Bruce
Kraftwagen König
I wasn't sure what my next thread would be, but last night when i was watching a video of the Zonda (in-car) the idea struck me in the head. 
I thought it would be interesting for everyone to know how noisy or quiet vehicles are at speed. Magazines used were Road & Track, Auto Zeitung, Car & Driver and AutoCar and i'm not completley finished the list. There are four categories: two of which will be in the first post.
*Signify hybrid vehicles with engine's off
Sound Level At Idle
32 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI Hybrid *
33 dB - Toyota Camry Hybrid *
33 dB - Ford Escape XLT Hybrid *
38 dB – Lexus LS460
40 dB - Acura RL (2006)
42 dB – Lexus IS350
42 dB - Audi A8L 05
42 dB - Jaguar XJ8 L
42 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI 06
42 dB - Toyota Camry Hybrid
43 dB - Acura RDX
43 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI Hybrid
43 dB - Toyota Camry SE V6 06
43 dB - BMW 745IL 05
44 dB - Mercedes-Benz E350
44 dB - Audi A3 2.0 (2006)
44 dB - Mercedes-Benz S500 05
45 dB - Honda Civic Si 06
45 dB - BMW 335i Saloon
45 dB - Volkswagen Phaeton V8
45 dB - Volkswagen Golf GTI 06
45 dB - Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 (2006)
47 dB - Ford Escape XLT FWD
48 dB – Mercedes-Benz S550
48 dB – BMW 645Ci
49 dB - Cadillac STS-V
49 dB – Audi S4 05
49 dB – BMW E39 M5
50 dB - Ford Escape XLT Hybrid
50 dB – Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG
50 dB - Mini Cooper S 05
50 dB – Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG
51 dB – Aston Martin V8 Vantage
51 dB - Volkswagen R32 MK1
51 dB – Bentley Continental GT
51 dB - Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 Cabriolet
52 dB – Acura NSX 3.2 03
52 dB - Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
52 dB – Mazda RX8 Sport
52 dB - Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG Black Series
52 dB – Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
53 dB – Aston Martin Vanquish
53 dB - MazdaSpeed MX5 Miata
53 dB - BMW 330i Saloon (2006)
53 dB - Chrysler 300C SRT-8
53 dB - Ferrari 599 GTB
53 dB - Wiesmann GT
54 dB – Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
54 dB – Aston Martin DB9 Coupe
55 dB – Ford Mustang GT 06
56 dB – Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3
56 dB – Porsche Cayman S
56 dB – Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
57 dB – Porsche 996 GT2 MK1
58 dB – Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06
58 dB – Porsche 997 Carrera S
58 dB – Lotus Elise S2
59 dB – BMW Z4M Roadster
60 dB – Ferrari Enzo
60 dB - Lotus Exige
61 dB – Porsche Carrera GT
61 dB - Lamborghini Gallardo MK1
61 dB - Spyker C8 Spyder
61 dB - Bugatti Veyron
62 dB – Porsche 996 GT3
62 dB – Lamborghini Murcielago 6.2
64 dB – Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe
67 dB – Ferrari F430 Berlinetta
70 dB - Mosler MT900S
72 dB – Saleen S7
77 dB - Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
79 dB - SuperPerformance Coupe
At Redline in First Gear
66 dB – Mercedes-Benz S550
66 dB – Lexus LS460
69 dB - Acura RL (2006)
69 dB - BMW 745IL 05
70 dB - Volkswagen Phaeton V8
70 dB - Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 (2006)
71 dB - Mercedes-Benz S500 05
72 dB – BMW 645Ci
72 dB - Ford Escape XLT Hybrid
72 dB - Toyota Camry Hybrid
72 dB - Toyota Camry SE V6 06
72 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI Hybrid
72 dB - Audi A8L 05
73 dB – Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG
73 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI 06
73 dB - Jaguar XJ8 L
73 dB - Cadillac STS-V
73 dB - Audi A3 2.0 (2006)
