Sound symposers: tech marvel or just plain cheating?

With apologies to Wikipedia, sound can be defined as a mechanical wave or oscillation of pressure transmitted through some medium — such as air or water — and composed of frequencies that are within the range of hearing.

Or, to petrol-heads, what happens when you hit the loud pedal.

Yes, to many car enthusiasts, the aural appeal of a performance vehicle is just as important as, say, its zero to 100km/h sprint time or how well it goes around corners. Induction gushes, turbo whistles, exhaust notes and even pops and crackles on the overrun can all add to a sporty car’s feeling of, well, sportiness. So much so, in fact, that automotive engineers have for decades painstakingly shaped expressive acoustic signatures that do little more than enrich the driving experience.

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