However, getting to cruising speed is not as quiet, because the engine is
noisy under acceleration.
I recent drove an Escape and it had a 4 banger which was very
noisy under acceleration.
It's
noisy under acceleration but settles into a quiet hum when you hit some open road.
The diesel is also
noisier under acceleration, spoiling what is otherwise an impressively quiet ride.
Not exact matches
The Corolla's seats feel flatter but larger, and there's no denying its space advantage, but it's
noisy compared with the Focus, with a CVT that still doesn't sound like it's having a good time
under acceleration.
The engine and the CVT are less
noisy than they were before, though the engine still produces a desperate - sounding buzz even
under modest
acceleration; the 1.2 - liter can be persuaded to get angry, like a Pomeranian, by activating the Sport mode.
Powerful engines not available on cheaper trims, auto box not standard,
noisy diesel
under hard
acceleration
Under heavy
acceleration the engine is very
noisy, almost irritatingly so.
It's a really punchy unit, and only ever
noisy under really hard
acceleration.