For most of the 130-ish years of automobile history, most cars could be counted on to make some kind of sound via their propulsion system. The ring-a-ding of a two-stroke engine, the clatter of a ...

Your car sounds the way it does because of a staggering number of factors, but some cars have one particular standout attribute that contributes so heavily to the sound, it's indispensable. In this ...

That gasoline-gargling backfire exhaust sound some cars make decelerating, which can really only be described as "snap crackle popping," has become pretty popular since motorheads almost unanimously ...

Few things draw the ire of car people like piped-in exhaust sound. Maybe my perception is skewed since I spend so much time online, but I’m not sure I’ve ever met someone who liked engine noise ...

I remember back in the early 2000s several of us auto writers would sit around dinner tables at various events and joked with GM and Ford engineers about the vehicles getting too quiet. A few drinks ...

Known as TEN on the New York Stock Exchange, Tenneco Inc. is the supplier of the exhaust system of the mid-engine Corvette. Two versions are offered, featuring two or four butterfly valves that vary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dodge’s electric Charger may still be a work in progress, but it’s beginning to sound like a traditional muscle car. The Detroit ...

For car enthusiasts, buying a car and leaving it alone can sometimes seem like an impossible task. Whether it would be in the name of personalizing your ride so that its look matches your own personal ...

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I’m admittedly a bit of a sucker for most things Porsche. There’s just something about the way that funny German brand makes things that connect with my brain’s wiring. If someone offered me a 911 GT3 ...