I would
say road noise is similar to other cars in the class.
The World Health Organization
says road noise is a major contributor to poor health in Europe but by m...
That said road noise could have been controlled better, as a fair bit of noise creeps into the cabin at highway speeds.
Not exact matches
Mahler, whose house abuts the north side of the Main Line tracks,
said she has several concerns about the construction phase, including
noise, vibrations, contaminated soil and
road closures impacting emergency response times.
Chief Executive Richard Leaman
said: «People with sight loss rely on hearing
noise from cars and vans to identify a safe gap in the traffic to cross a
road.
However, the researchers
say the findings are consistent with a large number of studies linking
road traffic
noise and hypertension, which is a leading cause of stroke.
«The results show that there is a massive potential for reducing both traffic
noise and fuel consumption linked to conventional cars by combining low -
noise tires and the right kind of
road surfacing,»
says Truls Berge, an acoustics researcher at SINTEF.
That also
says a lot about how quiet the Kia Cadenza is on the highway, where
road and wind
noise are both minimal.
Adapted from the same design used for the larger S - Class Cabriolet, the top is
said to cut down on ambient
road and tire
noise.
Mike only parted with his Cup due to refinement, «The only reason I got rid of mine was the
road noise,»
says Mike.
«There's the whistling from the turbo, the grumbling from the exhaust, and the
road noise from the tires, and it all gets mixed up inside the cabin, banging and resonating off the exposed carbon tub,»
says features editor Rory Jurnecka.
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...
If you don't like a slightly rougher ride (which I would
say is better than my Grand Cherokee, any Ford Explorer I have been in, Xterra, Dodge Durango, and full size pick up truck I have been in), a little
road noise, having to climb up into well this isn't for your.
«It clawed through absolutely everything nature threw at it,» he
said, though he noted the car lost a bit of its luxury luster by letting in too much
road noise from the Sottozeros.
Can not
say anything about that because it depends on your vehicle (engine
noise, interior sound insulation) and the
road surface
All - wheel - drive models also get a premium five - link suspension that Buick
says reduces
road noise.
While your question is a bit subjective and depending on the vehicle used, there is definitely something to
say about
road noise caused by tires.
Indeed, Toyota engineers
say positive customer feedback focused their minds on reducing
road and wind
noise, specifically so the engine — without getting any louder - could be heard better.
The bigger 17 - and 18 - inch wheels are also
said to help reduce
road noise.
Mine has so much wind and
road noise, it's unreal, the Sportage was not super quiet, but I would go as far to
say, it was quieter.
high
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says It's quiet and unfazed by the
road's imperfections, thanks largely to a standard adaptive suspension and active
noise cancelling inside the cabin.
With ever larger, ridiculous rubber assaulting the industry, the Corvette team took the opposite approach, demanding, as it
says, «less rolling resistance, steering effort and
road noise, contributing to a more nimble feel, more immediate steering response and greater touring comfort and efficiency.»
Land Rover
says the roof uses an acoustic inner lining in an effort to reduce
road noise and enhance cabin insulation.
I'd
say, in fact,
road noise generally seems higher than the norm — lotsa tire
noise on the freeway, for example.
Ford
says they have specially developed the tyres for the EcoSport (MRF ZV2K and Goodyear Assurance) and they have low rolling resistance to boost economy and lower
road noise.
Hyundai
says it has achieved a half - decibel improvement in
road noise, or approximately 3.5 per cent.
But if the Toyota Camry and VW Passat each tested the same for the amount of
noise and vibration the drivetrain makes and for its
road manners, I'd still
say the Passat was the more exciting car - maybe because the styling is a bit more expressive.
I'm not sure what people are
saying about the
road noise.
Ford's Joe Koenig in Dearborn
said a little extra tire
noise is normal for the vehicle because the tires are also designed for off -
road use.
Chrysler
said that the all - new Pacifica is engineered and executed to deliver a «vault - like» interior environment with low levels of wind
noise,
road noise and related vibration / harshness characteristics.
The dealer
says «it is what it is», and couldn't explain why both cars would vary so much in
road noise.
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SAYING:
Road - and wind -
noise levels are luxuriously low, and the ride is never harsh, even with the suspension calibrations at their sportiest..
Toyota
says that engine,
road and wind
noise into the cabin has been reduced significantly, and I noticed the Hilux is remarkably silent at cruising speeds.
The car performs very will and we get about 26.5 MPG on the highway The biggest problem I have with the and maybe I should
say the tires that came on it, is
road noise.
Rounding out the mechanical changes is extra sound deadening in the floor, ceiling and doors, which Mazda
says reduces wind and
road noise.
It has also attempted to address the biggest shortcoming in its popular small car — engine
noise — by adding sound deadening in the floor, ceiling and doors, which Mazda
says reduces wind and
road noise.
EXPERTS RAVE Edmunds.com's review
says «The interior is quiet on the highway wind roar,
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The shut - line between the roof and tailgate by has been reduced by more than 30 percent and
road noise is reduced by 7 percent, Ford
said.
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SAYING: explains Should you load up both the rear seat and trunk for a
road trip, the Impala will keep your crew comfortable with its impressively smooth ride over bumps and low levels of wind and
road noise on the highway.
Although
road and wind
noise are kept to a minimum, the same can not be
said for engine
noise.
The interior is also enhanced and Accvitti
says that consumer complaints about
road noise in the cabin has been addressed.
Hyundai
says that it also tasked its engineers in reducing
road and wind
noise on the sedan, by adding thickened glass, re-designing the wipers, and new rear - wheel guard materials.
This was our silver bullet for
road noise,» he
says.
In most cases, that's the only place you'd want to use the speakers, but put it in,
say, a car, and you probably won't hear it above the
road and engine
noise.
Owners
say you don't see the
road and rarely hear any traffic
noise, though room numbers ending in 9 or 10 are adjacent to elevators (noisy).
Music: «At best it is distracting,»
says Rona Fischman, owner of 4 Buyers Real Estate in Somerville, Mass. «At worst, buyers will get suspicious that there is more
road noise or mechanical
noise or neighbor
noise that you are covering up.»