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Electric muscle cars come with amplified "roar" technology - Magical Realist - Aug 18, 2022
https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-dodge-charger-daytona-srt-electric-muscle-car-concept-launched-2022-8?utm_campaign=sf-insider-main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR2-G4-cRjwCpaOUy2BlEk0Q1RxwypYoxULCqBV_821GeLTnUcNMw3wE-hU
"Automakers can struggle to recreate the driving characteristics of gas-powered cars. Dodge says it's trying to retain the design, feel, and power of gas-powered models in electric form.
One way is through technology that mimics the tell-tale exhaust note of a gas-powered muscle car.
Dodge Charger Daytona SRT
The "Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust," as Dodge calls it, pushes sound through an amplifier at the rear of the Charger Daytona SRT, creating a "126-decibel roar" akin to its famed gas-powered Hellcat.
Dodge hopes an aerodynamic R-wing on the hood of the electric Charger Daytona SRT — which pays homage to the 1970s model of the same name — will appeal to nostalgia.
In another nod to nostalgia, the electric concept car sees the return of Dodge's three-pointed "Fratzog" badge used between 1962 and 1976. It's intended to distinguish Dodge's EVs from non-electric models.
The Charger Daytona SRT will be powered by an 800-volt "Banshee" propulsion system. Dodge didn't comment on its expected range."
RE: Electric muscle cars come with amplified "roar" technology - C C - Aug 22, 2022
I have to confess that EV muscle cars never even dawned on me, nor the cosmetic challenges they would face. I suppose it's a bit like those space opera movies, TV series, and video games that have fraudulent sounds occurring in space from warships battling each other, 'cause they don't think silence would be effective (actually I feel it would add a creepy ambience to it). Or the canned laughter of vintage comedy shows.
RE: Electric muscle cars come with amplified "roar" technology - Syne - Aug 22, 2022
Real car enthusiasts aren't going to be sold on sound effects. That's like a teen with a loud exhaust and a big spoiler on a four-cylinder Honda Accord. Everyone knows it's only for show.