6 of the last great naturally-aspirated cars you can still buy

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enit's no secret that the combustion engines days are numbered but what you might not have noticed is just how close to extinction the naturally aspirated petrol engine already is in recent years so many iconic and a performance cars have submitted to turbocharged cars like the Civic type-r the Aston Martin Vantage Porsche 911 Carrera and the entire AMG range but don't worry there are still a handful of performance cars flying the flag for natural aspiration here are six of the best NA cars even still by today even before they go before we begin honorable mentions to two of the chiefest any performance cars on sale today the Mazda mx-5 and Toyota gt86 both fantastic cars but we talked about them in our last list so we're going to leave them out today Ford Mustang credit to America they seem more committed to keeping the na engine alive the most with the kamara Corvette Challenger and charger all still available without turbo or super charging but for this list we've chosen the Mustang because a couple of years ago its achieved what pretty much no other muscle car ever has it went international the Mustang has been quite a hit since coming to Europe proving even people who live in Buckinghamshire and appreciate an angry all-american v8 motor Lexus LC Lexus has made a bit of a habit out of building quiet comfortable luxury cars most of the time and then out of nowhere unveiling something very fast and completely mad they did it a few years ago with the LFA and now they've done it again with the LC like the Mustang you can have your LC with a big naturally aspirated v8 or you can have a smaller v6 engine but either way there isn't a turbo in sight we never would have guessed that one of the last ever exciting na muscle cars would come out of Japan let alone Lexus but we're very glad it does Porsche 911 gt3 Once Upon a Time all 911s were naturally aspirated except for the turbo which had a turbo now they're all turbocharged except for one the gt3 but it's 9,000 rpm redline and glorious engine notes the gt3 is the perfect demonstration of what makes NA cars so special whether it's the standard car the track focused RS or the stealthy touring it is without doubt one of the most exciting drivers cars ever made Porsche has yet to confirm if the new gen 992 gt3 will stay with natural aspiration but it seems very likely the day the gt3 goes turbo there will be riots LDR rapes no list of n/a engine would be complete without a howling v10 and the Audi r8 is one of the only ones left we could have chosen the Lamborghini Huracan bucks as you may have guessed there's a different Lambo coming up on this list shortly the audio rape has recently had a facelift and it's now meaner and faster than ever before Tim but thanks to its all-wheel drive and the fact it's an Audi it isn't just one of the most thrilling supercars we combined it's also one of the most livable lamborghini aventador svj there is no brand more synonymous with big naturally aspirated engines than Lamborghini the nav 12 has been their cooling hard since the days of the mirror and it's still alive and well in the Aventador the SV J is the extreme version of the extreme version of the Aventador and was for a time the Nurburgring lap record holder it's also the last Aventador soon it will be replaced by a new flagship Lambo and good news that will have a naturally aspirated v12 - given that they're showing no signs of going turbo anytime soon it's very possible that the last ever na supercar will end up being a Lamborghini if so it would be the perfect goodbye ferrari 812 superfast Ferrari may have gone turbo with its mid-engine sports cars but they aren't ready to let go of their big nav twelves just yet in fact their latest v12 is one of the best engines they've ever made that's partly thanks to the glorious noise it makes but mostly it's because in the 812 it is the most powerful naturally aspirated engine ever pushing 789 brake horsepower through the rear wheels only apparently no one told Ferrari that GT cars are meant to be relaxing Aston Martin Valkyrie okay it shouldn't really be on this list because it isn't actually out yet but how could we pass up an opportunity to play this clip nope that is an audio from a 90s f1 race that is the engine that will be fitted to the Aston Valkyrie when it's released later this year it's a Cosworth built 1000 brake horsepower naturally aspirated v12 engine that revs to 11000 rpm the Valkyrie will be by far the most extreme track focused Road car ever built making the McLaren Senna look like a Dacia Sandero what's your pick for the greatest naturally