rikonium@discuss.tchncs.de to Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoToyota has built an EV with a fake transmission, and we’ve driven itarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkToyota has built an EV with a fake transmission, and we’ve driven itarstechnica.comrikonium@discuss.tchncs.de to Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square66fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareschmidtster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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-up2·1 year 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.