As fuel economy and emissions requirements get stricter, automakers increasingly turn to engine downsizing and turbocharging. There's just one problem: many turbo engines don't sound that great. This ...

Piping fake engine noise into an EV's cabin can be cringe, but there's a way to do it right and a few automakers figured it ...

SAE International Journal of Engines, Vol. 9, No. 2 (June 2016), pp. 868-882 (15 pages) ABSTRACT Reductions in combustion noise are necessary in high load diesel engine operation and multiple fuel ...

So many new cars do such a good job insulating the cabin from engine and road noise, that the people who like to hear the engine have lost the opportunity to do so. As such, many companies have taken ...

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 ...

I have a 2013 Hyundai i30 with engine noise that developed right after a service at 120000km. The car has had regular servicing. Who is liable to pay for replacing the engine? I’ve been quoted $11k to ...

In this day and age, people aren`t really that interested in the engineering and mechanical sides of the automotive industry. All the modern consumer wants is good fuel efficiency, lots of horsepower ...

Trying to figure out what the actors are saying in an in-flight movie can be exhausting. But a remedy is now widely available: noise cancellation headsets. These devices generate sound waves that ...