Well I couldn't believe what I was reading, so I read it
twice. Being a member of an automotive group I get given technical bulletins
amongst other things which help keeping up to date in the used car industry. So
it would seem car manufacturers are going to greater lengths to sell their
products… it’s called sound generation. Sound generation I hear you ask? What
rubbish are you spinning?
Well it’s true, Both Volkswagen and Toyota/Subaru are using their own kind of sound enhancer.
The VW Golf has a noise generation/simulator to give the
driver a sporty sound. This is done with two sound generators, one below the
windscreen and the other, a speaker mounted in the exhaust system.
Now this has not yet hit the streets of Australia but no
doubt it’s coming. With tough new laws on emissions and focus being on fuel
economy our cars will end up sounding like sewing machines! So to save being
the butt of all jokes at the next BBQ, your car can sound Sporty, tough and
whatever else and it’s all through a speaker.
Forget the expensive exhaust
upgrade; you will just need to head to Autobarn for a sound mod. Big speakers
please for my exhaust and can you make my mini sound like Victor Brays drag
car?
Subaru has simply piped in the intake noise back into the cabin
by placing a vent in near the steering column.
So what’s next? I would imagine
this technology will be taken up by a number of manufacturers as time goes by.
Maybe the Prius should have a speaker! Maybe we could employ the bloke from
Australia has got Talent. It would seem after all there may be a job for him.
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