Bteljuice

BMW's Active Sound Design

swajames

I have to say I find this something of a misstep by BMW... The sound that's pumped through the audio system isn't even the actual noise, it's carefully described as a "reproduction" and is seemingly synthetic.

The new M5 looks like a spectacular car, but faking the engine noise inside the cabin really isn't cool...

sdg1871

True. But this is the price of jettisoning the NA V10. A twin turbo will never sound as great as a Formula 1 derived V10.

craigm1841

that is tacky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RZwwYXNzgM&feature=related

m630

Untrue. This is what happens when a company that has limited knowledge in a particular technology bets its franchise on a political movement.

Ferrari is using a twinturbo based engine as the heart of the successor of the Enzo, I guarantee you that you'll never know it was a turbo unless you read this thread. And Porsche has been perfecting turbo performance engines for more than 30 years, and you'll not see them piping fake soundtracks into the GT2. Its pathetic that BMW and M had tried such bs game trickery, they've lost alot of respect with this move. If they didnt have the expertise to make a proper exhaust tune, just farm it out to a tuner like Akra for which they did on a recent public showing of the vehicle and then learn how to do it themselves, you dont do this faking bs on their 100K+ segment defining supersaloon. :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:

Bteljuice

Hearing a C63 or an E63 ROAR next to me at red lights makes me Even when it is Idling. Those AMG can ROAR!!!!!

I would love for a M5 F10 to be at the red light next to an E63. HAHAHAHA The M5 would rev it, he would think it is roaring but would actually be PURING HAHAHAHA.

Then again, Nothing a Good exhaust can't change Never stopped anyone, even us with I6 engines

balbs

Active sound seems kind of lame. But imagine if it's the actual sound of your engine and you have lifters sticking and making that ticking sound.