What do you guys think about the new cars and their "fake" engine noise?

[supadupac]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/americas-best-selling-cars-and-trucks-are-built-on-lies-the-rise-of-fake-engine-noise/2015/01/21/6db09a10-a0ba-11e4-b146-577832eafcb4_story.html


I am not sure what other companies call it, i know Ford calls it something and VW's call it Soundaktor.  I know some people may not think it's cool or not even like it but I think it was a genius idea. For the average consumer they're gonna like it, they're gonna like the amplified engine noise. A lot of VW enthusiast have unplugged their soundakator and found that it didn't sound good anymore and the engine and everything else was quieter and smoother. Depending on you if you like the noise or not, you'll like it. Overall if you have the soundaktor along with your mechanical engine parts making great noise why not get double the sound?


Anyways, i like it actually.. i thought about unplugging mine and people said it's quiet, even if it's fake it feels and sounds good and accurate. What do you think?

[thePoster]

But how will it sound on the outside?

I hope honda doesn't do it.

[Hitokiri]

Anyways, i like it actually.. i thought about unplugging mine and people said it's quiet, even if it's fake it feels and sounds good and accurate. What do you think?

Ford calls it a "symposer". I know that many Ford Focus ST, Fiesta ST, and other Ecoboosted engines have this.

Many people do take it off or block it somehow but for some reason they never installed them on the Ford Escape 2.0 Ecoboost that shares the same engine as the Ford Focus ST. My engine is loud enough the way it is though. It hisses and breaths like it can't get enough air through it's pipes. Haha....

[Sifu]

Anything not relevant in an automobile should not belong in an automobile.  Imagine having to repair this lame part if it threw an engine code or light.

[E92M3]

Anything not relevant in an automobile should not belong in an automobile.  Imagine having to repair this lame part if it threw an engine code or light.

+1  To me it's silly they would do this. 

[Hitokiri]

Anything not relevant in an automobile should not belong in an automobile.  Imagine having to repair this lame part if it threw an engine code or light.

Well, it's not needed anyways. Most people either block it off, take it off, or even use it a point to put blow off valves and such on.

I do agree though - very dumb stuff.

[michaelvang85]

My FRS has a 'sound generator tube' that comes off the intake inlet pipe and pumps the noise into the passenger footwell. I ended up plugging up the hole in the cabin because it added needless noises into an already loud ride due to lack of sound deadening.

[Sifu]

I like the FRS but that is a stupid thing to add.

[thePoster]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9_bhlzJpKI


wow... quite sad really, but you can really hear the difference.

[Hitokiri]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9_bhlzJpKI


wow... quite sad really, but you can really hear the difference.

Yeah that is sad that Ford wants their Mustangs to sound like a four banger.