This multi-layered approach is sure to excite some fans and will likely upset others
Dodge is a brand that tries to market itself as willing to go against the grain. As a part of the persona, it has grand plans for an EV muscle car it previewed with the Charger Daytona SRT. Since then, CEO Tim Kuniskis said that the production version would feature a special EV exhaust and today, we know how it’ll work.
First spotted by the folks over at AmericanCarsAndRacing.com, patent documents reveal all the juicy details. This isn’t simply a set of speakers that will produce noise that sounds like an electrified exhaust. The system is multi-layered to offer a number of sensory experiences.
According to the patent documents, the sound we’ll hear comes from internal speakers as well as from a device mounted below the rear bumper. It incorporates both woofers and mid-range speakers that play into mixing chambers before exiting at tubes designed to look and sound like exhaust pipes. Evidently, the mixing chambers play a large role in the final noise.
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Specifically, the patent says that “Advantageously, the system utilizes digital sounds with some basic filtering, but uses the tuned exhaust assembly to fine tune the sound in the acoustic domain instead of the digital domain, which creates a more authentic sound.” It’s not the only piece of the puzzle though.
Not only will drivers be able to hear the car from the internal and external speakers but they’ll also be able to feel what’s going on. The patent describes two “force generators” that’ll be mounted to the underside of the car. Each one will send vibrations into the cabin that sync up with the “exhaust” sound based on what the car is doing.
In case that wasn’t enough, we also know that Dodge is planning to include something it calls “eRupt”, a system that simulates the feeling of having a gearbox despite the fact that its electric vehicles won’t need any such component. Many companies are playing around with different ideas about how to make an EV sound. Is this the right combination of features? We can’t wait to test it out.
