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August 30, 2008
Bring the Noise: Audi vs. Corvette
By John Coyle
Editor
When I went to my first American Le Mans race a few weeks back, I was blown away by two things. The first was how incredibly quiet the Audi TDIs are. While I was standing at the sidelines with other spectators at Road America, everyone was talking about how those big diesel V10s are barely audible. They actually sound more like a cartoon spaceship than race cars, and it’s really, really impressive. The other thing that blew me away? How mind-numbingly loud the GT1 Corvettes are. Oh. My. God. I spent years writing about rock music, and I’m probably half deaf, but the ‘Vettes are still loud enough to make me wince when they pass. Every time the drivers let off the throttle, it sounds like a bunch of M-80s fighting in a bag, and it’s beautiful. To see how the two machines compare noise-wise, check out the clip below. You might have to turn the volume up to catch the TDI, but you could probably hear the ‘Vettes even with the sound set on mute. Enjoy.
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Oafman
Sep 2, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Those Vettes are even louder this year than they were last year. I saw both the 2007 and 2008 races at Mid-ohio and I was amazed at how much louder they were this year. Last years race had the Panoz Esperante as the loudest car but this year the Vette really brought the noise. Not to mention that cool new logo.
SuzyBruisy
Sep 1, 2008 at 5:22 am
I loved that splattering big-block sound of those Vettes when I saw them, too. Great contrast with the Audi!
Richard
Aug 30, 2008 at 1:19 pm
So true, Saw them at Lime Rock Park, Loved the noise. But thank goodness I brought headphones to the Supernationals this summer at Englishtown. Mind numbing how loud the funny cars and top fuels are. Deafening!!!!!!!