So you DON'T drive a big V8 or supercar?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

That's not too far off reality. A couple cars have speakers or ducts that send engine noise into the cabin.

hella ghey

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Dave

hella ghey

One of them is the Z4:

Duncan Forrester, of BMW, said: “We set out with the Z4 to bring the engine noise back into the cabin. With a car like this, it is essential that the driver can hear the engine, what it is doing, and what is going on under the bonnet.”

BMW boasts of having 100 “acoustic engineers” on its books. Their work means that the BMW 7 Series saloon whispers along in a vacuum, the driver worried about having gone deaf. At traffic lights, only a furtive glance at the rev counter tells you that the engine hasn’t died. By contrast, the Z4 is motor-din heaven. Like a decent audio system, the car’s engine sound management system has been tuned to get the most out of the motor. Noise from the engine is fed into the cabin, with intake system pressure noises from the intake manifold, instead of being killed off with yards of felt matting. It arrives in the cabin via a tube and a flexing diaphragm. The result is a high-octane backing track.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

One of them is the Z4:

heh, didnt know that. Ive driven both the regular and m versions and found them to be soulless with one of the nastiest shifters known to sports cars. Clutch feel was bad too iirc

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Dave

heh, didnt know that. Ive driven both the regular and m versions and found them to be soulless with one of the nastiest shifters known to sports cars. Clutch feel was bad too iirc

Better than the Z3, which had a girlie body and a crap rear suspension

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Better than the Z3, which had a girlie body and a crap rear suspension

doesnt matter, my opinion of german cars has always been low

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Dave

doesnt matter, my opinion of german cars has always been low

Eh, I like them.........Their steering has good feel and isn't over-geared at high speeds, unlike most American and Japanese cars.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Playing cards...
Bicycle wheel spokes...

Just sayin'