Re:The rise of fake engine noise
by jarek on Thursday January 22, 2015 @07:14AM
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> but not necessarily at city speeds as the speed is low
No, but often enough for it to be a factor. As a pedestrian I don't assume I can hear an engine.
> (and a stationary car makes no tyre noise but combustion engine still makes some engine noise)
Unless you have a start-and-stop, and it's approaching insanity to require that stopped petrol cars have speakers that make engine noise if they turn off the engine.
No, but often enough for it to be a factor. As a pedestrian I don't assume I can hear an engine.
> (and a stationary car makes no tyre noise but combustion engine still makes some engine noise)
Unless you have a start-and-stop, and it's approaching insanity to require that stopped petrol cars have speakers that make engine noise if they turn off the engine.