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Standby for some serious noise complaints.

• tobz 10y ago
  Eh? I'd be surprised if the proposed gas turbine was THAT loud. We're not talking afterburning turbofans from a fighter jet, or anything.
  • beeboop 10y ago
    Counterpoint: the tiny turbine Jay Leno has in his motorcycle is tremendously louder than even the loudest semi truck.
    • tobz 10y ago
      Fair. It depends on the output of the turbine they might use. Various articles about Jay Leno's EcoJet car also says that they were looking into ways to add an "intake" muffler, also citing that the Chrysler turbine car seemed to manage to quell the intake noise. Totally valid concern, but I'm sure they'd be able to manage to quiet it down enough. If it's quieter under braking than typical semis that use jakebraking, it could be a win.
• CarVac 10y ago
  Compared to the din of compression braking on diesel trucks? This will be relatively silent.