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Old 05-07-2019, 02:07 PM
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For anyone who’s a fan or not, here are the quirks are features...

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For those of us who don't want an outlandish looking electric car the e-Tron is a fine looking car and true to the Audi form. If they got the mileage sorted this car would've knocked it our the park. I'm 90% sure I will still purchase based on people's comments in here and generally positive reviews
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Doug's definitely a bit excitable, but I really like the way he goes through the e-tron's features in this review. I haven't got my e-tron yet (still at the "leaving factory" stage), but I learned quite a lot from this review.
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Can one hear the low speed pedestrian Hum from inside the car? My unblown sounds fuse wants to know.
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Originally Posted by theo1000
Can one hear the low speed pedestrian Hum from inside the car? My unblown sounds fuse wants to know.
You can hear it, especially in reverse..

I honestly thought I was going to hate it and pull the fuse, but I actually think it's pretty cool. It's a head turner in parking garages which is good for a laugh.
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I was able to hear it in the cabin. Can't say I care for the attempt to sound like an ICE but do appreciate the rationale. Didn't realize it had a different backup sound and judging from the video I think I will like it just fine.
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It doesn't sound like an ICE at all. I don't think the video above captured it well. The only comparison I can think of is in movies when they show cars in the future. My wife think it sounds like a Jetson's car.
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Sorry for not being clearer. The sound I was referring to is the artificial one generated by the e-tron at low speed. I also like the "electric whine" of the motors that is normal for all the EVs I have driven. Very cool indeed.
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For comparison, this is the I-Pace's Acoustic Vehicle Alert System (AVAS):
https://youtu.be/13JwfssNI3I

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