For budding car enthusiasts, it's a badge of honor to correctly identify the number of cylinders in an engine just by its exhaust note. The number of cylinders plays a vital role in how an engine ...

It goes without saying that engine sounds are very important in a sports car. Not only do they enhance the fun factor behind the wheel, but they also provide a crucial rpm reference point when driving ...

What’s it going to be: a diesel or a gas engine? The choices are limitless. Hyundai and Kia are trying their best when it comes to manufacturing EVs. The Ioniq 5 and the EVs prove it. But it seems ...

The new 2019 Hyundai Veloster features something called Active Engine Sound but it actually doesn't use the real-world sound of the engine. Instead, AES is a synthesizer that takes a lot of details ...

Engine noise makes us more nervous than any other automotive sound because noise can mean expense and inconvenience. And, sometimes engine noise is nothing more than a normal dynamic of the engine's ...

The V10 engine has a special place in automotive history. It's one of the rarest configurations, often reserved for exotic supercars. In fact, until Formula One embraced V10 engines, the Viper was the ...

The amount of noise in a motor depends on the type of motor, environmental conditions, and the specific application. Permanent magnet and hybrid stepper motors are generally quieter, as they have a ...

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 ...

To better understand the origins of noise, we need to think about how the rotation movement takes place. When a stepper motor performs a step, it does not stop immediately but continues to move ...

Engine noise makes us more nervous than any other automotive sound because noise can mean expense and inconvenience. And, sometimes engine noise is nothing more than a normal dynamic of the engine’s ...