Dodge has just created a new, classic "vroom" sound for electric cars

Over the next several years, the American automaker Dodge will gradually phase out its existing Charger and Challenger models in favor of electric sports vehicles, giving up some of the items most well-known for their loud, dad-pleasing "vroom-vroom" noises. However, the company's newest concept car, which was unveiled on stage by Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis on Wednesday, may well be the answer to that issue.

The noises that phones, clocks, and vehicles produce are "none, none, and none," as every kindergartener in the twenty-first century is aware. For better or worse, many mechanical sounds have been eliminated by technology. This can occasionally be a safety issue. Manufacturers of automobiles must now provide noises in order to alert pedestrians to the presence of a multi-ton item that is moving in their direction. For its concept automobiles, BMW, for example, used a more abstract approach, creating soundtracks that are intended to express concepts like leisure and sustainability.

The Dodge Charger Daytona SRT concept car seen in the aforementioned video does not represent Dodge's strategy in any way. According to Kuniskis, this gadget contains a "patented sound chamber." The growl from this chamber, where the exhaust pipe formerly was, is filtered via the menacing whirs of the servos and dynamos within ED-209, the electric death delivery system from the Robocop movie, and sounds like the roar of one of Dodge's Hemi engines that spew greenhouse gases.

"126 decibels of output" is what Kuniskis guarantees. According to the CDC, that requires ear protection since it is louder than a chainsaw. Enough, in Kuniskis' words, to "wake up your neighbors."

A automobile that will be available for purchase in 2024 is said to be the inspiration for the Charger Daytona SRT concept. It is unknown at this time if that vehicle would produce the same audible sensation as the concept version or whether it will include the other superfluous but equally iconic item seen in the Charger Daytona SRT: a gear change. (via: mashable)