One of the key criticisms leveled at the electrification of passenger cars is the subsequent death of the internal combustion engine. After 140 years of development, powertrains supping gasoline are arguably the best they have ever been: more efficient, more powerful and more reliable today than they were even five years ago. But where sports cars are concerned, the explosive beating heart also provides the accompanying soundtrack, the tangible rumble that has hairs standing on end and the visceral thrill of manhandling a rampant V6, V8 or V12 engine. Electric cars will never be able to truly replicate this and,...