Electric engine sounds

[Dixie]

Have y'all read about the Shelby Mach E's engine sounds? seems rather goofy to me, but people must like it or it wouldn't be a thing.

What are your thoughts?

[pwd72s]

Might be a good thing if speakers project outside...pedestrian safety.

[astrochex]

Audio veneer, how stupid.

[Dpmulvan]

Totally lame, hate it. However this was pretty cool when I was a kid. Anyone remember these.

[Bob Kontak]

I’m not a car enthusiast, but I know people tend to hate fake *****. (Just look at the fake meat industry. It’s not doing so well.) It stands to reason that they will hate this.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/15/23762020/electric-ev-manual-transmission-fake-noise-toyota-lexus

[Dixie]

Originally Posted by Dpmulvan

Totally lame, hate it. However this was pretty cool when I was a kid. Anyone remember these.

My parents weren't going to buy something as frivolous as that. For us it was playing cards against the spokes, or nothing.

[stevej37]

No, I don't like it.

This months Car and Driver also has an article about the 2025 Mustang GTD.
They are stating an estimated MSRP of $300K
Ridiculous...800 hp....let the damage begin.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Capt. Carrera

Have y'all read about the Shelby Mach E's engine sounds? seems rather goofy to me, but people must like it or it wouldn't be a thing.

What are your thoughts?

I think there are cars that have had synthetic motor sounds via the car stereo for the past ten years or so. I think I remember reading about bmw playing sound over the car stereo to enhance the sound of the motor while inside the car. They put so much sound deadening in the cars that they then had to synthesize motor sound using the stereo.

[jamesnmlaw]

Don't most CVT transmission do the fake shift with a sound mimicking a conventional geared transmission? And some cars come with adjustable exhaust notes. A slippery slope.

Yeah, not big on adjustable sounds or fake feedback. It's a g'damned car, not an entertainment device. Certainly don't need 800hp to go to the commute to work, run errands, or cruise on Saturday nights.

I have no short-comings that such crap would solve. I don't need a penis extender!

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Capt. Carrera

My parents weren't going to buy something as frivolous as that. For us it was playing cards against the spokes, or nothing.

Which was AWESOME!

[Mark Howard]

My Taycan has it. The sound is not like a “muscle car” ICE but an electric sound that increases in pitch during acceleration. Also projects outside at low speed to alert pedestrians in parking lots, etc.

Is it cheesy? Maybe, but I like the sound as I think Porsche nailed the tone. Everyone I’ve had in the car likes it as well. To each his own I guess.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by jamesnmlaw

Don't most CVT transmission do the fake shift with a sound mimicking a conventional geared transmission? And some cars come with adjustable exhaust notes. A slippery slope.

Yeah, not big on adjustable sounds or fake feedback. It's a g'damned car, not an entertainment device. Certainly don't need 800hp to go to the commute to work, run errands, or cruise on Saturday nights.

I have no short-comings that such crap would solve. I don't need a penis extender!

CVT cars usually "shift" because it freaked people out that they didn't. They don't add sounds to the shift as far as I know. It's just an abrupt change of RPM like an ordinary transmission. My wife's outback shifts most of the time occasionally under certain circumstances it'll actually perform in a CV manner.

My boxster has the PSE which opens baffles in the muffler when engaged so it's not fake sound.

Lots of cars also have gauges that work more like idiot lights. For instance lots of temp gauges are built in a way that they show 3 temperatures, low, regular, high. The"regular" temp puts the needle dead middle of the scale whether the actual temp is 180°, 200°, or 230°.

[Dixie]

Originally Posted by Mark Howard

My Taycan has it. The sound is not like a “muscle car” ICE but an electric sound that increases in pitch during acceleration. Also projects outside at low speed to alert pedestrians in parking lots, etc.

Is it cheesy? Maybe, but I like the sound as I think Porsche nailed the tone. Everyone I’ve had in the car likes it as well. To each his own I guess.

Very interesting. Thanks for the input.

[look 171]

Until they come up with the whine of straight cut gears, no. Not for me.

[Zeke]

I'm sure I will never own a car with 'sound'.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by Capt. Carrera

My parents weren't going to buy something as frivolous as that. For us it was playing cards against the spokes, or nothing.

I tried balloons for awhile. I just couldn't bring myself to sacrifice a trading card.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by masraum

CVT cars usually "shift" because it freaked people out that they didn't.

I have witnessed the opposite and I have listened for it when folks bring their car to me and tell me it's not shifting. lol


Thats a Patriot, a Forester and one other one I can't remember.

[john70t]

Originally Posted by look 171

Until they come up with the whine of straight cut gears, no. Not for me.

Drain the transmission and grease those belts.