Well, reading about this specific update made me quite hopeful.
I was first happy about the Mclaren Senna inclusion, i believe it is an important update for the game title, not to mention it will be a fun addition as well but as i kept scrolling down i noticed about engine noise remaps, and they where quite specific when relating the majority of the updates to v12’s from Ferrari, Lambo, Aston and some Porsche models (not v12s) being reworked as well, boy that made me happy.
There are some really satisfying engine notes, very close to the real models already in the game like the Porsche 991 GT3 RS, you can notice how well the sound mutates across the rev range towards the limit, ranging from an engine note up to a heavier intake resonance towards the redline. If you watch onboard videos from the car itself you can notice how close it is, and i particularly love that.
Another car that produces amazing sounds are Ferrari’s v12 powered vehicles, but they sound a little disappointing, tame in the game. Take the F12 berlineta for example, in any video of the car itself, the car pours insane amounts of intake resonances, the cabin gets almost too much of it. The 599 GTO is a little closer to the thing but still could use some more aggression. The F12 is all wrong, sounds synthetic, and somehow it sounded a little similar to an orange juice machine i’ve had, which ruined the car for me. Laferrari sounds synthy as well. I believe Lambos sound quite ok, specially the Huracan, Aventador as well but the sound i like the most from this range so far is the V12 from the Aston DBS. But the turbocharged v12 from the new db11 sounds off for my tastes at least.
Im a little finicky on car sounds, not to mention that i follow far too many track related channels on YT so to me a list of cars that need engine and exhaust note rework would be:
-Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
-Ferrari 812 Superfast (a little louder intake, less synthy)
-Ferrari Laferrari (yes, i think it is off in a similar way as the 812)
-Ferrari 599 GTO (its not as bad as the F12 but could use reworks as well, more aggression)
-Ferrari FXX K (sounds very tame)
-McLaren 720s (Jesus, that car sounds all wrong, even the dynamics of it are off. Gear changes are so slow it unbalances the car on high speed corners, the 720s shifts much quicker than the game suggests)
-Golf R (i’ve driven one, including tuned GTi’s and and other EA888 powered vehicles, it sounds a little congested in the game to me)
-Some turbocharged straight six cylinders from BMW sounded like a conjested Toyota Supra (present at FM6). These beemers just sound different from that. Just try jumping back in FM6 and try a Supra and then try the M235i. Its identical while it should have been alot closer to the M4 instead which sounds ok.
Im preety sure i would find other examples, these are the ones whose sounds disappointed me recently that i remember the most…
I just would love to see the same ammount of dedication models like the GT3 RS had being put on Ferrari’s V12s as well.
Regarding all of these Ferraris mentioned, i don’t think they are insanely bad, i think they just need some rework so they would sound a a little less synthetic and add a little intake resonance in the upper range. I believe that would fix it all and make them far more pleasurable to ride in game.
But feel free to disagree, sound is a personal thing, not everybody has the same impression or notices the same details too.
Just so you can understand my gripe on the 720s, watch these videos and grab it on the game afterwards… it’s like, it’s not even the same car! Gear changes, resonation, note… nothing
This is a GT3 RS on the Ring, notice the engine tonal changes in the car itself and see how close to that they’ve got in the game! its probably one of the best sounding cars in the game for me.
Also, this video is delicious to watch…
