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11-02-2006, 08:41 PM
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  | In-Car Sound Decibels I wasn't sure what my next thread would be, but last night when i was watching a video of the Zonda (in-car) the idea struck me in the head.  I thought it would be interesting for everyone to know how noisy or quiet vehicles are at speed. Magazines used were Road & Track, Auto Zeitung, Car & Driver and AutoCar and i'm not completley finished the list. There are four categories: two of which will be in the first post. *Signify hybrid vehicles with engine's off Sound Level At Idle 32 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI Hybrid * 33 dB - Toyota Camry Hybrid * 33 dB - Ford Escape XLT Hybrid * 38 dB – Lexus LS460 40 dB - Acura RL (2006) 42 dB – Lexus IS350 42 dB - Audi A8L 05 42 dB - Jaguar XJ8 L 42 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI 06 42 dB - Toyota Camry Hybrid 43 dB - Acura RDX 43 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI Hybrid 43 dB - Toyota Camry SE V6 06 43 dB - BMW 745IL 05 44 dB - Mercedes-Benz E350 44 dB - Audi A3 2.0 (2006) 44 dB - Mercedes-Benz S500 05 45 dB - Honda Civic Si 06 45 dB - BMW 335i Saloon 45 dB - Volkswagen Phaeton V8 45 dB - Volkswagen Golf GTI 06 45 dB - Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 (2006) 47 dB - Ford Escape XLT FWD 48 dB – Mercedes-Benz S550 48 dB – BMW 645Ci 49 dB - Cadillac STS-V 49 dB – Audi S4 05 49 dB – BMW E39 M5 50 dB - Ford Escape XLT Hybrid 50 dB – Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG 50 dB - Mini Cooper S 05 50 dB – Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG 51 dB – Aston Martin V8 Vantage 51 dB - Volkswagen R32 MK1 51 dB – Bentley Continental GT 51 dB - Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 Cabriolet 52 dB – Acura NSX 3.2 03 52 dB - Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano 52 dB – Mazda RX8 Sport 52 dB - Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG Black Series 52 dB – Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG 53 dB – Aston Martin Vanquish 53 dB - MazdaSpeed MX5 Miata 53 dB - BMW 330i Saloon (2006) 53 dB - Chrysler 300C SRT-8 53 dB - Ferrari 599 GTB 53 dB - Wiesmann GT 54 dB – Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 54 dB – Aston Martin DB9 Coupe 55 dB – Ford Mustang GT 06 56 dB – Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 56 dB – Porsche Cayman S 56 dB – Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 57 dB – Porsche 996 GT2 MK1 58 dB – Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06 58 dB – Porsche 997 Carrera S 58 dB – Lotus Elise S2 59 dB – BMW Z4M Roadster 60 dB – Ferrari Enzo 60 dB - Lotus Exige 61 dB – Porsche Carrera GT 61 dB - Lamborghini Gallardo MK1 61 dB - Spyker C8 Spyder 61 dB - Bugatti Veyron 62 dB – Porsche 996 GT3 62 dB – Lamborghini Murcielago 6.2 64 dB – Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe 67 dB – Ferrari F430 Berlinetta 70 dB - Mosler MT900S 72 dB – Saleen S7 77 dB - Saleen S7 Twin Turbo 79 dB - SuperPerformance Coupe At Redline in First Gear 66 dB – Mercedes-Benz S550 66 dB – Lexus LS460 69 dB - Acura RL (2006) 69 dB - BMW 745IL 05 70 dB - Volkswagen Phaeton V8 70 dB - Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 (2006) 71 dB - Mercedes-Benz S500 05 72 dB – BMW 645Ci 72 dB - Ford Escape XLT Hybrid 72 dB - Toyota Camry Hybrid 72 dB - Toyota Camry SE V6 06 72 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI Hybrid 72 dB - Audi A8L 05 73 dB – Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG 73 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI 06 73 dB - Jaguar XJ8 L 73 dB - Cadillac STS-V 73 dB - Audi A3 2.0 (2006) 74 dB – Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG 74 dB – Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG 75 dB – BMW E39 M5 75 dB - Mercedes-Benz E350 76 dB – Lexus IS350 76 dB - BMW 335i Saloon 76 dB – Audi S4 05 77 dB – Bentley Continental GT 77 dB - Ford Escape XLT FWD 77 dB - Volkswagen R32 MK1 77 dB - Volkswagen Golf GTI 06 77 dB - Acura RDX 78 dB – Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG 78 dB - Chrysler 300C SRT-8 78 dB - Honda Civic Si 06 78 dB - Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 