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I know, I made that mistake once myself. Now, just crawl into a quiet corner and feel the shame, it's coming my friend, it's going to eat you alive.
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05-31-2014, 10:19 PM | #200 |
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Did any of the reviews complain about the Active Sound - I mean did they notice it?
I can imagine a world where the latest M3/4/5/6 did not have Active Sound. In that world, the same people who think A.S. is bad would complain that they cannot hear the engine noise. They may even request BMW should have made a system to provide a little more volume. In product design, the engineers must follow guidelines created by product planners, management, and others. These groups decide what the consumer "wants" and what the product "needs" to be successful. In the case of the latest M3/4, the decision was more induction noise. The designers delivered their best solution. |
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05-31-2014, 11:16 PM | #201 | |
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When Chris Harris reviewed the Boxster S he commented that the car and the software felt like at every turn when the engineers (and their upstream management) had to choose they chose what would make the car more fun to drive. This active sound decision feels like BMW chose the dumbarses over those who see AS as a new problem and not a solution ... that's why it's not configurable. |
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06-01-2014, 12:08 AM | #202 | |
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The boxster is not even close to the same type of car as an M3/4. The "dumbarses" includes all who do not FULLY understand the problem OR BMW's solution; which is everyone in this thread. |
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And my argument about the 918, 911, etc. is that Porsche is selling the farm but still making that core enthusiast vehicle that is still outrageous and (nearly) uncompromising. It was more a statement about the company itself, not so much the car.
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I did have to read it twice myself to get that the second paragraph was only about the exhaust and had nothing to do with the "2-3% Active Sound" bit. |
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they might sound virtually the same but I don't want fake anything, there should be an iDrive option to fully turn it off, let the car sound naturally..if it's a turbo let it sound like a turbo car ffs
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