Noisiest cars
40 cars with most interior noise at 100 kph. Updated August 2025.
Interior noise is differentiating factor between cheap economy cars and luxury cars. More expensive cars have more sound deadening, more carpeting, more refined engine and even quieter (more expensive) tyres.
Other than small economy cars, there is one more category of car that happens to have lots of cabin noise - high performance track-oriented sports cars and supercars. Some of these are especially loud due to mid-mounted engine configuration without sufficient isolation between engine and passenger compartments.
This list excludes convertibles, due to probability that some were tested with roof down. Mid-engine convertible supercars with soft fabric roofs could potentially be even louder cars you see on top of this list.
Interior noise reading for all cars was measured at 100 kph (62 mph).
| # | make & model | Db▼ | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2013 Caterham Seven 620R | 100.7 |  |
| 2. | 1993 Mercedes-Benz S 600 | 95.2 |  |
| 3. | 2004 Koenigsegg CCR | 86.0 |  |
| 4. | 1996 Renault Sport Spider | 84.0 |  |
| 5. | 1983 RUF BTR 3.4 | 83.0 |  |
| 6. | 1987 Ferrari F40 | 81.3 |  |
| 7. | 1988 VW Golf Syncro Turbo | 80.0 |  |
| 8. | 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series | 79.0 |  |
| 9. | 1987 Lotus Esprit Turbo HC | 79.0 |  |
| 10. | 2021 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS | 79.0 |  |
| 11. | 1998 Dodge Viper GTS | 78.0 |  |
| 12. | 2013 Alfa Romeo 4C | 78.0 |  |
| 13. | 1982 Koenig 308 GTBi | 78.0 |  |
| 14. | 2017 Porsche 911 GT2 RS | 78.0 |  |
| 15. | 2020 Mini John Cooper Works GP | 77.1 |  |
| 16. | 2012 Lotus Elise S | 77.0 |  |
| 17. | 1992 Bugatti EB110 GT | 77.0 |  |
| 18. | 2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia | 77.0 |  |
| 19. | 1982 Lamborghini Jalpa 3500 | 77.0 |  |
| 20. | 2010 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport | 77.0 |  |
| 21. | 2002 VW Golf R32 | 77.0 |  |
| 22. | 1987 Porsche 911 3.2 ClubSport | 77.0 |  |
| 23. | 1997 Dodge Viper GTS | 77.0 |  |
| 24. | 1982 RUF Turbo 3.3 | 77.0 |  |
| 25. | 1982 Lamborghini Countach LP500S | 77.0 |  |
| 26. | 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 | 77.0 |  |
| 27. | 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera RS | 77.0 |  |
| 28. | 1987 Lamborghini LM002 | 77.0 |  |
| 29. | 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 RS | 76.0 |  |
| 30. | 2017 McLaren 720S | 76.0 |  |
| 31. | 2015 Ferrari 488 GTB | 76.0 |  |
| 32. | 2020 Lamborghini Huracán STO | 76.0 |  |
| 33. | 2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 | 76.0 |  |
| 34. | 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | 76.0 |  |
| 35. | 2010 Lada 4x4 1.7 | 76.0 |  |
| 36. | 2009 Porsche 911 GT3 | 76.0 |  |
| 37. | 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R | 76.0 |  |
| 38. | 1994 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 | 76.0 |  |
| 39. | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo | 76.0 |  |
| 40. | 1988 Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 | 76.0 |  |
Sources
BBC Top Gear Magazine (1, 2), Auto Motor und Sport Sverige (3), Auto Motor und Sport (4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 16-18, 20-24, 26-28, 30-34, 36-40), Quattroroute (6), Sport Auto (8), Auto Bild (9, 14, 29, 35), Autopista (12), Auto.it (15), Autozeitung (19), FastestLaps.com (25)
List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 08/17/2025, last addition - Lamborghini Countach LP500S.