Cabriolet 79 dB – Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 79 dB – Mazda RX8 Sport 79 dB – BMW Z4M Roadster 80 dB – Ferrari 575M Maranello 80 dB - Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano 80 dB - Mini Cooper S 05 81 dB – Aston Martin V8 Vantage 81 dB – Ford Mustang GT 05 82 dB – Aston Martin DB9 Coupe 82 dB – Porsche 996 GT2 MK1 83 dB – Ford GT 83 dB - MazdaSpeed MX5 Miata 83 dB – Chevrolet Corvette C6 83 dB – Ferrari F430 Berlinetta 83 dB – Aston Martin Vanquish 84 dB – Porsche Cayman S 84 dB - Bugatti Veyron 85 dB – Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe 85 dB – Acura NSX 3.2 03 85 dB – Porsche 997 Carrera S 86 dB - BMW 330i Saloon (2006) 87 dB – Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 87 dB – Lamborghini Gallardo MK1 87 dB – Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06 88 dB – Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 88 dB – Lamborghini Murcielago 6.2 89 dB – Honda S2000 MK1 89 dB - Lotus Exige 89 dB – Porsche 996 GT3 MK1 90 dB – Porsche Carrera GT 91 dB – Lotus Elise S2 91 dB – Ferrari Enzo 92 dB – Saleen S7 92 dB - Spyker C8 Spyder 93 dB – Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale 93 dB - SuperPerformance Coupe 96 dB - Saleen S7 Twin Turbo 99 dB – Ferrari F40 100 dB - Mosler MT900S 102 dB – Ferrari F50 Last edited by Bruce; 03-22-2007 at 10:30 AM.. |
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11-02-2006, 08:42 PM
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| Re: In-Car Sound Decibels Sound Level at 80 km/h 60 dB - BMW 335i Saloon 61 dB – Lexus LS460 62 dB – Mercedes-Benz S550 62 dB -Toyota Camry Hybrid 63 dB - Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 (2006) 64 db - Toyota Camry SE V6 06 65 dB – Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 65 dB - Acura RL (2006) 66 dB - Mercedes-Benz E350 66 dB – BMW E60 M5 66 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI Hybrid 67 dB – Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG 67 dB - Cadillac STS-V 67 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI 06 68 dB – Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 68 dB - Acura RDX 68 dB - Ford Escape XLT FWD 68 dB - Ford Escape XLT Hybrid 68 dB – Aston Martin DB9 Coupe 69 dB – Bentley Continental GT 69 dB - Volkswagen R32 MK1 69 dB - Honda Civic Si 06 69 dB - Audi A3 2.0 (2006) 69 dB - Volkswagen Golf GTI 06 69 dB - Chrysler 300C SRT-8 69 dB – Porsche Cayman S 71 dB - Mini Cooper S 05 71 dB - Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 Cabriolet 72 dB – BMW Z4M Roadster 72 dB – Ford Mustang GT 05 73 dB – Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 73 dB – Porsche 996 GT2 MK1 73 dB – Ferrari F430 Berlinetta 73 dB – Aston Martin Vanquish 74 dB - BMW 330i Saloon (2006) 74 dB - Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano 75 dB – Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 75 dB – Porsche Carrera GT 75 dB – Aston Martin V8 Vantage 75 dB – Lamborghini Gallardo MK1 76 dB - MazdaSpeed MX5 Miata 77 dB - Bugatti Veyron 78 dB – Porsche 996 GT3 MK2 78 dB – Lamborghini Murcielago 6.2 79 dB - Lotus Exige 80 dB – Lotus Elise S2 80 dB - Spyker C8 Spyder 80 dB – Saleen S7 83 dB – Ferrari Enzo 87 dB - SuperPerformance Coupe Sound Level at 113 km/h 65 dB – Lexus LS460 66 dB – Mercedes-Benz S550 66 dB - BMW 335i Saloon 66 dB - Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 (2006) 66 dB -Mercedes-Benz S500 05 68 dB – Lexus IS350 68 dB - BMW 745IL 05 68 dB - Ford Escape XLT FWD 68 dB - Toyota Camry SE V6 06 68 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI Hybrid 68 dB - Jaguar XJ8 L 68 dB – Alfa Romeo Brera 3.2 VT Q4 68 dB - Mercedes-Benz E350 69 dB – BMW 335i 69 dB - Acura RL (2006) 69 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI 06 69 dB - Toyota Camry Hybrid 69 dB – Bentley Azure 6.75 V8 Cabriolet 70 dB – Ford Mustang GT 06 70 dB – BMW E39 M5 70 dB - Audi A8L 05 70 dB - Volkswagen Phaeton V8 70 dB - Cadillac STS-V 70 dB – BMW 645Ci 71 dB – Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG 72 dB – Aston Martin DB9 72 dB - Ford Escape XLT Hybrid 72 dB - Chrysler 300C SRT-8 72 dB - Acura RDX 72 dB - Honda Civic Si 06 72 dB – Bentley Continental GT 73 dB – Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 