Interesting Article - Fake Engine Noise

Not sure if appropriate for the forum, but:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/23/fake-engine-sounds-car_n_6533596.html

How much do you care if your real car's sound is faked or not?

 

That´s being done for ages. VW Golf GTI Mk1 is the first I know off.

I don´t mind direct amplification, like a intake connection or exhaust flap systems, but I wouldn´t like electronic speakers creating the sound of my car. If for example I drive a diesel car, I know it and wouldn´t like a gasoline V8 sound coming from the engine that doesn´t really tell me what the engine does right now (BMW 6M had this with one diesel afaik, for example).

 

Lot's of manufactures are doing this, nothing new!

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/faking-it-engine-sound-enhancement-explained-tech-dept

I drove once in a 2014 Focus ST, it made a great induction sound, but it was completely fake. But in the car it sounds great.

 

I think it's kind of stupid, and it's kind of stupid that we require these kind of pacifiers. It's basically a thumb in the mouth for anyone who doesn't like the real world. It's utterly pointless when you think about it, but it's likely that a car company spent a sizeable chunk of money researching, developing and implementing this completely pointless technology. It will probably be one of those facts that slips into obscurity in time and Jay Leno will have to explain the oddity of a few cars faking noise in 60 years time.

 

I don't mind as long as it is the real engine noise being piped in and/or amplified mechanically. Don't really want anything electronic, or through the speakers though.

It's important to be able to hear your engine when you are doing some spirited driving, especially in a manual. First time I drove on track, I was matching revs very poorly. Very sloppy. It was because I was in a quiet V-6 Mustang, wearing a helmet+radio headset, windows down (lots of wind noise). Could barely hear the engine at all. And not so easy to pay close attention to your tach when driving on track.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/faking-it-engine-sound-enhancement-explained-tech-dept

 

it is normal .. part of a car .. even on slow cars .. Ford Focus for example has characteristic sounds "created" by Ford in revs over 3000 RPMs on lower gears and it is cool ... sporty, more agressive than it really is .. doesn`t sounds like you are reving it, it sounds like engine is having good times ... love it, eventhough usually you don`t need to go over 2100-2200RMPs when launching or normaly driving I just rev it to rev it now and than

 

like this?

 

GTI mk1 from 1976?

 

You guys mean the current Clio having GT-R and V12 sounds from speakers (infotainment configurable) is not the coolest thing on the planet??? My life is a lie.