The new 2019 Hyundai Veloster features something called Active Engine Sound but it actually doesn't use the real-world sound of the engine. Instead, AES is a synthesizer that takes a lot of details ...

Engine noise makes us more nervous than any other automotive sound because noise can mean expense and inconvenience. And, sometimes engine noise is nothing more than a normal dynamic of the engine’s ...

You're tooling along on your way home from a cruise night or a car show when you pull up to a stop sign. As the engine drops down to an idle, you hear astrange sound from under the hood. It's not a ...

When it comes to defining a car's character, a crucial component lies in the engine sound. Whether it's an operatic Ferrari V12, or the burble from a Subaru boxer, there are certain sounds we identify ...

When I try to explain to ‘non-car people’ how important an engine note is to ‘car people,’ I always get the same, puzzled look. Like most consumers, utilitarian drivers value things like efficiency, ...

From the waking groans of a key in the ignition, to the grunt of exhaust as the metal beast pushes its limits, the sounds of an automobile in motion are like music to petrolheads’ ears. German car ...

If we stop to think about it, there is a staggering amount ways sound influences the automobile experience. A V8 engine can barely come up without mention of how great its exhaust note is, but hardly ...

Over the last decade, auto manufacturers have been engaged in a silent war against, of all things, quietness. Ordinarily, quiet is a desirable quality in cars—engineers actively battle wind roar, tire ...

Our original look at the SoundRacer became one of Gizmag's most popular videos ever, and it's easy to see why. Plug a SoundRacer into your quiet, responsible family car, and suddenly the engine sounds ...