Music for the Ears
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Music for the Ears
This video is great. I had to share. Enjoy. It's less than 2 minutes.
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First things first, turn up the volume or your speakers, headphones or earphones because Lexus is about to treat your ears to some music. With the LC 500 being the “virtuoso” delivering the performance, this is Exit Music, a short film that celebrates the glory that is the coupe’s naturally aspirated V8 engine.
The story starts on the seventh floor of the Bristol’s Cabot Circus multi-storey car park, with stunt driver and three-time British Rally Champion Mark Higgins getting inside a brightly coloured LC 500 and firing up the 5.0 litre V8.
From there, controlled use of the car’s throttle, brakes and steering result in the LC 500 powersliding between pillars and descending the car park’s spiral ramps. Along the way, the aural range of the coupe is demonstrated from idle right up to the 7,300 rpm redline. The noise from the engine goes hand in hand with those originating from the Michelin Pilot Super Sport rubbers.
Lexus has gone to great lengths to ensure that the LC 500 sounds as good as it looks and drives, combining the noise produced by the air intake at the front of the car and the exhaust system at the rear.
The air intake itself is fitted with a sound generator that maximises the desired sound frequency and level. Its opening is connected directly to the car’s cowl reinforcement, to generate reverberation in the enclosed space, giving the sound a natural quality.
As for the rear, extra valves in the front section of the main exhaust silencer open and close depending on the throttle input. The length and diameter of the main silencer pipe were also precisely calculated to create an exciting exhaust note.
With these two elements in play, the area between them is faced with a “concert hall” effect, allowing the “virtuoso’s work” to be experienced at its best.
DESCRIPTION
First things first, turn up the volume or your speakers, headphones or earphones because Lexus is about to treat your ears to some music. With the LC 500 being the “virtuoso” delivering the performance, this is Exit Music, a short film that celebrates the glory that is the coupe’s naturally aspirated V8 engine.
The story starts on the seventh floor of the Bristol’s Cabot Circus multi-storey car park, with stunt driver and three-time British Rally Champion Mark Higgins getting inside a brightly coloured LC 500 and firing up the 5.0 litre V8.
From there, controlled use of the car’s throttle, brakes and steering result in the LC 500 powersliding between pillars and descending the car park’s spiral ramps. Along the way, the aural range of the coupe is demonstrated from idle right up to the 7,300 rpm redline. The noise from the engine goes hand in hand with those originating from the Michelin Pilot Super Sport rubbers.
Lexus has gone to great lengths to ensure that the LC 500 sounds as good as it looks and drives, combining the noise produced by the air intake at the front of the car and the exhaust system at the rear.
The air intake itself is fitted with a sound generator that maximises the desired sound frequency and level. Its opening is connected directly to the car’s cowl reinforcement, to generate reverberation in the enclosed space, giving the sound a natural quality.
As for the rear, extra valves in the front section of the main exhaust silencer open and close depending on the throttle input. The length and diameter of the main silencer pipe were also precisely calculated to create an exciting exhaust note.
With these two elements in play, the area between them is faced with a “concert hall” effect, allowing the “virtuoso’s work” to be experienced at its best.
Last edited by DRGibbons; Aug 19, 2018 at 05:00 PM. Reason: Forgot to add description
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