Seriously? 2015 Ford Mustang Fakes Engine Noise via Stereo
An idea for Tesla?
weeks
8:14 pm on Sep 28, 2014 (gmt 0)
I question this as a fact, but Google News has several sources on it. [techtimes.com ]
So, is this an idea for Tesla? (Just kidding. But, then, I wouldn't have thought Ford would do this, if they have.)
incrediBILL
8:28 pm on Sep 28, 2014 (gmt 0)
It makes sense actually as customers/consumers expect certain properties from certain products.
Why I think engine noise fakery makes the most sense is so you can tell if the car is on or off, but people need feedback.
For instance, silent keyboards have been around for decades but people needed the feedback so they added audible clicks to mimic key clicks.
Another case is a home coffee machine that made equal or superior coffee to what you get at coffee shops but it didn't make the stench people are familiar with at coffee shops so the coffee it produced was incorrectly perceived as inferior even when the taste was identical. They simply added a method for the brewing process to stink up the surrounding area with the aroma of coffee and VOILA! people think it's now a quality product.
So I believe Ford did it because it's both a matter of perception of what the product should do and the feedback needed by the operator.
weeks
8:37 pm on Sep 28, 2014 (gmt 0)
...so you can tell if the car is on or off
This I can appreciate. I have a Subaru Outback with the 3.6 Boxer engine and the other day I got out of the car to move some limbs from the driveway, got back in and thought, "Did I crank the car?" I looked at the tach, and it was moving. And, yes, I want to smell the coffee.
I'm not sure this is what is going on here. But, then, what is "fake"? Remember glasspacks? They were "effective at reducing back pressure, but not very effective at muffling noise." Lack of muffling wasn't a bug, it was a feature. Still, I think Ford might have crossed a line here.
lawman
8:50 pm on Sep 28, 2014 (gmt 0)
On my 2010 Mustang I have Magnaflow Magnapacks after the axle. Before the axle I'm running a couple of Magnaflow resonators. Both are straight through mufflers that use stainless steel mesh and "acoustical fill". That's pretty close to being glasspacks. :)
ken_b
8:59 pm on Sep 28, 2014 (gmt 0)
There is some talk about adding "noise" of some sort to electric cars so the blind can hear them coming/going at intersections etc.
As i Understand it, one issue with this is finding a universal sound that all manufacturers will agree to use.
lawman
9:07 pm on Sep 28, 2014 (gmt 0)
How about this sound (skip to the 49 second mark):
[edited by: lawman at 9:16 pm (utc) on Sep 28, 2014]
ken_b
9:15 pm on Sep 28, 2014 (gmt 0)
How about this sound
Ahhh, yes! Just another day in downtown rush hour traffic! :)
weeks
10:11 pm on Sep 28, 2014 (gmt 0)
I assumed the Telsa would sound like the Batmobile (1960s TV version): [youtu.be ]
J_RaD
1:39 am on Oct 3, 2014 (gmt 0)
fake engine noise? typical ford mustang stuff..... order your engine noise right after you order your sticker package.
jay5r
3:05 pm on Oct 5, 2014 (gmt 0)
My '08 VW R32 has a "noise tube" that gets (real) engine noise into the passenger compartment. But the R32 is known for it's engine sound and exhaust note – and we're talking real sounds, not fake ones.
Leave it to an American car to fake what other manufacturers work really hard perfecting.
lawman
3:23 pm on Oct 5, 2014 (gmt 0)
Damn Americans
weeks
9:12 pm on Oct 7, 2014 (gmt 0)
If RPMs are going to be understood by the sound system, for driving on my mountain curves here in the Blue Ridge I'd have the speakers cue up Joe Crocker's Unchain My Heart at full volume when redline is first touched. [youtube.com...]
J_RaD
2:38 pm on Oct 12, 2014 (gmt 0)
noise tube.....ever rolled down your windows? this is a little silly. You want it louder, you install a louder exhaust system. If they actually take the time to tune it like some instrument.............i'd rather them spend time in making it faster, which the R32 isn't....
jimbeetle
6:38 pm on Oct 12, 2014 (gmt 0)
Batmobile (1960s TV version)
It turns out that the Batmobile started out as a ~1955 Lincoln Futura car. When ABC needed a Batmobile, George Barris and his shop converted it in a matter of three weeks.
