Carmakers can make quite quiet gas motors, but market research shows people expect noise, so they add extra noise.
It turns out people don’t believe something is powerful unless it’s loud.
This is probably also true for power tools.
I wish they gave consumers a silent option.
https://www.thedrive.com/tech/22834/from-acura-to-vw-bmw-to-porsche-car-companies-are-getting-sneakier-about-engine-sound-enhancement
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