Electric4Me
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TRONZ said:IMHO, 99% of the cars on the road do NOT do any acoustical justice to the burning of gasoline. Many in fact, sound like garbage and have engines that are not taken care of anyways. Since the LEAF is not a competitor for the 1% of (exotic) cars with beautiful exhaust notes, it is apples and oranges. But do I like the acoustical qualities of the LEAF over my neighbors CRV of Explorer? YES! Absolutely! The LEAF is a far more pleasant daily driving experience. The turbine sound/smoothness reminds me of flying small corporate jets.
This hits the nail on the head. It's not fair to compare the LEAF with Ferraris and the like, but better to compare it to Camrys, Accords, etc. (and then do so again when they're each 5, 10, 15, 20+ years old!!)
I think that the 1% of finely tuned engines/exhausts are musical and can be appreciated by many, just like Heavy Metal, or Punk, etc., can be appreciated by many, but not all. The root of it all in our collective psyche is that this "music" has been associated with very high performance so we have a hard time thinking a car performs well when we don't hear it. That will fade as the dinosaurs age...
Bill