Mercedes-AMG electric GT recreates V8 sound with 1600 audio files

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 14:44 · Archive

Mercedes-AMG's new electric GT 4-Door Coupe uses more than 1600 sound files to recreate V8 engine noise, accompanied by simulated nine-speed gearshifts and vibrations. The GT55 and GT63 models use the AMG GT R's petrol V8 as the basis for their soundtrack. The entry-level GT53 receives a six-cylinder sound instead.

The audio is mixed in real time to follow the driver's actions. Individual sound samples are broken into smaller loops and combined to reproduce sounds including acceleration, gear changes and exhaust burbles. A sport driving mode allows drivers to make manual simulated shifts through steering wheel paddles, with V8 sound audible both inside and outside the car.

Mercedes-AMG product manager Oliver Ganzmann said the development brief went beyond making a fast electric car. 'For us, a performance car is about emotion, about character, about the feeling you get behind a steering wheel,' he said. The simulated gear shifts and vibrations work together to recreate the driver experience of a traditional V8 engine, despite the vehicles using single-stage transmissions rather than nine-speed automatics.

How it is being reported

• Mercedes-AMG’s electric GT recreates V8 sound with more than 1600 audio filesAMG’s electric GT pairs a GT R-inspired V8 soundtrack with simulated gearshifts and vibrations, while the entry-level GT53 gets six-cylinder sound.The West Australian · 5 Nov, 14:01
• Mercedes-AMG’s electric GT recreates V8 sound with more than 1600 audio filesAMG’s electric GT pairs a GT R-inspired V8 soundtrack with simulated gearshifts and vibrations, while the entry-level GT53 gets six-cylinder sound.Perth Now · 5 Nov, 14:01

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