Not exact matches
The other happened at 170mph (and counting) in a black Tuscan S on an Autobahn
when the front splitter fell off and made a
noise so loud I momentarily believed a sniper had taken out a front
tyre with a high velocity bullet.
There's a little
noise from the chassis on poor surfaces and
tyre noise can also be an issue on concrete surfaced dual carriageways and motorways
when cruising.
That means there is barely a peep from the motor
when driving, and
when at any sort of speed wind and
tyre noise drowns that out quickly.
It's quiet with a slight rumble from the
tyres when cruising, but the cabin fills with the glorious
noise of the engine
when you drive it fast.
They're also quite slow
when you set off, plus high - speed refinement isn't as good as some rivals thanks to plenty of
tyre noise.
At motorway speeds you mainly notice
tyre noise though you can hear the sporty pulse of the small engine
when accelerating.
The performance of the Eagle F1s
tyres is impressive, combining confident grip with low levels of
noise — an important factor
when driving an electric car.
It's only let down by a noisy engine especially
when cold, and lots of
tyre noise.
However, it wasn't that boring,
when about 300 km along we heard a loud
noise and ground to a halt after watching in the side mirror a
tyre shred from a 16in split - rim steel rear wheel.