{"id":29711,"date":"2022-08-20T11:21:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T15:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=29711"},"modified":"2022-08-20T11:21:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T15:21:09","slug":"should-evs-sound-like-internal-combustion-engines-or-should-they-sound-unique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=29711","title":{"rendered":"Should EVs Sound Like Internal Combustion Engines or Should They Sound Unique?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/08\/20\/should-evs-sound-like-internal-combustion-engines-or-should-they-sound-unique\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-18-of-29.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"BMW i4 M50 18 of 29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-18-of-29.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-18-of-29-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-18-of-29-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-18-of-29-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-18-of-29-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of BMW i4 M50 18 of 29\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201080%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-18-of-29.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"BMW i4 M50 18 of 29\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-18-of-29.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-18-of-29-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-18-of-29-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-18-of-29-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-18-of-29-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of BMW i4 M50 18 of 29\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"bmwad\">\n<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"70.515830491963\">\n<p>A few days ago, Dodge made some headlines with its new EV Daytona SRT Banshee concept car. It was the talk of the town for a couple of days for its muscle car looks and Hellcat-beating power. However, its main attraction was neither its looks, nor its power\u2014It was its noise.<\/p>\n<p>Artificial EV sound isn\u2019t anything new. BMW most recently made EV noise famous by hiring Hans Zimmer it make its IconicSounds for the i4 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/08\/20\/bmw-ix-m60-walkaround-video\/\">iX<\/a>. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/08\/04\/bmw-iconicsounds-outside-of-car\/\">IconicSounds<\/a> makes BMW\u2019s EVs sound like sci-fi spaceships. Dodge is taking a rather different approach, making it sound like an angry muscle car.<\/p>\n<p>The noise the Dodge make isn\u2019t quite internal combustion noise but it\u2019s much closer to that than anything from BMW, Audi, or Porsche. It\u2019s also seriously loud, too. Dodge wanted its EV to be loud from outside the car as well and it\u2019s said to be louder than the Hellcat, reaching 126 decibels. When you hear it \u201crev\u201d it\u2019s shockingly loud. Like, eardrum-shredding loud. And while I get the attraction there, I\u2019m not quite sure I like the idea of electric cars trying to emulate internal combustion noises.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch Dodge Reveal Charger Daytona EV Concept! (Speed Week Presentation)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3B6gB3BqdR0?start=215&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s an inherent dishonesty there that I don\u2019t like. None of us are stupid, we know it\u2019s not a gas-powered muscle car, so its fake noise feels fake, like an attempt to be something its makers wished it was. While BMW\u2019s Hans Zimmer-composed soundtrack is every bit as fake, there\u2019s a whimsy to it that cuts through the dishonesty. It\u2019s fun and silly and childish in a way that seems more playful. I get that making an EV sound like a muscle car is kind of funny, too. But I can\u2019t help but feel that it\u2019s just a way to target the segment of boomers who won\u2019t accept electric sports cars unless they make the big, bad noises. It seems cynical and dishonest. Maybe that\u2019s until I drive it, though. Maybe driving it changes my mind and maybe it actually is quite fun.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think, do you prefer EV noise to sound sci-fi and unique or sound like internal combustion cars? And do you want that noise to be heard from outside the car?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADVERTISEMENT A few days ago, Dodge made some headlines with its new EV Daytona SRT Banshee concept car. 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