People who are into loud bikes and cars seem obnoxious to me. This comment especially doesn’t seem to care about performance or speed. Is the appeal really just to be loud and get attention?
I'm not a car guy by any means. I'm seriously considering replacing my car with an electric bike just because I'm so cheap and cars are generally a pain in the ass to own.
I'm also sensitive to loud noises and I hate it when someone rev's their engine or blasts the full bass stereo in my neighborhood. So, I get what you're saying.
However, back in the day I had a Mercury Cougar and I loved the sound of that thing. The growl it made without even pressing the gas was oddly satisfying. I can understand the appeal of loud bikes and cars even though I don't appreciate when they overdo it.
It could also just be fun for the other commentor, the feeling of getting pushed into your seat, roar of the ICE, etc. They could do it on a track or some rural road where it wouldn't bother anybody, though of course it's unsafe to go ripping around on public roads.
I did not SEE a Mustang in person until I moved to the U.S. The sound of the powerful engine was like a rocket ship to me. I do not wish to disturb anyone with a loud engine.
As I understand it, the sound of certain car engines is carefully engineered and it shows, they certainly have some appeal. But loud cars disturb everyone around them, particularly people trying to exist in the surrounding homes. Hence some pushback against people who say they like it is to be expected.
Have you met these people? Bikes are often louder because they are harder to see and want to be noticed to stay alive. Assuming all noise is to draw attention for some ego reason just says a bit about you.
FWIW, anecdotally and as a member of the motorcycling community, being loud does not seem to help much. People hear noise, but in traffic it doesn't help them locate the source of the noise. Things that do seem to help are primarily visual: bright solid colors, sitting high relative to traffic. Pretty much the opposite of the flat black low-rider with loud pipes.
Not saying you're wrong but there should be an upper limit. I don't need to hear a motorcycle coming from a mile away while sitting in my living room. That seems less effective in a safety sense since by the time you get anywhere near another driver they're so overwhelmed with sound you could be coming from all directions at once.
you've never been or seen a child pushing toy cars around and making vroom vroom noises?
it's a multi-sensory experience, like "ohm", you feel it as much as you hear it, you're made one with the machine, its power an extension of yours. it's fun, try it sometime.
Zelphyr|2 years ago
I'm also sensitive to loud noises and I hate it when someone rev's their engine or blasts the full bass stereo in my neighborhood. So, I get what you're saying.
However, back in the day I had a Mercury Cougar and I loved the sound of that thing. The growl it made without even pressing the gas was oddly satisfying. I can understand the appeal of loud bikes and cars even though I don't appreciate when they overdo it.
accrual|2 years ago
nicoburns|2 years ago
It could be the roar, but EVs are much better at giving you the feeling of being pushed into your seat than ICE cars.
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brodouevencode|2 years ago
For cars it's part of the experience, not to mention that traditionally the roar level translated to performance.
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jazzyjackson|2 years ago
it's a multi-sensory experience, like "ohm", you feel it as much as you hear it, you're made one with the machine, its power an extension of yours. it's fun, try it sometime.
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DangitBobby|2 years ago