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VIDEO: MINI Diesel gets V8 Roar Thanks to Active Sound Design System
Diesel engines have a lot of advantages over their petrol counterparts, the most significant being their impressive fuel economy and monstrous torque. But there's one thing they don't have and that's the right sound. However, the BMW Group appears to have a solution for the problem - albeit in prototype form for now.
It's called Active Sound Design or ASD for short and it has been applied on two prototype diesel-powered models, a MINI Clubman and a BMW 635d Coupe.
ASD is an electro-acoustic system that makes use of microphones and the vehicle's sound system to change the engine's sound characteristics. The further enhance the acoustic experience, BMW's engineers also used different sound and vibration deadening materials in the engine bay and under the body of the car.
- 2016 Nissan 370z Coupe And 370z Nismo Get Fake Engine Noise System
It never crossed our minds that the 370Z's throaty V6 needed a lip-syncing soundtrack, but Nissan believes otherwise and is now offering an Active Sound Enhancement (ASE) system on the 2016MY. Read more »...
- Nissan Joins Forces With Ministry Of Sound To Create New Limited Edition Juke
Not too long after London-based music clubbing and electronic dance producer Ministry of Sound collaborated with Nissan for the creation of the one-off "Juke Box Concept" sporting a 150 decibel, 18,900W sound system, the two companies came...
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While President Obama’s initiative for a significant reduction in vehicles’ fuel consumption and CO2 emissions may sound very ambitious to some, a new study by the University of Michigan Transport Research Institute shows that car manufacturers...
- New Bmw M5 Gets An Acoustic System That Replicates The Engine Sounds In The Cabin
As with any new BMW, the latest V8-powered M5 F10 comes packed with an array of gadgets and gimmicky features, some of which you may like, some of which you may not. One of the sports saloon's new features that may dismay purists is the Active Sound...
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