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BMW patents new way to add authentic engine sounds to cars

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 ...
Automotive Mike on MSN

This is the real sound of the Renault A442B engine

The Renault A442B has a special kind of appeal, and a big part of that comes from its real engine sound, which feels raw, ...
Inside EVs

BMW's Electric M3 Has Simulated Engine Sounds. Here's What BMW Used

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 ...
Electrek

Ferrari is rejecting fake engine noise for its first EV, and opts for ‘authentic’ motor sound

Ferrari has released details about its approach to powertrain sounds with its first electric vehicle, the Elettrica, and I am intrigued. If well-executed, I even think it might convince some ...
Road & Track

Here's How Gran Turismo Captures Its Impressively Realistic Car Sounds

The CEDEC+KYUSHU 2023 conference was held last November, but details of a specific technical presentation just came to light. The presentation centered around the process that Polyphony Digital sound ...
Carscoops

No Fake Sounds, Just Science: How Lexus Made The LC’s V8 Sing Like An LFA

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 ...
autoevolution

Oh, No, Is This Really Happening? The Next BMW M3 Comes With Fake Engine Sound

BMW is preparing to pull off a Dodge stunt and roll out the next-generation M3 with an electric powertrain and something that purists won’t hate even more: a fake engine sound. What makes things worse ...
Inside EVs

Mercedes’ Porsche Taycan Rival Will Make V-8 Noises

Mercedes-AMG has published a teaser video featuring its new electric sedan. The prototype appears to have a V-8 interior sound and even paddles to shift simulated gears. Fake combustion engine sounds ...
Forbes

Ferrari’s Audio Branding Dilemma: Is It Time For Fake Engine Noise?

Luxury automaker Ferrari is facing an unusual dilemma with it audio branding. And, the clock is ticking on finding a good solution. Ferrari faces an unusual dilemma with its audio branding When we ...
autoevolution

Dodge Almost Fooled Us With the Fake Engine Sound of the Charger Daytona, but Not Quite

Dodge unveiled the electric Charger Daytona at the beginning of March facing the backlash of the HEMI diehards. Now, the automaker is teasing the fake sound of the EV and almost got us fooled. But not ...
Digital Trends

Your future BMW electric M3 will still sound like a real M car

The transition to electric vehicles has always had one major stumbling block for car enthusiasts: the sound. Or rather, the lack of it. For decades, the soul of a performance car has been tied to the ...