aspirated car of all time let us know in the comments belowit's no secret that the combustion engines days are numbered but what you might not have noticed is just how close to extinction the naturally aspirated petrol engine already is in recent years so many iconic and a performance cars have submitted to turbocharged cars like the Civic type-r the Aston Martin Vantage Porsche 911 Carrera and the entire AMG range but don't worry there are still a handful of performance cars flying the flag for natural aspiration here are six of the best NA cars even still by today even before they go before we begin honorable mentions to two of the chiefest any performance cars on sale today the Mazda mx-5 and Toyota gt86 both fantastic cars but we talked about them in our last list so we're going to leave them out today Ford Mustang credit to America they seem more committed to keeping the na engine alive the most with the kamara Corvette Challenger and charger all still available without turbo or super charging but for this list we've chosen the Mustang because a couple of years ago its achieved what pretty much no other muscle car ever has it went international the Mustang has been quite a hit since coming to Europe proving even people who live in Buckinghamshire and appreciate an angry all-american v8 motor Lexus LC Lexus has made a bit of a habit out of building quiet comfortable luxury cars most of the time and then out of nowhere unveiling something very fast and completely mad they did it a few years ago with the LFA and now they've done it again with the LC like the Mustang you can have your LC with a big naturally aspirated v8 or you can have a smaller v6 engine but either way there isn't a turbo in sight we never would have guessed that one of the last ever exciting na muscle cars would come out of Japan let alone Lexus but we're very glad it does Porsche 911 gt3 Once Upon a Time all 911s were naturally aspirated except for the turbo which had a turbo now they're all turbocharged except for one the gt3 but it's 9,000 rpm redline and glorious engine notes the gt3 is the perfect demonstration of what makes NA cars so special whether it's the standard car the track focused RS or the stealthy touring it is without doubt one of the most exciting drivers cars ever made Porsche has yet to confirm if the new gen 992 gt3 will stay with natural aspiration but it seems very likely the day the gt3 goes turbo there will be riots LDR rapes no list of n/a engine would be complete without a howling v10 and the Audi r8 is one of the only ones left we could have chosen the Lamborghini Huracan bucks as you may have guessed there's a different Lambo coming up on this list shortly the audio rape has recently had a facelift and it's now meaner and faster than ever before Tim but thanks to its all-wheel drive and the fact it's an Audi it isn't just one of the most thrilling supercars we combined it's also one of the most livable lamborghini aventador svj there is no brand more synonymous with big naturally aspirated engines than Lamborghini the nav 12 has been their cooling hard since the days of the mirror and it's still alive and well in the Aventador the SV J is the extreme version of the extreme version of the Aventador and was for a time the Nurburgring lap record holder it's also the last Aventador soon it will be replaced by a new flagship Lambo and good news that will have a naturally aspirated v12 - given that they're showing no signs of going turbo anytime soon it's very possible that the last ever na supercar will end up being a Lamborghini if so it would be the perfect goodbye ferrari 812 superfast Ferrari may have gone turbo with its mid-engine sports cars but they aren't ready to let go of their big nav twelves just yet in fact their latest v12 is one of the best engines they've ever made that's partly thanks to the glorious noise it makes but mostly it's because in the 812 it is the most powerful naturally aspirated engine ever pushing 789 brake horsepower through the rear wheels only apparently no one told Ferrari that GT cars are meant to be relaxing Aston Martin Valkyrie okay it shouldn't really be on this list because it isn't actually out yet but how could we pass up an opportunity to play this clip nope that is an audio from a 90s f1 race that is the engine that will be fitted to the Aston Valkyrie when it's released later this year it's a Cosworth built 1000 brake horsepower naturally aspirated v12 engine that revs to 11000 rpm the Valkyrie will be by far the most extreme track focused Road car ever built making the McLaren Senna look like a Dacia Sandero what's your pick for the greatest naturally aspirated car of all time let us know in the comments below\n"