Rimac’s Nevera electric hypercar has changed the performance landscape with its sub-9-second quarter-mile capability, but for all its pace, it seems strangely undramatic, at least on YouTube.

The problem is there’s no noise, and without noise, there’s no drama unless you’re behind the wheel feeling yourself being crushed into the seatback. Imagine watching Jaws without the “duh-duhs” because your TV speaker is busted, or seeing a thrash metal band play in a power cut. Actually, that last one sounds preferable to me, but you get my point.

Now watch this clip of a Pagani Huayra R screaming down a Croatian runway and consider for a moment how full the same clip would look if the camera was strapped to the back of an EV hypercar. If you hadn’t seen the car making the racket you’d swear it was from a vintage F1 car.

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Admittedly, the Huayra R is the track-only version of Pagani’s Huayra supercar, which means it’s not beholden to the same noise limits as regular street-legal road cars, but we have a feeling most circuits we’ve been to would black flag you before you’d made it to turn 1 with an exhaust note like this. Pagani says the special sound comes courtesy of equal length exhaust pipes, and that mufflers can be fitted for tracks with killjoy neighbors.

The Huayra R is powered by a Mercedes-derived 6.0-liter naturally aspirated V12 that makes 838 hp (850 PS) and 553 lb-ft (750 Nm) of torque and drives the rear wheels through a six-speed sequential gearbox. The motor apparently took two years to develop and can rev to 9000rpm.

It’s also an extremely light power unit at just 436 lbs (198kg), which contributes to an overall dry weight for the whole car of only 2,315 lbs (1,050 kg). Definitely not small, is the price. Pagani is building just 30 cars and you’ll need to find €2.6 ($3.2/£2.2) million to get one.

Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting
Listen To This Pagani Huayra R Scream Down A Runway, Then Try To Tell Us Silent EV Supercars Are Exciting