The sounds of the automotive world are as diverse as the cars from which they emanate, with certain engine notes being almost instantly identifiable. For instance, there's no mistaking the deep, ...

While each has its drawbacks and benefits, the biggest difference between a cold air intake and a short ram intake comes down to where they draw their air from.

Classic V8 engines have a very distinct sound that modern engines seem to have lost over the years. How did automakers achieve this sound?

In either the 1850s or 1860s, German physicist Hermann von Helmholz created a device to analyze sound. In 2005, that same sort of device made its way into the airbox of the new 3.8-liter flat-six of ...