Dodge wants to keep the aural spectacle even as it moves to electric propulsion.
"The Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust—the name refers to a Dodge logo— combines various chambers underneath the Charger's body with some woofers and mid-range speakers, all driven by a dedicated 600 W amplifier. The system is also designed to transmit vibrations into the chassis through elastomeric bushings, mimicking an internal combustion engine and its motor mounts."
Everyone in these comments seems to be overlooking the fact that EV's are required by law to have noisemakers, pedestrians need to be able to hear a vehicle approaching.
Strange that anyone would voluntarily trade electricity (which must be generated) for car sounds.. explicitly reducing total driving range the louder you get 😂
It is ridiculous, but it's also exactly what is happening with loud combustion engines. Any sound coming from it is just higher-entropy (i.e., unused) energy being produced and promptly lost instead of contributing to power.
The system is also designed to transmit vibrations into the chassis through elastomeric bushings, mimicking an internal combustion engine and its motor mounts.
I get that EVs need to make noise, but what the fuck is this? One of the best things about driving something without an ICE is the car doesn't vibrate at all while it's on.
I dunno. Is it like “tofurkey” masquerading as turkey? It’s not fooling anyone. I’m not against EV at all, and maybe we need to fake an exhaust note to cover some egos in the transition to EV, but I’d rather just call a spade a spade. Throw some straight cut gears and some hard shifts into the lower gears to get some noise or something.