Sunday, September 20, 2009

Nissan “beautiful and futuristic” Noise: Cars To Sound Like Blade Runner Spinners

Electric cars are quiet. That’s a potential problem for pedestrians and cyclists. The LATimes:

Nissan sound engineers have announced that the Leaf electric car set for release next year will emit a “beautiful and futuristic” noise similar to the sound of flying cars — or “spinners” — that buzz around 2019 Los Angeles in Ridley Scott’s dystopian thriller based on a Philip K. Dick science fiction novel.

“We decided that if we’re going to Source: The Moderate Voice RSS Feed

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