Why Mazda Engine Noisy?

[Cheekg98]

haha..ya lor...cheekg rich and thrifty mah...

not as rich as u

[Law_ong]

i not rich!!

[Quantum]

why so many bros/sis said mazda engine is noisy? especially mz3 & mz6. i owned mondeo, tried altis, gen2 & recently vios, getz, they are all noisier then the mz3, the worse is the mondeo. I can't remember how is sunny behave but i have not try honda.

Mazda also noisy mah? I tot Lancer and Honda Vtec quite noisy, and Sunny and Altis is queit,

correct me, it i'm wrong

[Boyboy]

Mazda engine is noticeably noisier than toyota or honda engine, from my experience (no need to drive it much, just sit in the car, start up and shift the car can liao)

 

however, mazda is supposed to be sporty right? so the slightly louder sound is in order. of course, it may not be to everyone's liking. just look at the subarus, their boxer engine is noisy but no one complains

 

car manufacturers spend a lot on market research. they know what customer they are targeting, and what the customers want. if u own a mazda and complain it's noisy, then u just bought the wrong car

 

if u are a passenger and dun like, then too bad, the owner likes can liao.

 

i'm not directing this at u, but speaking generally. replying to ur post since u are threadstarter

[Cheekg98]

i think my older ride, lancer, is much more noisy than zoom zoom

[Familymanz]

lancer sound proofing is not tat good... even when new

[Boyboy]

i think lancer the noise comes from everywhere.. for mazda, they probably soundproof engine a lil less or tune it such that u get a bit more engine noise. i believe such things are all engineered (within budget constraints of course). why do toyotas usually have an uninspiring buzz?

 

 

edit: btw, i think the new lancer is pretty decent.. had a ride in one before.

Edited December 9, 2006 by Boyboy

[Cheekg98]

wow, new lancer is out ? u so lucky

[Cheekg98]

how about yr latio ?

[Boyboy]

eh.. current one la.. not new one.. i said new cos tt time when i sit it was new.. that was in 2005

[Cheekg98]

oohhh ... used to own a lancer, so able to compare with zoom zoom.

[Quantum]

got chance to sit in my friends's vios and lancer, now i realised what is noisy engine and what is quiet engine, previously I tot sunny is noisy, but compare to lancer and vios, sunny indeed has quiet engine[thumbsup]

Edited December 9, 2006 by Quantum

[Cheekg98]

hahaha .... actually lancer and vios, compared to some other european cars, i think engine quite quiet already ...

[Quantum]

no reason euro cars noisy mah , lancer noisy maybe duo to SOHC, vios noisy maybe duo to thai made, engine is not so refining or soundproofing.. ,

but euro cars noisy...

[Cheekg98]

hahaha, i better not name that european brand that is loud ....

[Weixiang_06]

people always have this mindset that european brand are

 

but quite a number of european cars are made in South Afria?

 

South Africa good or not?

 

i know its quite well known for something.. Aids infested country

 

Thailand also abit like that

 

Thailand vs South Africa which one better?

[Weixiang_06]

haha..

[Azarael]

hey. South Africa and Thai Factories are pretty good okay ! i feel it is dependent on the brand - Mercedes built in south Africa have excellent build quality from 2006 onwards. The thai "legend" factory that builds Honda cars is top notch too in quality and same goes for Toyota.

 

Local car makes don;t bother to properly insulate their entry level cars. just pop the bonnet and look at the lack of insulation !!!!

Unless you buy a luxury make, high levels of Noise , Vibration and Harshness are likely to be present.

 

my neighbour applied " silent " to his mazda 3 and it's just as quiet as a lexus at times !