74 dB – Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG
74 dB – Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
75 dB – BMW E39 M5
75 dB - Mercedes-Benz E350
76 dB – Lexus IS350
76 dB - BMW 335i Saloon
76 dB – Audi S4 05
77 dB – Bentley Continental GT
77 dB - Ford Escape XLT FWD
77 dB - Volkswagen R32 MK1
77 dB - Volkswagen Golf GTI 06
77 dB - Acura RDX
78 dB – Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG
78 dB - Chrysler 300C SRT-8
78 dB - Honda Civic Si 06
78 dB - Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 Cabriolet
79 dB – Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
79 dB – Mazda RX8 Sport
79 dB – BMW Z4M Roadster
80 dB – Ferrari 575M Maranello
80 dB - Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
80 dB - Mini Cooper S 05
81 dB – Aston Martin V8 Vantage
81 dB – Ford Mustang GT 05
82 dB – Aston Martin DB9 Coupe
82 dB – Porsche 996 GT2 MK1
83 dB – Ford GT
83 dB - MazdaSpeed MX5 Miata
83 dB – Chevrolet Corvette C6
83 dB – Ferrari F430 Berlinetta
83 dB – Aston Martin Vanquish
84 dB – Porsche Cayman S
84 dB - Bugatti Veyron
85 dB – Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe
85 dB – Acura NSX 3.2 03
85 dB – Porsche 997 Carrera S
86 dB - BMW 330i Saloon (2006)
87 dB – Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
87 dB – Lamborghini Gallardo MK1
87 dB – Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06
88 dB – Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3
88 dB – Lamborghini Murcielago 6.2
89 dB – Honda S2000 MK1
89 dB - Lotus Exige
89 dB – Porsche 996 GT3 MK1
90 dB – Porsche Carrera GT
91 dB – Lotus Elise S2
91 dB – Ferrari Enzo
92 dB – Saleen S7
92 dB - Spyker C8 Spyder
93 dB – Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
93 dB - SuperPerformance Coupe
96 dB - Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
99 dB – Ferrari F40
100 dB - Mosler MT900S
102 dB – Ferrari F50
I thought it would be interesting for everyone to know how noisy or quiet vehicles are at speed. Magazines used were Road & Track, Auto Zeitung, Car & Driver and AutoCar and i'm not completley finished the list. There are four categories: two of which will be in the first post.
*Signify hybrid vehicles with engine's off
Sound Level At Idle
32 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI Hybrid *
33 dB - Toyota Camry Hybrid *
33 dB - Ford Escape XLT Hybrid *
38 dB – Lexus LS460
40 dB - Acura RL (2006)
42 dB – Lexus IS350
42 dB - Audi A8L 05
42 dB - Jaguar XJ8 L
42 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI 06
42 dB - Toyota Camry Hybrid
43 dB - Acura RDX
43 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI Hybrid
43 dB - Toyota Camry SE V6 06
43 dB - BMW 745IL 05
44 dB - Mercedes-Benz E350
44 dB - Audi A3 2.0 (2006)
44 dB - Mercedes-Benz S500 05
45 dB - Honda Civic Si 06
45 dB - BMW 335i Saloon
45 dB - Volkswagen Phaeton V8
45 dB - Volkswagen Golf GTI 06
45 dB - Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 (2006)
47 dB - Ford Escape XLT FWD
48 dB – Mercedes-Benz S550
48 dB – BMW 645Ci
49 dB - Cadillac STS-V
49 dB – Audi S4 05
49 dB – BMW E39 M5
50 dB - Ford Escape XLT Hybrid
50 dB – Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG
50 dB - Mini Cooper S 05
50 dB – Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG
51 dB – Aston Martin V8 Vantage
51 dB - Volkswagen R32 MK1
51 dB – Bentley Continental GT
51 dB - Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 Cabriolet
52 dB – Acura NSX 3.2 03
52 dB - Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
52 dB – Mazda RX8 Sport
52 dB - Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG Black Series
