A Dodge Viper and a Lexus LFA both use a V10 engine, but a Dodge Viper has a very “deep” sound, but a Lexus LFA has a very high pitched whining sound?
What makes a car like a muscle car like a Mustang or Viper have such a different sound than a car like a Lamborghini or Ferrari when they use the same kinds of engines?
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The car designer tunes the sound of the motor by changing the how the intake and exhaust pipes. Things like mufflers, baffles, resonators, etc. Also it has to do with the size of the motor, how many cylinders, in what order the cylinders fire and how high they rev. All these affect the sound of the motor and is something manufacturers pay a lot of attention to.
Also on modern sports cars tend to have fake engine noises being played over the car’s entertainment system. BMW does this, as does Chevy and Ford in their “performance” cars. I am sure other manufacturers do it as well.
So if you are driving something like a Dodge Challenger realize that it is probably a mp3 file you are hearing when you rev the motor up or hear it “rumbling”.
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