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Re:German court bans Tesla ad statements related to autonomo... by lazyjones on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @06:00PM (#23838519)
> After about 20mph tire noise drowns out engine noise.

This has been claimed over and over and is possibly true in some test scenarios but not in any real situation. Noise is additive, the engine noise may not be clearly audible, but tire+engine noise is always louder than just tire noise. And any time an ICE actually revs up, it's clearly audible at any high speed.

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Re:German court bans Tesla ad statements related to autonomo... by FireBeyond on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @07:13PM (#23839250)
My supercharged V8 5.0L Jaguar would be an absolute disappointment to anyone expecting much in the way of engine noise. The sound dampening in the engine compartment is far better than any car I've had before, and the cabin has adaptive noise canceling specifically for engine / road noise.
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Re:German court bans Tesla ad statements related to autonomo... by Aunche on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @06:26PM (#23838815)
Luxury cars have a lot of sound dampening, so engine noise is hardly an issue. A Royce Royce Phantom has a v12 but is more quiet than a Tesla.
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Re:German court bans Tesla ad statements related to autonomo... by lazyjones on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @01:04PM (#23848104)
It's not true.

https://youtu.be/HstaR1VwXUg?t=1770

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