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In the future, I suspect we'll see aftermarket outfitters touting externally facing audio equipment to imitate the sounds produced by high-powered combustion en
by stdgy 13y ago
In the future, I suspect we'll see aftermarket outfitters touting externally facing audio equipment to imitate the sounds produced by high-powered combustion engines.
I also suspect the majority of them will be sold to teenagers with fairly under-powered vehicles ;)
- koenigdavidmj 13y agoActually this exists, but not for cosmetic reasons. Hybrid cars on their motors are just so silent that they're worried that someone (probably someone blind) will be hit by them.
- ricardobeat 13y agoThis already exists. The Nissan Leaf emits some cool sci-fi sounds by default, and I heard a dealer mention it can be replaced with a large selection of sounds by specialized auto shops.
- nfriedly 13y agoIf I ever get one, I totally want it to sound like the car on the Jetsons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdWswvLPdE0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdWswvLPdE0
- mrchucklepants 13y agoThe future version of the coffee can exhaust pipe.
- retroafroman 13y agoThe BMW M5 (an example of exactly what the Model S is competing against) already does this, because the interior cabin is so well insulated that you can't hear the turbocharged V-8, and owners want to: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20111031-48/bmw-m5-generates-fake-engine-noise-using-stereo/ http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20111031-48/bmw-m5-gene...