rikonium to Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoToyota has built an EV with a fake transmission, and we’ve driven itarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkToyota has built an EV with a fake transmission, and we’ve driven itarstechnica.comrikonium to Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square66fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareschmidtster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoThere is a small use case. If the vehicle was so well insulated you couldn’t hear the engine from inside, being able to hear the engine rev up and down would be beneficial for the driver.
minus-squaretheyoyomaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoThat is not the case with my car. It is already legitimately sporty and the engine makes plenty of noise. Ford just decided to “enhance” it.
There is a small use case. If the vehicle was so well insulated you couldn’t hear the engine from inside, being able to hear the engine rev up and down would be beneficial for the driver.
That is not the case with my car. It is already legitimately sporty and the engine makes plenty of noise. Ford just decided to “enhance” it.