52 dB – Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
53 dB – Aston Martin Vanquish
53 dB - MazdaSpeed MX5 Miata
53 dB - BMW 330i Saloon (2006)
53 dB - Chrysler 300C SRT-8
53 dB - Ferrari 599 GTB
53 dB - Wiesmann GT
54 dB – Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
54 dB – Aston Martin DB9 Coupe
55 dB – Ford Mustang GT 06
56 dB – Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3
56 dB – Porsche Cayman S
56 dB – Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
57 dB – Porsche 996 GT2 MK1
58 dB – Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06
58 dB – Porsche 997 Carrera S
58 dB – Lotus Elise S2
59 dB – BMW Z4M Roadster
60 dB – Ferrari Enzo
60 dB - Lotus Exige
61 dB – Porsche Carrera GT
61 dB - Lamborghini Gallardo MK1
61 dB - Spyker C8 Spyder
61 dB - Bugatti Veyron
62 dB – Porsche 996 GT3
62 dB – Lamborghini Murcielago 6.2
64 dB – Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe
67 dB – Ferrari F430 Berlinetta
70 dB - Mosler MT900S
72 dB – Saleen S7
77 dB - Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
79 dB - SuperPerformance Coupe
At Redline in First Gear
66 dB – Mercedes-Benz S550
66 dB – Lexus LS460
69 dB - Acura RL (2006)
69 dB - BMW 745IL 05
70 dB - Volkswagen Phaeton V8
70 dB - Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 (2006)
71 dB - Mercedes-Benz S500 05
72 dB – BMW 645Ci
72 dB - Ford Escape XLT Hybrid
72 dB - Toyota Camry Hybrid
72 dB - Toyota Camry SE V6 06
72 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI Hybrid
72 dB - Audi A8L 05
73 dB – Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG
73 dB - Honda Civic EX NAVI 06
73 dB - Jaguar XJ8 L
73 dB - Cadillac STS-V
73 dB - Audi A3 2.0 (2006)
74 dB – Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG
74 dB – Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
75 dB – BMW E39 M5
75 dB - Mercedes-Benz E350
76 dB – Lexus IS350
76 dB - BMW 335i Saloon
76 dB – Audi S4 05
77 dB – Bentley Continental GT
77 dB - Ford Escape XLT FWD
77 dB - Volkswagen R32 MK1
77 dB - Volkswagen Golf GTI 06
77 dB - Acura RDX
78 dB – Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG
78 dB - Chrysler 300C SRT-8
78 dB - Honda Civic Si 06
78 dB - Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 Cabriolet
79 dB – Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
79 dB – Mazda RX8 Sport
79 dB – BMW Z4M Roadster
80 dB – Ferrari 575M Maranello
80 dB - Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
80 dB - Mini Cooper S 05
81 dB – Aston Martin V8 Vantage
81 dB – Ford Mustang GT 05
82 dB – Aston Martin DB9 Coupe
82 dB – Porsche 996 GT2 MK1
83 dB – Ford GT
83 dB - MazdaSpeed MX5 Miata
83 dB – Chevrolet Corvette C6
83 dB – Ferrari F430 Berlinetta
83 dB – Aston Martin Vanquish
84 dB – Porsche Cayman S
84 dB - Bugatti Veyron
85 dB – Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe
85 dB – Acura NSX 3.2 03
85 dB – Porsche 997 Carrera S
86 dB - BMW 330i Saloon (2006)
87 dB – Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
87 dB – Lamborghini Gallardo MK1
87 dB – Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06
88 dB – Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3
88 dB – Lamborghini Murcielago 6.2
89 dB – Honda S2000 MK1
89 dB - Lotus Exige
89 dB – Porsche 996 GT3 MK1
90 dB – Porsche Carrera GT
91 dB – Lotus Elise S2
91 dB – Ferrari Enzo
92 dB – Saleen S7
92 dB - Spyker C8 Spyder
93 dB – Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
93 dB - SuperPerformance Coupe
96 dB - Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
99 dB – Ferrari F40
100 dB - Mosler MT900S
102 dB – Ferrari F50
