- Stomp on the gas in a new Ford Mustang or F-150 and you’ll hear a meaty, throaty rumble — the same style of roar that Americans have associated with auto power and performance for decades.
It’s a sham. The engine growl in some of America’s best-selling cars and trucks is actually a finely tuned bit of lip-syncing, boosted through special pipes or digitally faked altogether. And it’s driving car enthusiasts insane.
It's a little bit funny that this seems like they're trying to make a big deal out of this when it has been happening for years. I vaguely remember, when the newer Mustang GT500s and cobras came out, that they could/would tune your muffler to either sound like a new mustang, or like the originals depending on your preference. Also I think there is another new car, maybe also a ford, that you can pick what type of car you want your engine to sound like, and has a list of different awesome car models that it makes it sound like your little hybrid or whatever sound like. It's kind of amusing to IMO.
It's different, though - messing with the engine note via resonant exhaust goes back a hundred years and reflects engineering practice. That little porsche trick of piping the intake noise into the cabin is a little on the shady side but anyone buying a porsche can be expected to like it. Piping the engine note through speakers? That's just fakery. Besides, if you're gonna do that, why make it sound like a boring old V8? If you're piping an engine synthesizer into my cabin, I want my car to sound like a fuckin' tie fighter.
Better yet, make the engine noise an app. I'd like a soundscape variant that indicates all of my car's activities - acceleration, deceleration, gears, turn signals, headlights, wiper fluid, battery level, gas level, police radar, etc. Sort of like an automotive version of choir.io (warning: autoplaying sound).
I want my car to make the sound of an evil and sinister laugh that gets louder and more insane sounding the more I rev it up. You could even record custom sounds. I wonder how long it would take before they were outlawed?
I am aware, I think on the mustangs they were actually tuning your exhaust, whereas the new focus is just synthesized sounds via your speakers.
I think it's funny when you realize the reaction of most people to this it, "I want mine to sound like ______!", not "Screw Ford for lying to me!"
I think the idea of having ridiculous sounding cars would be hilarious. What if you wanted your car to sound like this? I tried to find a soundbite of Fran Drescher's laugh, but it doesn't appear to exist. I suppose that's a good thing.
I want my car to sound like a big ass dragon. That would be sweeeet. :)
I just spent way too much time searching for a sound bite of an effeminate Dragon roar. Oddly enough, it doesn't exist but it would have made for one hell of a funny car sound.
Hahahaha. That would be pretty epic. A little less badass(or more depending on your opinion I suppose haha) than I was going for but equally histerical. On a side note, I am very impressed/optimistic about the fact that no one(that has posted anyway) has taken a dragon roar and made it flamboyant haha. Its kind of like an effeminate lumberjack.