Hi All,
Does anyone know if the Cupra gets the Electronic engine sound actuator that the ID.3 has ?
I must admit, I have never heard it..
Ta.
Electronic Engine Sound
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A quick look through the manual and I have answered my own question..
Still not heard it though, has anyone ?
Still not heard it though, has anyone ?
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Yes. Bear in mind I have age related hearing loss but I posted on this when I looked at my car in the showroom. Sales guy could hear what I heard which is low frequency noise almost like a rough fan in the background . Tried 2 other Borns and they all did the same. Sales guy said it was louder outside the vehicle.
What I tend to hear is lower frequency noise. It probably sounds totally different and louder to someone with a normal hearing range.
What I tend to hear is lower frequency noise. It probably sounds totally different and louder to someone with a normal hearing range.
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I've heard it, wouldn't describe it as an engine noise - more like a UFO or the humming noise that Iron Man's repulsors make when they're charging up in the Marvel films (but not discharging). As long as a deibel threshold is met, i'd imagine any fake engine noise could be employed if VAG allowed it to be outputted, a beefy V8, a farty Harley Davidson, or maybe a Chinnook helicopter?
As it doesn't sound like an ICE car, i'm not sure how useful it is for pedestrians - they're more likely to look to wonder what it is, after hearing an unidentifiable sound rather than a sound they associate with a car or specifically a BEV.
As it doesn't sound like an ICE car, i'm not sure how useful it is for pedestrians - they're more likely to look to wonder what it is, after hearing an unidentifiable sound rather than a sound they associate with a car or specifically a BEV.
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I've always thought it would be great to have a car that sounded like Dr Who's Tardis arriving.
Especially if you could turn it on just as you crept up on a cyclist!
Especially if you could turn it on just as you crept up on a cyclist!
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If I could pick one, i'd vote for the sound of a Tie Fighter flying.
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The good thing (and fun thing) about EV’s is that this is all new and, just as ICE’s, people will find a way to customize and personalize their cars to no end:). Just the beginning, folks
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Likewisemonkeyhanger wrote: ↑Mon Jul 18, 2022 5:56 pm If I could pick one, i'd vote for the sound of a Tie Fighter flying.
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