Are EVs quieter than luxury ICE vehicles?
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Are EVs quieter than luxury ICE vehicles?
Last edited by Striker223; 03-31-22 at 04:25 PM.
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Eh, I didn't like the EVs as much since they were louder inside than a 430 according to my ear and the DB meter. Power delivery is the same, the LS is seemless already so you can't really improve on that aside from the faster acceleration. Not saying the EVs aren't great and that is not amazing that they can offer that level of impressive, if anything it proves how impressive they are since you have to bring out a true flagship to compare to them.
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Are EVs quieter than luxury ICE vehicles?
I don't know which EV's you are talking about, my Polestar is quieter at 70 mph than an LS460, and LS500 and pretty much any Mercedes S class I've driven or ridden as a passenger. At 80 mph you hear a little bit of wind and road noise, but since the tires are padded you barely hear them. You can hold a normal conversation at hwy speeds
Just because it's an EV doesn't make it magically quieter than higher end cars.
https://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/track-tests/track-tested-2010-lexus-ls-460-sport-vs-2009-bmw-750i-sport.html
That's a 2010 not a 13+ that is quieter nor something like an LS600 that is debatably the quietest car ever made.
Here is your polestar, a 460 is 58-60 DB at 70 so no your EV is not quieter. It's actually more than twice as loud since 3db is 2x sound pressure
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I seriously doubt that. A 460 is quieter at WOT than a Tesla at idle not moving. All instrumented tests show that, the 460 is literally whisper quiet inside with NO wind noise at 100 plus.
Just because it's an EV doesn't make it magically quieter than higher end cars.
https://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/...50i-sport.html
That's a 2010 not a 13+ that is quieter nor something like an LS600 that is debatably the quietest car ever made.
Here is your polestar, a 460 is 58-60 DB at 70 so no your EV is not quieter. It's actually more than twice as loud since 3db is 2x sound pressure
Just because it's an EV doesn't make it magically quieter than higher end cars.
https://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/...50i-sport.html
That's a 2010 not a 13+ that is quieter nor something like an LS600 that is debatably the quietest car ever made.
Here is your polestar, a 460 is 58-60 DB at 70 so no your EV is not quieter. It's actually more than twice as loud since 3db is 2x sound pressure
BTW @bitkahuna for creating this thread
Last edited by AMIRZA786; 03-31-22 at 10:16 PM.
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Not scientific but EVs are so quiet since there is no engine vibration or noise that it seems like any road noise is amplified but who knows. I’m still trying to understand how a LS460 at WOT is quieter than a Tesla not moving.
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We've been through this topic many times. EV's have no drivetrain noises to mask road and wind noise so those get amplified in an EV. So EV's need even more sound insulation to mask those noises than an ICE car.
There is no argument to EV's having quieter drivetrains than ICE's, that's just physics.
There is no argument to EV's having quieter drivetrains than ICE's, that's just physics.
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What a sound deadening materials in EVs? I know the early hybrids would eliminate some of those materials to save weight and increase mileage. Not sure how much sound deadening materials a Tesla has. I know every Tesla I've been in had a lot of road/tire and wind noise.
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Eh, I didn't like the EVs as much since they were louder inside than a 430 according to my ear and the DB meter. Power delivery is the same, the LS is seemless already so you can't really improve on that aside from the faster acceleration. Not saying the EVs aren't great and that is not amazing that they can offer that level of impressive, if anything it proves how impressive they are since you have to bring out a true flagship to compare to them.
As for acceleration, can't agree at all there. The power delivery of an LS is nowhere near "the same" lol
The issue has nothing to do with EVs vs ICEs its the design of specific models themselves.
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i have little doubt the LS is quieter than a Model S when at speed however.