2014 Corvette Revealed!

[-TC-]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7...-using-stereo/

Ford and Porsche both use systems to pipe in the actual engine noise to the cabin. BMW replicates the engine noise through the stereo.

Many car companies use a form of resonator to pump engine noise into the cabin.

BMW has really lost their way in the past 5 or so years. They used to be a defacto 'want' car and now the only one that truly excites me is the 1M.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by -TC-

They used to be a defacto 'want' car and now the only one that truly excites me is the 1M.

That 1M is definitely an awesome car. Too bad it was only a 1-year run.

[GreatWhiteEbola]

M3 and M5 are still the benchmarks. If only the Corvette could be more like them!

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Yeah, it's definitely not being piped in naturally. It goes through a digital signal processor and comes out the speakers. Artificially replicating a noise is akin to "fake" to me.

Agree to disagree then, to me 'fake' is 'synthesized' versus amplifying the actual engine sound that is there.

Important to note, the exhaust nor the turbos are amplified. It's just the noise of the engine that is getting amplified.

In any case, my car doesn't do it so I'm happy. And since I do want a little more turbo noise in my cabin, I'm putting downpipes and an intake on my car. Happy Festivus to me.

[GreatWhiteEbola]

Article

[karl262]

So there are a few video reviews now out on the new Corvette, Check them out!

[DFO]

A MotorTrend discussion of the new vette



While I like the new Stingray, I was watching the vid for the C63 AMG 507 Wagon. I want one soooo bad - complete BS that we can't get them here.

[Violator]

Originally Posted by hulkrogan

I can understand most things about Porsches and why they appeal to people, but the part I can never get over is they sound absolutely awful.

That's cause they are ladies cars.

[HalifaxDrunk]

Originally Posted by Violator

That's cause they are ladies cars.

[pylon]

Originally Posted by hulkrogan

I can understand most things about Porsches and why they appeal to people, but the part I can never get over is they sound absolutely awful.

A Porsche engineer wouldn't care if you think the car sounds awful. It sounds that way, because that is the most purposeful no compromise sound the car can generate. That is the whole ideal with Porsche. Functional design and performance trumps all else.