S3 DSG --(Felt a little too soft and boring to drive, Performance Pack should be standard for the price, not able to totally disengage ESP completely,
engine noise sounded muted)
As good as the i8's
engine noise sounded, BMW apparently pipes its normally muffled note into the cabin through the audio system.
The BMW i8's «augmented» (prerecorded)
engine noise sounds so good you feel dirty and cheap for loving it
Two microphones in the vehicle interior measure the amplitude and the phase of
the engine noise sound waves and relay this information to the ANC module.
There are audio enhancements taking place to make those glorious
engine noises sound so good, which to some may be cheating a bit — but we're OK with it.
Not exact matches
The active
noise - cancellation works best for low frequencies and steady, droning
noises, like airplane
engines, train
sounds, or motors.
A Boeing employee found a way for airports to produce their own energy: harvest the jet
engine sounds and turn
noise into power.
Of course,
engine noise is entirely subjective but it'd be hard to argue against Ferrari's V12 being one of the best
sounding of all time.
The current V6 Turbo power units have an interesting
sound, but many yearn for the
engine noises of old.
Battery operated toys, lights that flash,
sounds that are emitted when buttons are pressed, real
engine noises - you name it - have all been created and sold in a bid to make little ones happy.
Step 3: Model the environmental
sound of the toy, such as the motor
noises of the car or truck, the siren of the fire
engine or telephone ringing.
At which point he removed the earbuds that were conveying selections from his smartphone's music library directly to the interior of his helmetless head and drowning out ambient
sounds, such as
engine noises, car horns and other useful clues to the environment.
We are probably more used to listening to the waveforms of the things that are around us, like the
noise of an
engine, the
sound of a drop of water, or the comforting voice of a loved one, rather than imagining that we can use a melody to describe data and information.
Josef M. Miller MD, professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Michigan Medical School, along with Colleen G. Le Prell, and Larry F. Hughes treated guinea pigs with one of the following: vitamins A, C and E; magnesium; A, C and E plus magnesium, or a placebo one hour before and five days after a five - hour exposure to 120 decibel
sound pressure level
noise (comparable to a jet
engine at take - off).
The standout feature in the
sound department would be the cool
engine sounds — each vehicle has its unique
noises but they all express the grunty meat that is inherent in these types of cars.
Apart from the realistic
engine noises, there are also a variety of other effects such as the screech of tyres going around corners at unbelievable speeds, the
sounds of cars colliding at high speed and a variety of other racing
sound effects.
The instant he snapped the picture, the
sound of a rumbling motorcycle
engine filled Donut Time with
noise, just like a Hollywood ending.
As cool as the turbo
noises are, they only partially mask the
engine - there are four - cylinders that would
sound better with a connecting rod poking through their crankcases.
Neither
engine sounds particularly inspiring, despite the
noise amplification system (designed to enhance
engine and exhaust
noise through the speakers), nor the way the petrol barely revs beyond 6000rpm before the limiter intrudes.
The V - 6's
noise signature was still being fine - tuned (largely through the use of different mufflers, though intake
noise also filtered into the mix) at the time of our drive, but it's safe to say that this
engine sounds better and more aggressive here than in any other GM application.
So I was driving the other day, right before my
engine over heated (I don't think its relevant to the
noise or it might be) and my
engine started kinda knocking
sounds kinda like a clacking
noise.
There is a new optional Bose
sound system that actively cancels low - frequency
engine noise and «enhances» natural
engine sounds.
So the new ST has a «
sound symposer» that pumps induction
noise through a resonating tube to the back of the facia, a trick that gives the impression of a bigger
engine with more cylinders, ensuring the character of the old 2.5 isn't completely lost.
(Skip to details on the: 370Z NISMO) New for 2016 There is a new optional Bose
sound system that actively cancels low - frequency
engine noise and «enhances» natural
engine sounds.
I have manually adjusted the valve clearances (see this video to hear what the
engine sounded like before the valve clearance adjustment) however there is a clicking
noise which seems to be coming from the inlet manifold from behind the
engine.
With less
sound deadening, the
engine seems to fill the cabin beautifully when you start it up, neither too loud nor too quiet and with a deeper more guttural
noise than an RS.
