America’s best-selling cars and trucks are built on lies: The rise of fake engine noise
Stomp on the gas in a new Ford Mustang or F-150 and you’ll hear a meaty, throaty rumble — the same style of roar that Americans have associated with auto power and performance for decades.
It’s a sham. The engine growl in some of America’s best-selling cars and trucks is actually a finely tuned bit of lip-syncing, boosted through special pipes or digitally faked altogether. And it’s driving car enthusiasts insane.
Fake engine noise has become one of the auto industry’s dirty little secrets, with automakers from BMW to Volkswagen turning to a sound-boosting bag of tricks. Without them, today’s more fuel-efficient engines would sound far quieter and, automakers worry, seemingly less powerful, potentially pushing buyers away.
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Will Ferrell Throws A Basketball At A Cheerleader’s Head For A Movie
Most folks will probably just stare at the head shot, but I get a kick out how her legs split out and she lands right on her bottom. I hope she had some padding on her booty, because that looks like it would have hurt.
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- An ad agency is really going to miss a prime opportunity during the Super Bowl if they don’t take advantage of the situation going on with the Patriots alleged cheating by not having their footballs properly inflated. I think a tire company should do some sort of commercial about proper inflation.
- If anything, this distraction will only strengthen and unify the Pats, giving them some sort of “us vs them” or “the world’s against us” mentality.
- I have to admit as a Cowboys fan I was a bit bummed that Bill Belichick surpassed Landry in all time post-season wins. But at least Landry was able to do it without being a prude and having a pattern of cheating. Belichick has also been fined numerous times, I doubt if Landry had any.
- There seems to be a workout for just about anything – Buzzfeed – 16 Things I Learned At My First Hula Hoop Workout
- Esquire on ‘Better Call Saul’ – “The first few episodes that I saw are better than Breaking Bad. They are smarter. They are sharper. I have never seen a prequel handled so cleverly.”
- This Buzzfeed article reminds me of a ‘Seinfeld’ episode – 10 Epic Headshots Reveal The Faces Behind The Hand Models
- Elderly man finds son after discovering letter hidden by deceased wife for decades
- GIF – A different take on a time-lapse of the nightly sky
- ESPN is filming the winter X-Games with a drone
- If you enjoy parental humor, like a mother confessing things to her baby via short messages, you’ll love this, I did.
- Believe! That X-Files Reboot Is Actually Happening
- Nature
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