Whether it's legal concerns or making enthusiasts feel more at home, fake engine noises serve multiple purposes and are prominently featured on a wide array of makes and models. Typically on EVs and ...
Engine sound has long been treated as a performance metric, a kind of acoustic dyno sheet that tells drivers how hard a car is working. As digital audio and electrification spread, engine sounds are ...
BMW is trying its hardest to give its electric cars a sound that is as emotive as the noises made by its gas cars. But the growth of its electric lineup, and the imminent launch of the first electric ...
Dodge’s ‘Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust’ gives its electric vehicle ungodly combustion sounds. Dodge’s ‘Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust’ gives its electric vehicle ungodly combustion sounds. is a former news ...
BMW reveals that it recorded engine sounds from three iconic M cars to give the electric M3 character and a sense of connection. The cars sampled were the E63 M6, F82 M4 and the E90 M3. The prototype ...
Sound editor Al Nelson wanted to recreate the experience of a Formula One race: “It’s something you feel in your bones.” By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor F1 sound editor Al Nelson and his team ...
There are dozens of ‘straight-piped’ videos on YouTube showing how crudely junking your car’s mufflers and emissions equipment in favor of simple sections of tube can make your engine sound more ...
Few automakers, if any, can stir the emotions quite so effectively as Ferrari. Driving a Ferrari is a pleasure only a handful will ever experience, and for us mere mortals, seeing and hearing one is ...