Achieving a positive driver emotional response on the new Bentley Continental V8
by Uday Senapati; Andrew Jackson
International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration (IJVNV), Vol. 9, No. 1/2, 2013

Abstract: Bentley brand attributes of driving, luxury, performance, design and craftsmanship are achieved through a painstaking engineering process that addresses a wide range of vehicle attributes. A vital element of this process is the engineering of the vehicles' sound character. Bentley focuses on this attribute to achieve a positive emotional response in all driving conditions with sportiness in high load, and high levels of refinement during cruising. Bentley's commitment to the environment led to the development of a variable displacement technology engine that allows it's V8 to operate as a V4 during light load conditions. The implementation of this technology created fresh sound quality challenges for the new Continental GT. This paper presents the definition and delivery of the interior noise sound character.

Online publication date: Sat, 28-Jun-2014

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration (IJVNV):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com