Then, as the majority of the
engine noise you hear in the cabin is the luscious, rarefied
sound of induction
noise — which you only really hear with big throttle openings — the driver controls how loud it is with the accelerator pedal.
An Active
Sound Enhancement feature amplifies «harmonious and exhilarating»
engine sounds while muffling less - desirable
noises.
It's very loud, and although not an unpleasant
noise, it does mask any other
sounds the
engine might make.
One new feature makes
noise instead of suppresses it: For 2017, the GT - R electronically augments
engine noise and sends it through the interior speakers to make the
engine sound more
engine - y.
Nissan also says that the CVT has been retuned with artificial shift points for more responsive acceleration, while additional
sound deadening is said to reduce
engine noise in the cabin.
And the
engine might
sound fabulously angry at high revs but it makes an ugly, industrial
noise much below 4500rpm.
As such, Nissan got to work adding more
sound deadening material and an acoustic windshield to further isolate
engine noise in the 2016 model.
Also off - putting is the character of the synthesized
engine noise, which
sounds like a bass - heavy V - 8 rather than the sharp rasp of an inline six.
With a so - called
Sound Creator channeling intake noise, keeping the engine on a boil in the 5000 to 6000 rpm range fills the cabin with the gritty engine note, which is definitely different than the Beetle - like sound of other Subaru eng
Sound Creator channeling intake
noise, keeping the
engine on a boil in the 5000 to 6000 rpm range fills the cabin with the gritty
engine note, which is definitely different than the Beetle - like
sound of other Subaru eng
sound of other Subaru
engines.
And a variable
sound symposer brings the peppy EcoBoost
engine's raspy exhaust note into the cabin when you want it, but tones down the
noise factor when you don't.
I hear weird
noise as if there is no exhaust but that
sound is coming from the
engine.
The
engine has a throatier
noise in the upper register than the Elantra, which can
sound tinny or gritty in the same situation.
In Sport mode, the
sound being pumped into the cabin to mask the diesely
engine noise is relatively pleasant.
Although the
engine is unchanged, Honda has gone to greater lengths to isolate the driver from it (and from other sources of
noise), with increased
sound deadening and acoustic glass for the front doors and the windshield.
Higher speeds you feel it in the Model S so you back off and the re-gen slows you down quickly ready for the next blast... M5, 3 seconds of Raw fun, stupids speeds arrive and then 20 seconds of coasting and nail biting before you slow down back to legal speeds... 3 seconds of fun and 20 seconds of fear... too quick and without re-gen you are just standing on those very expensive disks and pads... Honestly in todays traffic Model S far better and if you must, buy a lotus for the weekend B road blast... Also with all the
sound insulation in the M5 you can't hear the
engine until silly speeds... so again Model S.... My friend said don't you miss the V8
noise and my other friend sat in the car said its a bit like missing the clip clop of your horse at the advent of the Model T...
As well as better performance, VW has improved the
sound of the
engine in the cabin with a physical resonator that amplifies the
noise from the
engine bay.
A few months ago, I began to hear a
noise that
sounds similar to a diesel
engine, which begins a few seconds after starting the cold
engine.
The
sound is a repetitive ticking
noise that matches the RPMs of your
engine.
Its
engine reveals an odd range of
noises; uphill on a light throttle its bassy off - beat pulse makes it
sound like a big six that's dropped a piston.
Speaking of
sound, at times during our drive we noticed that the car would send more road
noise into the cabin than
engine noise.
For example, this morning it made a funny whizz
sound (bit like a motor might make when not attached to anything) twice, then a horrible grindy
noise once, then finally started the car (after it turned the
engine over once or twice - cold day here in sunny England!)
Inside, the cabin space has been optimized for rear passengers, and all manner of
sound deadening material has been applied to keep unwanted
noise out, other than the
engine snarl.
Between the raspy, wheezy intake / exhaust
noise, the direct - injection
noise, and what
sounds like the timing chain dinging around the
engine bay, the N20 turbocharged 2.0 - liter I - 4 seems to be about as grumpy in the morning as we are.
At idle it's making a thin, high - pitched whirring
noise almost like an electronically synthesised imitation of what an
engine might
sound like.