And the academy award for best soundtrack goes to…

[PowerPlant]

BMW, apparently, since Hollywood heavyweight Hans Zimmer composed the engine sound of their latest electric M models in order to be perfectly “emotionally engaging” for the driver. Yea, you read that correctly. A musician composed the sound of a car ? On a side note, the cars are also ugly beyond words, sad to say they were designed by a fellow Croatian. But at least they’re gonna be expensive. Oh well, not gonna be buying that then ?

https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0331949EN/bmw-m-gmbh-and-hans-zimmer-co-develop-the-emotionally-engaging-driving-sound-for-electrified-bmw-m-models?language=en

 

[Rob Hall]

BMWs latest styling trends make the Chris Bangle designs of the mid 00s look pretty good by comparison.   My favorite era of BMWs is still the late 80s to early 00s (pre-Bangle).  

[JollySipper]

I guess it's better than making "vroom vroom" noises yourself while driving one of the EVs.....

[Joe Handley]

On 10/29/2021 at 11:06 AM, JollySipper said:

I guess it's better than making "vroom vroom" noises yourself while driving one of the EVs.....

plus there’s no licensing issue for ripping off Hanna-Barbera either!

[iamsuperdan]

I think electric car builders should allow clients to upload whatever piped in engine sounds they want.

Need your Tesla to sound like a thumping big V8? No problem, upload the file.

Want you Mach-E to sound like a Harley Fat Boy? No problem, upload the file.

F150 Lightning sounding like a Kenworth? No problem, here's the file.

 

Personally, I would want my EV to sound like The Jetsons' car.

 

[Rodent]

4 minutes ago, iamsuperdan said:

Personally, I would want my EV to sound like The Jetsons' car.

My neighbor has a 2020 CR-V hybrid. We live on a cul-de-sac, so when she drives by at 10 mph I am sure she is on electric power. It makes an odd noise that isn't too far removed from the Jetson's car. Not sure if it is "piped in" noise or if it is from the climate control system.

[Bills72sj]

Take a look (listen) to this...

 

 

[peteski]

4 hours ago, Rodent said:

My neighbor has a 2020 CR-V hybrid. We live on a cul-de-sac, so when she drives by at 10 mph I am sure she is on electric power. It makes an odd noise that isn't too far removed from the Jetson's car. Not sure if it is "piped in" noise or if it is from the climate control system.

What you are likely hearing is the "real" sound of the electric motors spinning, and the gears meshing. Kind of a higher frequency hum.  It is a sound you don't expect to hear from an automobile.

[Rodent]

No, it sounds too "generated". I have been around a lot of electric and hybrid cars and this one makes more noise than normal. Another neighbor has a Tesla and all you hear is the tire treads on the pavement.