If you’ve ever ridden in an electric car, you know they’re pretty silent. Most people can’t even tell if the engine is running, which is a nice break from the regular engine noise from most cars.
Audi, however, is manufacturing an engine roar for their electric cars so they can still be heard on the road.
Rather than just using microphones around the engine, Audi’s e-Tron vehicles will create a motor roar through a series of different electronics in the car. To some, it sounds like a mix between futuristic science sounds.
And rather than generating the sound to omit from under the hood, the engine roar will come from a sound speaker located underneath the car. Audi hopes to create a different sound for each of its electric vehicles.
