Engine sounds enchant car enthusiasts. But how does the shape of an engine affect its tone? In the series' third article, we hear how rotary engines get their clean, high-pitched sound.
Engine sounds enchant car enthusiasts. But how does the shape of an engine affect its tone? For the second article in this series, we asked two engineers about the horizontally-opposed engines that deliver their beloved boxer sound.
This new series focuses on the engine sounds that enchant car fans. The first article gets down to the basics, explaining the relationship between engine mechanisms and sound.