KillerG

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Not sure how i feel about this... and a bad sign of things to come. Clarkson was right when he said we are living in the golden age of supercars...

fsttyms1

Just tune the thing louder so i can hear it with my windows up or down and NOT thru my speakers

Stapler

I don't understand why they don't just rid of some of their sound suppression measures. I suppose it's so they can have a very quiet car 90 percent of the time, but didn't the corvette have a exhaust system that would do something like that already?

Will Y.

And the stupid sound tube from the engine to the interior for the 2010-2011 Mustang GTs started it.

KillerG

i would prefer a more analogue experience to something purely digital

maybe i can upload some v8 noises to a prius and have them play inside and out. the future of motorsport.

fsttyms1

There is a 2 stage exhaust option on the C6s that have a flap that opens to allow a different flow thru the muffler making it louder (and supposed more hp)

This type of thing is what manufacturers need to be doing instead of this crap thru the speakers. Hell you could do it with the airbox as well with a flap that bypasses the resonator chamber making it more like a cai at wot for sound.

MarbleGT

...that same tube found in '09 Miatas.

stangg172004

Thats annoying...

stangg172004

uh my friends 08' GTI has a noise pipe

Sarlacc

Actually....bimmer did that long before Ford :P

Costco

Say what you will, but Ford has the best implementation

oh sweet thunder....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKFvo...eature=related


This is pretty much better than anything they can ever come up with. And basically every car out there has it

Will Y.

I dunno-- I guess I'm the only person in the world that thinks exhaust noise is a bad thing at full throttle, and would want a 600+ hp Vette or Lambo that is completely silent.

I just remember my kids complaining about the exhaust noise in the stock 2005 Mustang GT that I test drove-- it wasn't loud to me, but I didn't want any more of the exhaust note to be piped into the interior, either.

fsttyms1

You are old which would explain part of it But my dad is older and even wants a louder car. He wants an exhaust on his genesis sedan, so yea i got nothing to help ya

fsttyms1

Yep.

MarbleGT

I love the Mustangs sound.

Will Y.

Hey! I'm not "old," I'm "middle-aged"....

I remember thinking that the Cobras and 'Vettes with side exhausts in autocrosses were too loud even when I was in high school and college.

For some reason, I like the idea of stealthy-- quiet, low -- cars that won't attract attention at speed. Well, I guess an Aventador or GT40 would attract attention regardless of exhaust note.

MeanBlackCLMachine

The whole thing sounds pretty dumb. If you want a louder car get a new exhaust..

Sarlacc

That explains it...All those older fogeys in the So Cal SCCA LOOOOOVE to bitch and moan about anything and everything...any car that shows up and makes so much as a growl, and they are sitting their bitching about how their exhaust probably exceeds regulation decibel levels...

Which street do you live on...I'll come do some buzz bys at WOT

nspec_ya4

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id like to see how this turns out

oo7spy

Meanwhile the RL uses the stereo to counteract the engine and exhaust noise. Much better use of a sound system, IMHO. Loud does not equal fast.

Will Y.

Not far from Centinela and Culver Blvd., where LAPD, Pacific Division HQ is located.

Actually, I'll be dropping by the PV library tomorrow @ 3:30 pm, so you can annoy me-- and your neighbors-- by driving up and down Playa Vista or Promenade.

Sarlacc

Holy crap, you ARE close

MTEAZY

Automobile mag said that the car sounded like a V10 inside, but went away after disconnecting the stereo.


http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews...5/exhaust.html

chill_dog

This is lame.

PortlandRL

Can't wait for Clarkson to rip BMW a new asshole for this abomination. Seems to me that Audis of late always sound 10x better than their BMW counterparts.

knavinusa

What the hell, BMW?

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

So stupid.

fsttyms1

Dont worry, a few more years and he will be complaining about cars being so quiet he cant hear them and is constantly almost getting run over by them crossing the street

Dr. Colorado

x2. Porsche Sports Exhaust>*

teranfon

I don't know about this. It's been my opinion that manufacturers no longer offer engine sounds, but exhaust sounds instead. There is a difference. Oh sure, displacement, cylinders, firing order, and crank all influence exhaust note, but the the sounds emitting from the tailpipes are often artificial. Even suppliers of aftermarket exhaust don't sell systems that compliment engine exhaust, but instead focus on a pleasant or aggressive note.

Personally, I prefer quiet exhausts. I would rather hear that combined with an engine sounding like it go the distance and back again than a muted engine with an aggressive exhaust.

ttribe

Another area in which E60 M5>F10 M5.

mrmako

I love starting my car and it barely having a sound. It is only when I hit WOT that it sounds good (since I removed the intake resonator tank). So I have a thin intake through the hood and a hole pointing to the wheel well bringing in air that sounds great.

BMW, I think you're making your super sedan more sterile. Not good.