The quietest cars - a great listing
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The quietest cars - a great listing
I've been shopping for a new car and wanted to confirm my observations of what I drove vs my GS350.
The one thing I love about Lexus is the quietness when cruising. I drove an Audi A8 which I thought was about as quiet and a Jaguar XF which I thought was noisier.
This link turned out to be a great resource to both confirm what I found and give me some options I hadn't thought of:
http://sniperslaststand.blogspot.com...etest-car.html
There is a further link to demonstrate the differences a decibel or 3 decibels can make. 3 decibels is perceived as a doubling of noise level, so it's a big deal when leaving a Lexus.
The real surprising thing for me was how many BMW's are quieter than both the GS350 and the LS460.
Also, found it interesting that the V6 Genesis is quieter than the GS350.
Lastly, Lexus overall seem to be the quietest at idle, and at full throttle, but not at 70mph. This suggests to me that the engines are put together the best but that the aerodynamics / underbody soundproofing is not as good as it could be.
The one thing I love about Lexus is the quietness when cruising. I drove an Audi A8 which I thought was about as quiet and a Jaguar XF which I thought was noisier.
This link turned out to be a great resource to both confirm what I found and give me some options I hadn't thought of:
http://sniperslaststand.blogspot.com...etest-car.html
There is a further link to demonstrate the differences a decibel or 3 decibels can make. 3 decibels is perceived as a doubling of noise level, so it's a big deal when leaving a Lexus.
The real surprising thing for me was how many BMW's are quieter than both the GS350 and the LS460.
Also, found it interesting that the V6 Genesis is quieter than the GS350.
Lastly, Lexus overall seem to be the quietest at idle, and at full throttle, but not at 70mph. This suggests to me that the engines are put together the best but that the aerodynamics / underbody soundproofing is not as good as it could be.
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Format is: the rank, the car and noise level in decibels
at 70 mph (~112,5 km/h)
at full throttle
when idling
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The most important decibel-figures, as I see it, are for engine/exhaust-noise on hard acceleration and for tire/road noise on coarse pavement. That is when most cars are at their noisiest.
BTW, though I don't actually measure the decibels of cars I review, to my ears, among modern cars, the Lexus LS460 would get the top award. I haven't sampled the latest Mercedes S-Class, but past ones also rank way up there.
BTW, though I don't actually measure the decibels of cars I review, to my ears, among modern cars, the Lexus LS460 would get the top award. I haven't sampled the latest Mercedes S-Class, but past ones also rank way up there.
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I'm assuming that, with hybrids, they take the measurements with the gas engine running. Running on electrics alone, of course, eliminates most of the drivetrain noise.
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They must b/c a Lexus hybrid at idle has 50% less NVH than a conventional car. Its really a relaxing and quiet place to be in a fast paced hectic world.