Ed Huntress wrote:
When Road & Track’s Jason Cammisa busted a fuse during a recent drive
of the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost, he discovered something odd. Both
the engine and the stereo went silent inside the car.

It appears that the vaunted Ford Mustang – “the original pony car,”
according to Jalopnik – has succumbed to piping in enhanced engine
noise through the speakers.

Autoblog investigated further, speaking to Ford engineer Shawn Carney
who revealed that the engine-sound augmenting system is called “Active
Noise Control,” and that only the turbocharged four-cylinder Mustang
comes with it. The system both enhances noise and cancels out some
coarse noise.

“[The system] layer[s] in certain sound characteristics on top of
what’s already there,” Carney told Autoblog. “The intent is to be a
natural experience.”

http://dailydigestnews.com/2014/09/r...-engine-noise/

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Have they no sense of decency, sir?


Hey it will make servicing them easier. Customer comes in complaining
that the engine sounds rough while idling, the tech can just dial up the
stereo volume to cover the odd sounds...

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Steve W.