73 dB – Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG 73 dB – Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG 73 dB – Audi S4 05 73 dB - Audi A3 2.0 (2006) 73 dB – Aston Martin Vanquish 73 dB – Ferrari F430 Berlinetta 74 dB - Volkswagen Golf GTI 06 74 dB - Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 Cabriolet 74 dB - Mini Cooper S 05 74 dB - BMW 330i Saloon (2006) 75 dB – Aston Martin V8 Vantage 75 dB – BMW Z4M Roadster 75 dB - Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano 75 dB - Volkswagen R32 MK1 75 dB – Mazda RX8 Sport 76 dB – Porsche Cayman S 76 dB – Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06 76 dB - Mosler MT900S 76 dB – Porsche 996 GT2 MK1 77 dB –Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 77 dB – Chevrolet Corvette C6 77 dB – Lamborghini Gallardo MK1 77 dB – Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 77 dB – Porsche Carrera GT 78 dB - MazdaSpeed MX5 Miata 78 dB - Bugatti Veyron 79 dB – Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe 79 dB – Ferrari 355 Berlinetta 79 dB - Lotus Exige 79 dB – Noble M12 GTO-3R 80 dB – Acura NSX 3.2 03 80 dB – Lamborghini Murcielago 6.2 80 dB – Porsche 996 GT3 82 dB – Porsche 997 Carrera S 82 Db – TVR Sagaris 82 dB – Lotus Elise S2 82 dB – Saleen S7 83 dB – Ferrari Enzo 83 dB - Spyker C8 Spyder 86 dB - Saleen S7 Twin Turbo 88 dB – Koenigsegg CC8S 90 dB - SuperPerformance Coupe Last edited by Bruce; 03-22-2007 at 10:32 AM.. |
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11-02-2006, 08:45 PM
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| Re: In-Car Sound Decibels Great thread! I would've liked to see Koenigsegg in all the lists since I've heard they are very noisy! Seeing Lexus at the top of every list is not surprising. My mom's friend has had a few of them and I've gotten a ride in his LS430 and on good tarmac, you barely hear the road. And yeah, I said road because you can never hear the engine! Great for a luxury car and especially if the car has 11 speakers  |
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11-02-2006, 08:51 PM
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| Re: In-Car Sound Decibels Quote:
 As would I! As we can see it's the loudest at 113 km/h The CC8S was tested by AutoCar and i'll need the scans of the orignal test conducted by AutoCar, sadly they only list the 113 km/h figure when you go to their site. I had the full data sheet for the Zonda C12S 7.3 Quote:
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11-02-2006, 09:10 PM
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| Re: In-Car Sound Decibels This is the comparison I had in my head the other day while driving, but never knew where I could get the stats for. Much appreciated. Karma for you edit: sorry, it says i must spread some karma around first. |
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11-02-2006, 09:55 PM
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| Re: In-Car Sound Decibels Just another test and another Zonda dominance u happy artist? Wow so the LS460 is the smoothest car u can get no wonder the average age for people driving these things is 50 |
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11-02-2006, 10:03 PM
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| Re: In-Car Sound Decibels I dont know if its good to be quiet or a better thing to be friggin loud! |
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11-02-2006, 10:25 PM
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| Re: In-Car Sound Decibels Quote:
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I suppose it's about what you want, for a Sports car the Zonda's figures are perfect for me and the E39 M5's figures for a saloon are perfect for me. Last edited by Bruce; 11-02-2006 at 10:31 PM.. | ||
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11-03-2006, 05:41 AM
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| Re: In-Car Sound Decibels Very cool thread Bruce. Damn, the 996 GT3 seem to be quite a noisy car, though it is a bit suprise that the Zonda isn't quite as noisy as its counter parts. |
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11-03-2006, 05:47 AM
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