There are audible hisses of turbo - spool and a wonderfully raspy exhaust note produced from its hydraulically valved MultiAir engine — not to mention twist that puts it neck and neck with the Mini. (roadandtrack.com)
Power is adequate for in - town cruising, provided you're not impatient, but it takes a while for the slightly raspy engine to really get this wee SUV going, particularly with its continuously variable transmission. (Autoweek.com)
I am re-designing a Ferrari exhaust system with 2 objectives: 1: enhance the specific high pitch raspy sound that you expect from a small Ferrari V8. (mechanics.stackexchange.com)