For the vast majority of cars, the relative silence of electric motors is a huge benefit. It’s an instant boost in the perceived refinement of the vehicle, because you don’t hear any unpleasant or loud engine sounds, nor do you feel any annoying vibrations. However, when it comes to enthusiast vehicles, the lack of sound is both underwhelming and potentially disorienting. That’s not just us saying that, that’s BMW’s engineers in the M performance division. So BMW’s engineers, along with those at many other automakers, have been trying a variety of methods to bring back sound in fun and useful ways. BMW’s method and its results are intriguing.
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