BMW’s Active Sound Design is like putting your head under the hood of the brand new M5

We all know EVs of the longer term will lose their ability to silently kill , but how about replicating engine noise for the joy of bonafide petrolheads ? Eagle-eyed readers will note that’s a promised feature of the approaching (but ever-delayed) Fisker Karma , but here beating it to market is BMW’s upcoming M5 — type of. München’s implementation coined “Active Sound Design,” won’t blast engine machinations at the outside, but instead internally overlays the harmonic soundtrack of the dual turbo V8 over internal speakers as you drive. That audial racket relies on throttle position, engine revs and speed, and gets even louder when the auto is decided in Sport or Sport+ modes. No word on if you can customize with other soundtracks (a la Karma), but there’s nothing a bit enthusiast hackery can’t fix…

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