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"I like the speed but miss the vroom," she explained.
by glup 9y ago
"I like the speed but miss the vroom," she explained.
- stephengillie 9y agoBMW are playing canned engine noises through speakers in their newer cars, for people who enjoy engine sounds.
- bdcravens 9y agoDon't forget the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act, so silent cars make noise to warn pedestrians: https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/follow-up-report-president-obama-signs-pedestrian-safety-enhancement-act-into-law/ https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/follow-up-report-presiden...
- stephengillie 9y agoI've been tempted to change the EV audio in my hybrid from the "wooshing" sound to thematic music or video game bleeps, though canned engine noises would be more apropo.
- gonesilent 9y agoLeaf owner? Sounds like it if your going woosh.....yes you can change that audio.
- stephengillie 9y ago2016 Camry Hybrid - the owner's manual basically says "we're expecting this law to be passed, so we put a speaker in the car nose that goes 'woosh' proportionally to speed in EV mode."
- skookumchuck 9y agoNo recording/playback of a P51 engine start sounds like a P51 engine start. You have to be there.
- toephu2 9y agoSame with Audi and many other manufacturers
- ilovecars2 9y agoThe VW Group call it a Soundaktor, I have it in mine and it’s OK - but it drones at low RPMs. > It consists of a speaker mounted on the firewall between the engine and the cabin, which adds noise to the cabin in order to replicate the driving experience of older vehicles that had lower levels of sound insulation.
- olyjohn 9y agoCutting a couple of wires would be my first mod on that car...
- Animats 9y agoFord is doing that in pickup trucks. A modern powertrain is so quiet that people think it's weak. There's an aftermarket accessory for Teslas which makes V8 engine sounds. There's a startup, "evtones", trying to make a market in MP3 engine sounds.[1] [1] https://evtones.com/ https://evtones.com/
- semi-extrinsic 9y agoPersonally, I like the all-natural sound of the Formula E cars, and it's primarily from the gearboxes (straight spur gears). I'd love to see a BMW i3 mod with a sequential shift straight spur transmission like the Quaife QBE60G, and no ESP.