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It might sound awesome inside the M135i and the other cars with the same feature, but it's just pathetic. It's like stuffing your underwear to make your junk seem bigger. Even if it's the same shape as the original, it isn't real. |
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Listening to a recording does not make it fake. Playing the recording in an environment with the suggestion that it is live (and not enhanced or pre-recorded) is what makes it artificial. It is like when Milli Vanilli was caught lip syncing.
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absolute nonsense. what you are hearing is simply and amplified version of the real thing. miilli vanilli would be like listening to a cd of a ferrari in your m135i!
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01-03-2013, 04:59 PM | #51 |
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Hmmmmm...
IMHO, I personally think that it sounds better without the sound symposer. I like the N55 sound, and hearing it every day I prefer it to the "Manufactured" sound in the M135i. If you really want the engine sound, open the windows, find a tunnel and leet it rip.
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sounds the same to me but i agree windows down - rocks.
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That is where this active sound technology could potentially lead, playing different types of engine sounds in your car. There have been similar suggestions for playing engine sounds like this in hybrid and electric cars because they are too quiet. The fact that the real sound is being amplified over the stereo system does make it artificial, because you would otherwise not hear it in the cabin with the windows up if the active sound were disabled. Perhaps "artificial" is the wrong word to use. "Over compensating" may be a better term of what the active sound is doing.
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Really wish that BMW saved the development investment in this fabricated/amplified sound and passed the savings on to us. They could have given the car just a bit less insulation to accomplish the same and passed on even more savings. I like technology and the benefits that it can bring. Applying this technology and associated cost however seems like a waste. I'm glad I didn't pay for this in my 135is (or did I?).
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Do we really want our "cars" 50 years from now to sound like the cars of today? Why does nobody miss the sound of 56k dialup connecting? I get both sides of this, but I think the consistent back and forth about normally doesn't go anywhere.
If you like it, cool. If not, let's bring it up to those who listen at BMW and see what other solutions there are. Pouting and saying "i'm not buying BMW" isn't going to stop them, or any other manufacturers from going this route. Personally, I think it's kinda lame, but I would prefer the "fake" sound to decreased efficiency. I hope that these machines sound like gundams or spaceships and the sound of an engine will become something of a vintage treat. |
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Sad to see electronic engine sound generation in any car. I could see trickery in a hybrid or electric car....but a BMW
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This feature makes me sick, its like bad fake tits but on a car. Sorry to offend.
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In that video test vs a Subaru, the tester commented on how great the car sounded.
So I guess what I am asking is.... who cares??
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I for one will never own a car that needs speakers to hear the engine properly, as long as I have a choice. And this is yet another reason why I'm done with the BMW brand once I sell my car (if I ever do). |
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01-03-2013, 06:57 PM | #66 |
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Don't know what's more lame: the actual fake engine noises or the fact that BMW said nothing about it, hoping they wouldn't be called out in initial reviews.
Wasn't there a clip the other day from AutoExpress, where the reviewer exclaimed "and that engine sounds fantastic...lovely noise on the upshift". funny |
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