Why are lawn mower engines so loud, while my car is quiet?

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I just came back from a drive and I’m wondering why my 3.0L I6 engine which has roughly 385HP is relatively quiet besides a low growl compared to my extremely loud lawnmower which as a tiny 6HP single cylinder? Would the muffler of my car make that much of a difference?

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Your car is essentially a luxury product, with lots of extra engineering put into it and the sound was absolutely a part of the design process. A lawnmower probably didn’t have all that put into it.

Kinda like how my economy car is loud as fuck with it’s whopping.. 125hp. I highly doubt anyone put much thought behind the sound the way they would for a sports car

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