Carrera GT are in a dead heat when it comes to which V10-powered machine sounds the best. However, while the Lexus may not have been as visceral as the German supercar, it sure sounded just as deranged.
Thanks to the help of Yamaha, who designed the exhaust system, the even-firing pistons, their layout, and the 9,000 rpm redline (as well as other features), the Lexus LFA sounded like a bat out of hell. Oh, and thanks to its 553 hp and 354 lb-ft of torque power output, it moved like one too.
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Although the Audi R8 and the Lamborghini Huracan might look like two completely different supercars, they share a lot of design DNA. They're both built on the same platform and use the same naturally-aspirated 5.2-liter V10 engine.
The R8 and the Huracan Performante/Evo have some similarities in their powertrains. The base model R8 develops 532 hp, and the most powerful version of the Huracan Evo has 631 hp. There are also lots of aftermarket companies that upgrade these two cars with twin turbos.
The Dodge Viper is also known for being a deathtrap on wheels, much like the Carrera GT. This rule does apply to earlier versions of the Viper since they came without traction control, ABS, etc. However, if we're talking about engineering marvels alone, the last-generation Viper takes the cake.
The fifth-generation Dodge Viper featured a gargantuan aluminum V10 under its hood. As the old folks say, there's no replacement for displacement. With that big engine came up to 645 hp and 600 lb-ft of torque in the ACR model, and it was as capable on the track as its looks made you believe.
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You knew it was coming, and you already knew it wasn't perfect. But damn, the N62 V8 in the BMW M5 and M6 was an ingenious invention by the team over at Bavaria, wasn't it? In the mid-2000s, BMW decided to slap a maniacal naturally-aspirated 5.0 liter V10 in both their M5 sports sedan and M6 sports tourer.
The E60 M5 and E63 M6 are known for their V10 powertrains, which produced 500 hp and 384 lb-ft of torque. These cars also had an 8,300 rpm redline, so you could enjoy the scream of their V10s until the rod bearings inevitably gave out. Regardless of these cars' notorious reliability issues, they'll soon be worth a fortune as BMW classics.
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Remember when we said that most of the V10-powered cars we're talking about today are road legal? Well, this is the first of two race cars on today's list, and it's a rather unusual one if you ask us.
The Audi R15 LMP1 wasn't like most of Le Man's Prototype vehicles. It used a diesel engine instead of gas, and it was turbocharged. This car generated 590 hp and an incredible 774 lb-ft of torque from its 5.5-liter V10 TDI power plant.
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Back in the early 2000s, the Volkswagen Group took over ownership of Lamborghini. It was clear that they started swapping parts between their different companies (e.g., Audi and Lamborghini).
In order to build up the powertrain of the C6-generation Audi RS6, Audi was inspired by the Lamborghini Gallardo at the time. However, instead of using a naturally-aspirated 5.2-liter engine, they downsized it to 5.0 liters and threw in two turbochargers to get more power out of it. The end result? They managed to squeeze out 571hp and 479 lb-ft of torque from the wagon!
The Volkswagen Touareg R50 was one of the unique vehicles in its lineup. The family-friendly SUV had a wide array of engine options to choose from, but one stood out far above the rest, a 5.0-liter turbodiesel V10.
Unfortunately, it didn't produce as much power as the Audi R15 racecar, but it still produced a respectable 350 hp and 627 lb-ft of torque. The real kicker though was that all 627 lb-ft of torque was available at just 2,000 rpm.
Do you think it's cheating to have the same engine on this list mentioned twice? Perhaps, but you're going to want to know about it anyway.
As you can see in the picture above, the Dodge RAM SRT10 pickup truck sports the same 8.3-liter V10 found in the Dodge Viper. That might have been a bit overkill, but we're not complaining since this allowed the pickup truck to have 500 hp and 525 lb-ft of torque at its fingertips.
And now, as we bring our list to a close, we have one of the most noteworthy Formula 1 cars ever: the 2004 Ferrari F1 car, powered by a V10 engine and still famous for its impressive speed. Back in the day, global warming wasn't staring everyone in the face as prominently as it is now; therefore, Formula 1 cars were still allowed to have gas-guzzling powerhouses.
One great example of this is the Ferrari F2004, which featured a naturally-aspirated 3.0 liter V10 that generated up to 920 hp and could redline at 19,000 rpm. It made one hellish sound when competing, too. Did we mention it was Michael Schumacher's iconic weapon of choice?
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V6, V8, v10, V12; those letters mean power and speed in the motoring world. More specifically, they represent the number of cylinders the engine has. This list is the top 10 engines you don't want to miss.
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| Rank | Company | Country |
|---|---|---|
| #1 |  Volkswagen |
Germany |
| #2 |  Toyota |
Japan |
| #3 |  Stellantis |
Netherlands |
| #4 |  Mercedes-Benz Group |
Germany |
| #5 |  Ford Motor |
United States |
| Rank | Company | Country |
|---|---|---|
| #1 |  Michelin |
France |
| #2 |  Bridgestone |
Japan |
| #3 |  Continental |
Germany |
| #4 |  Goodyear |
United States |
| #5 |  Sumitomo |
Japan |
