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The Rise of Fake Engine Sounds: A 15-Year History

The trouble started in 2011. That's when German brand Volkswagen officially introduced its Soundaktor technology in the Golf GTI and "R" models. Considering the model derivatives, you'd probably think ...
SlashGear

8 Of The Weirdest Fake Engine Sounds In Electric Cars

Electric vehicles certainly seem to be the way of the future. More people are buying them, and while there are still questions about whether the United States is ready for an EV revolution, these ...

You're Not Prepared For How Cool A V14 Engine Would Sound

You're not prepared for how cool a V14 engine would sound. A YouTuber made a video simulating its sound, and it's eerily ...
Yahoo! Sports

Audi hails “more aggressive” engine sound for F1 in 2026

Audi became the first Formula 1 team to test its 2026 challenger on track, and in the process shared a first glimpse of the impending noise that will soundtrack grands prix this season. Now, team boss ...
Business Insider

Hyundai put speakers in its new electric car so you can blast fake engine noises around your neighborhood — see it in action

Hyundai gave its sporty new electric SUV fake engine and exhaust sounds. It uses interior and exterior speakers to mimic the feel — and noise — of a gas car. The Ioniq 5 N also mimics the gear shifts ...
Green Car Reports

Honda wonders if you’d like gas-engine sounds inside your EV

Honda might add the sounds of vintage performance models to future EVs The sounds might be offered for download for a small cost Honda's next-gen user interface could enable in-vehicle purchase ...
Carscoops

No Fake Sounds, Just Science: How Lexus Made The LC’s V8 Sing Like An LFA

There are dozens of ‘straight-piped’ videos on YouTube showing how crudely junking your car’s mufflers and emissions equipment in favor of simple sections of tube can make your engine sound more ...
SlashGear

8 Of The Best-Sounding Diesel Engines Ever Made

The automotive community has a love-hate relationship with diesel engines. Volkswagen's Dieselgate scandal left a bitter taste in a lot of people's mouths, but there's also the overall dirty nature of ...
Jalopnik

What Makes V6 Engines Sound So Different From V8s?

For budding car enthusiasts, it's a badge of honor to correctly identify the number of cylinders in an engine just by its exhaust note. The number of cylinders plays a vital role in how an engine ...
Business Insider

This $1,600 speaker system makes your electric truck sound like it has a V8 engine. People joked it's the EV equivalent of sticking a playing card in your bike spokes.

Exhaust systems company Borla now sells a speaker system that gives EVs engine noises. A demo of the system shows a Ford F-150 Lightning making V8 engine sounds. Some skeptics compared it to putting a ...
AOL

This Pug Makes Hilarious Engine Sounds When Excited for Grandma's Visit

Did you know that pugs can sound exactly like a revved up muscle cars? Sounds completely made up but it is actually true. There's a TikTok posted by @ladbible that's got everyone doing double and even ...