anyone else not too impressed with straight pipe noise anymore?

[meomyo]

ok on a sports car is semi cool i guess or at least i have been conditioned to think so.

BUT
on a camray its rather silly.

2018 Toyota Camry XSE Growls: Just Listen

I still think the ultra quiet model s when it takes off like a bat out of hec is way cooler. Of course the s doesnt handle like a ferrari on the open roads.

 

[tpoltron]

hate it, and on motorcycles - so jarring and antisocial

 

[Kant.Ing]

Firmware 8.2 Easter eggs will convert the speakers to any sound you like, steam engine, jet engine, or rockets.

 

[Big Earl]

That Ferrari looks like a lot of fun out in the hills. I've had plenty of straight piped cars (mostly diesels), but those days from my shouty youth are behind me for the most part. I still appreciate a rowdy sports car, but I much prefer the stealth quiet and smoothness of electric.

 

[Xenoilphobe]

ok on a sports car is semi cool i guess or at least i have been conditioned to think so.

BUT
on a camray its rather silly.

2018 Toyota Camry XSE Growls: Just Listen

I still think the ultra quiet model s when it takes off like a bat out of hec is way cooler. Of course the s doesnt handle like a ferrari on the open roads.

Yaaawwwwnnn..The Tesla minivan smokes that F430 likes its a diesel riding lawnmower and that’s with the P90DL

 

[verdee]

For me, I still like noises. It gives a sense of connection to the car, knowing exactly what it is doing based on sound. Same goes with the steering, changing gears, etc. I love my Tesla, but it is definitely more of a feeling of isolation and less “soul”

 

[Atlantan]

I like the Italian exhaust note...but not this one.

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

I like the southpark on the loud mopeds... lol

 

[Chaserr]

I love the sound of that Fcar, but the noise still makes me a little disappointed. All of that sound - no matter how great it is - is just evidence that the car is wasting performance on noise and heat and toxic fumes.

 

[Xenoilphobe]

hate it, and on motorcycles - so jarring and antisocial

My motorcycle doesn’t do this.
Zero FX Electric Motorcycle || ZERO MOTORCYCLES

 

[MacGreiner]

They need to be slapped in the face with a fish. Hideous.

 

[nsxpert]

The new sound of power is silence

 

[artsci]

The new sound of power is silence

Perfect. Car noise is now a 20th century thing. Anyone who thinks it’s cool is living in the past.

 

[S'toon]

I've never thought it was "cool," have always loathed it. However, I do think it serves a social purpose. It tells everyone within earshot "This person is a complete and utter ahole. Adjust your dealings accordingly."

 

[Azathoth]

I've never thought it was "cool," have always loathed it. However, I do think it serves a social purpose. It tells everyone within earshot "This person is a complete and utter ahole. Adjust your dealings accordingly."

Bingo.

We live in a very quiet neighborhood, but are straddled by two neighbors with matching Maserati's that seem specifically tuned to penetrate our windows with a tractor + lawnmower + blender + fart + chainsaw audio-mix that is irritating as hell while they broadcast their daily comings and goings to everyone within earshot.

I'll admit to putting side pipes on a 1972 Plymouth Duster 340 back in high school but I outgrew that before I hit 18. My neighbors are WELL beyond that age...

 

[timk225]

Super 44 Flowmasters in my '11 Challenger R/T sound nice as I rev it up through the gears. I'll miss that when I get my Model S and sell the R/T.