A few years ago I rode shotgun in a R55 Clubman and then a BMW 630d with a BMW engineer as he demonstrated something they called “Active Sound”. In the 630d the idea was to make it sound like a 650i. It worked… almost flawlessly. In the MINI we sampled what they call the “sound […] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) More...
""The system is tied to the engine speed and accurately reproduces engine notes as they are happening."" Nooooooooooooooo.......:cryin: Wonder if it will reproduce the famous "Death Rattle"
Cool--fake engine noises to go along with the fake hood slot. Yep, the MINI truly remains a pure drivers car!!
The F56 has a fake hood slot? On prior MCS models, my understanding has always been it was there are on the S and JCW models to get additional cold air in, and to help release heat. My R56 hood slot is open for air intake(unlike, say the hood scoop you can order for a Mustang GT). I have never been a fan of fake scoops and "pretend" gadgets on cars....I hope this is not true Otherwise, I may have to figure out how to fit a midnight black Justa hood on my JCW :mad2:
On the R56 you could make it functional by adding a DDM intake and use the air to move it to the intake. Mostly it is just like the stickers on the GP 2 they do nothing.
The hood scoop on Gen 2 cars is pretty much worthless and mostly for aesthetics. Look at the Goodwood edition. It has the Cooper S turbo engine, but it has the scoopless hood from the MINI D.
The slot was functional on the R53. MINI kept it on the R56 and the F56 to help differentiate the base from the S visually, simple as that. It's just one more thing to melt on the 2nd and third generations...
Give me one of those '78 CGE Pacers with the 6.6L V8 any time. There would be no need for enhancement of the engine noises. :wink:
Oh its a BMW not a MINI since it was confirmed that the motor and turbo is identical to a 328I so being in a MINI its dialed back to golf cart status. A 328i makes 200+ torq and 240HP the new MINI not so much.
I hang my head in shame.....at least there are open slots in it, so I'm going to pretend it's functional-will allow me to sleep at night... I used to have an RX-7 Turbo II, and when I would auto-x it, folks would want me to pop the hood, assuming the hood scoop was fake. the back of scoop sat right on top of the huge intercooler...a very nice factory setup. Their next comments typically were, "oh there is not way that can be legal" :biggrin5:
Well, it IS functional, just not in the way most hood scoops are...It gets hot enough in there to melt it, and it's just the right size to fit a reasonably sized "Lean Cuisine"; slide one in the slot, by the time you're at work, it's piping hot and ready for consumption.
Well I know that when I'm up on red line that noise my Mini is making ain't coming from the speakers!
It's all part of the European Pedestrian laws. Instead of making cars go faster, you now have to make cars sound faster; a car that sounds fast but drives slow does much less damage to a pedestrian than a car that sounds slow and drives fast.
Would it be much easier to educate European Pedestrians that Big Heavy metal things with rubber rollers on the wide black sidewalks can kill you? European Service Announcement: "European Pedestrians please stay on the sidewalk and don't walk on the black pavement because you could be killed. Thank you for your time now have a cup of tea." :ihih::lol: Simple, problem solved now make cars that look good again.
I took the "grill" out of my hood scoop, it took about five minutes. It now has a functional hood scoop. Dave
Not all cars look as bad as the F'n56. Those regulations are not an excuse for a homely faced car. :frown2: