When you’ve driven your car for a long time, you probably know what it usually sounds like and can recognize something odd. Rattling sounds coming when you go on unpaved roads, accelerate, or even ...

People have been complaining lately that the new M cars are far too subtle in character and not on par with what the competition offers. That’s especially true when it comes to the sound they make ...

That gasoline-gargling backfire exhaust sound some cars make decelerating, which can really only be described as "snap crackle popping," has become pretty popular since motorheads almost unanimously ...

The Kia Stinger has a 3.3-liter twin-turbo V6 under the hood. From the factory, it doesn't sound like much. But remove the mufflers and secondary catalytic converters, and you get a truly unique ...

Mufflers are sort of the Rodney Dangerfields of the auto industry-they don’t get much respect. But Michael Parrella, president of Noise Cancellation Technologies, intends to change that with a muffler ...

What really makes a truck? Above and beyond its heritage--that being the year, make, and model--each truck has individual traits, most often characterized by color and wheel choice. But there's more ...