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Rolls-Royce Ghost hits new high in silent progress

Published 18 August 2020
By Gavin Conway
For decades, some car manufacturers have been working away at making sports cars sound as exciting as possible. Rolls Royce is not one of them.
Oh, Christ: my new neighbour has a car with a megaphone exhaust

Oh, Christ: my new neighbour has a loud car

How many times have I written a review of a powerful car and described a gloriously sonorous exhaust note, I wonder.
Published 28 April 2020
Acoustic cameras UK trials

Acoustic cameras clampdown on illegal noisy cars

Tests have begun of new noise camera technology that is designed to detect vehicles that exceed legal noise limits.
Published 10 June 2019
Driver fights fine for singing in car

Driver fights fine for singing at the wheel

A Canadian man is awaiting a court showdown to defend his right to sing and drive after being fined for chanting along at the wheel to a 1990s cl
Published 22 November 2017
Reader Letters: Noisy cars, sensible Clarkson, spare wheels, automatic Fiestas and Golf soundtracks

Reader Letters: Sound of fury and puncture woes

"In his review of the 812 Superfast, Alistair Weaver describes how wonderful a Ferrari V12 sounds. No it doesn’t..."
Published 07 August 2017
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Car clinic: Your motoring problems solved

I recently bought a 55-plate Ford Focus estate for £2,595 from a small dealership. Six days later a dashboard warning light came on indicating a...
Published 02 April 2014