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      03-24-2014, 05:48 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by savela View Post
I believe a big part of the active sound, internal and external, is for safety purposes. I would imagine driving by the 'seat of your pants' benefits, in part, by the exhaust note. Externally, other cars as well as pedestrians, etc benefit for obvious reasons.

Not sure all electric cars do this but I would rather have this than say a whistle.
I would believe that if there wasn't a separate module up front for passenger safety.

This is just to help people show off. Which is why I don't like it.
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