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I hope gassers are kept for a few of their high performance RS models.

Their 5cyl motor is a beast, and the sound is an sensation no EV will ever top.

Meh. Put in some good subwoofers and you’ll never know the difference. :) I have been (only half jokingly) planning a electrification of an old 2-stroke Vespa or Lambretta and decided that it wouldn’t feel right unless it shook like a two stroke. So gotta put in some mechanical vibration and noise producers.

Don't forget the fog machine to leave a little trail of smoke behind you. Bonus points if you can put in a 2-stroke-exhaust-scent infuser in there!

>Put in some good subwoofers and you’ll never know the difference.

Audi already way ahead of you. Speakers in the exhaust to match your mood. Can be controlled from your phone using WiFi, obviously.

https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/2017-audi-sq7-f...

Is it a real sound, or one generated with speakers/additional devices?

https://www.autoweek.com/drives/a1818231/first-drives-2018-a...

"It has a "soundaktor," which is diaphragm at the rear of the engine bay (bolted to the firewall) that takes the engine sound and enhances it through resonance."

Do not get your hopes up. Governments have decided that ICE engines will get killed and that will happen. Have a look at Euro 7. Looks like from 2025 onwards the EU wont be able to buy ICE cars anymore. Even PHEVs will probably have i4s at max. That is if the proposals do not get scrapped. Which i doubt though.

The problem I see with these bans are that governments are subject to the voters and many voters have cars.

The EU is not really voted by the people. Very indirectly at max. And even then there are many people with cars who want to keep their cars but still vote green here. For some obscure reasons.

EU memberships are voted by the people. We have already seen that populism can get a country out of the EU even if it's not a great idea. And there are already vocal people against EU memberships. Imagine giving them more reasons to rile up people.

Would be a good thing to be honest. The EU is a trade pact that went horribly wrong with overregulation and a lot of costs. What happens in the EU is not voted for but if you are in the EU is. Huge governments are just as harmful as huge companies.

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