February 16, 2023 3:48 PM CST
Is the Dodge Charger's Daytona SRT's fake V8 sound cool or cringy?
Technology and legislative requirements have conspired to make cars less
vocal over the years. Catalytic converters, turbochargers, particulate
filters and drive-by noise regulations have all changed the way engines
sound. But there’s always been some traditional engine sound to work
with, and clever carmakers have worked out ways to amplify it, either by
introducing flaps that get round drive-by noise regs, or even adding microphones that pick up tailpipe noise and boost it through our cars’ audio systems.
There is a sound recorded of the Dodge Charger as it's turned on and in an idle....then the shut off. To hear the whole 42 second experience you may likely have to turn up the volume higher then normal to hear the idle.
As the article asks, is the sound cool or cringy?
Link to this article:
https://www.carscoops.com/2022/08/is-the-dodge-charger-daytona-srts-fake-v8-sound-cool-or-cringy/