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Silent No More: Hyundai’s EVs Now Fake Engine Noise—And It’s Awesome

Electric vehicles (EVs) are often compared to star pupils. Their ability to glide silently and smoothly without emissions highlights both their environmental friendliness and superior performance, ...
SlashGear

5 Cars That Use Fake Engine Sounds

Whether it's legal concerns or making enthusiasts feel more at home, fake engine noises serve multiple purposes and are prominently featured on a wide array of makes and models. Typically on EVs and ...
Electrek

Ferrari is rejecting fake engine noise for its first EV, and opts for ‘authentic’ motor sound

Ferrari has released details about its approach to powertrain sounds with its first electric vehicle, the Elettrica, and I am intrigued. If well-executed, I even think it might convince some ...
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 ...
Carscoops

Listen To Ferrari’s EV Prototype Fake V8 Sounds

With the widespread electrification of the automotive industry well underway, it was only a matter of time before one of the world’s most famous brands would launch an EV. . Yes, the brand synonymous ...
autoevolution

Dodge Almost Fooled Us With the Fake Engine Sound of the Charger Daytona, but Not Quite

Dodge unveiled the electric Charger Daytona at the beginning of March facing the backlash of the HEMI diehards. Now, the automaker is teasing the fake sound of the EV and almost got us fooled. But not ...
Forbes

Ferrari’s Audio Branding Dilemma: Is It Time For Fake Engine Noise?

Luxury automaker Ferrari is facing an unusual dilemma with it audio branding. And, the clock is ticking on finding a good solution. Ferrari faces an unusual dilemma with its audio branding When we ...
Inside EVs

Mercedes’ Porsche Taycan Rival Will Make V-8 Noises

Mercedes-AMG has published a teaser video featuring its new electric sedan. The prototype appears to have a V-8 interior sound and even paddles to shift simulated gears. Fake combustion engine sounds ...
SlashGear

This Viral TikTok Video Uses Popsicle Sticks To Recreate 4-Cylinder Engine Sounds

TikTok is the place for quite literally anything. Within a few minutes of opening the app, you can find essential "how to" videos, funny clips to send to friends, or the next social media trend. There ...
Jalopnik

You Can Buy A $1,600 Sound System To Make Your Mach-E Sound Like A Real Mustang

One of the big things people like to complain about when it comes to EVs, other than price, is the noise they make – or lack thereof. Now, an exhaust system company has come up with a complex sound ...
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 ...