[V8] I Want This Fo My V8

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Well now, Audi has been developing something along these lines, but not for
any of their naturally or force-inducted cars. I'm talking about the Audi
R8 e-tron:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoEDLvQZg5I&noredirect=1

Kinda cool, actually.

Ingo

On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 6:17 PM, <bkrussow at comcast.net> wrote:

>
>
>
> While most cars tout their ability to silence the outside world and give
> you a quiet, relaxing ride, B M W has other plans. For its all-new 2012 M5
> sedan, the luxury carmaker wants to make sure you can hear the sound of its
> uber-powerful V8 engine at work. And what better way to tickle your
> eardrums with the grumbling of 8 cylinders than by piping a motor
> soundtrack right through the premium sound system? The company calls it
> "Active Sound Design," and it's one of the lesser-known features of the
> brand new sports sedan.
>
> The M5 is a top-of-the-line performance machine, and its twin-turbo V8
> puts out a pavement-peeling 560 horsepower. The car's staggering $93,000
> starting price ensures that only dedicated BMW fans will be seated behind
> the wheel, and if there's one thing auto enthusiasts love, it's the sound
> of a high-powered engine. To provide the passenger cabin with a suitable
> motor purr, the M5's internal computer monitors the state of the engine and
> pumps a mimicked sound through the car's audio system. If you pound on the
> gas, the soundtrack changes to match what the beefy V8 is doing under the
> hood.
>
> It seems like an odd idea — spending countless time and money perfecting a
> speedy, tuned machine, only to pump fake engine noise into the cabin. But
> BMW thinks hearing the motor at work is a crucial part of the driving
> experience. In a press release, the company states, "In generating its
> signals, Active Sound Design takes its cues from the firing sequence of the
> eight-cylinder engine and the frequency range of the exhaust system. This
> gives the driver an extremely accurate impression of current engine load
> and an even more intense sensation of the V8's high-performance
> characteristics." Now if only we could get the system installed on all
> those too-quiet hybrid cars jetting around.
>
>
>
>
> http://m.yahoo.com/w/news_america/blogs/technology-blog/bmw-m5-plays-engine-sounds-speakers-sure-know-170639427.html?orig_host_hdr=news.yahoo.com&.intl=us&.lang=en-us
>
>
>
> V8Bob
> _______________________________________________
> Audifans V8 mailing list
> Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com
> Manage your list connection: http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8
>
> You can help keep the audifans site running by shopping at
> http://audifans.com/shop/
>
>