"Diesel-like" Sound

[solidbrix]

After almost 500 miles in, I've noticed on certain accelerations you can hear a diesel or snorkel like sound. I'm pretty positive this is something Toyota did via pumping in through the speakers aka it's a fake sound not coming from the engine itself. A lot of automakers have been doing this recently. From what I can tell, you cannot turn it off.

I'm not gonna lie, I kind of love it. Again it doesn't occur all the time, it's subtle, but man does it compliment the Land Cruiser so well. Hands down one of my favorite easter eggs of the LC so far...

Have any of you noticed it yet?

 

[Impatient]

I have, and I actually think it drives a whole lot like the turbo diesel I used to have, in feel and sound.

 

[ultane]

I think I read or heard somewhere, that the diesel like sound that you mention is due to the new type of ‘dual’ fuel injection system.

 

[Stalactically Gupid]

I noticed that sound a few times over the past few thousand miles.... After 20 years of VW turbodiesels and 8 year with my jeep grand Cherokee Eco-Diesel, I'm not going to lie, it brought me a bit of comfort.

 

[winnrider]

After almost 500 miles in, I've noticed on certain accelerations you can hear a diesel or snorkel like sound. I'm pretty positive this is something Toyota did via pumping in through the speakers aka it's a fake sound not coming from the engine itself. A lot of automakers have been doing this recently. From what I can tell, you cannot turn it off.

I'm not gonna lie, I kind of love it. Again it doesn't occur all the time, it's subtle, but man does it compliment the Land Cruiser so well. Hands down one of my favorite easter eggs of the LC so far...

Have any of you noticed it yet?

I disabled the fake noise with the Carista app. You can’t hear any turbo spooling with it off.

 

[LCdad]

I disabled the fake noise with the Carista app. You can’t hear any turbo spooling with it off.

You mean like the whistling noise? I thought it was so weird at first, now I like it. Reminds me I’m driving a next gen futuristic vehicle .. haha.

 

[Tripod1404]

I disabled the fake noise with the Carista app. You can’t hear any turbo spooling with it off.

I dont think that setting is liked to anything.

 

[winnrider]

All I know is I did a 400 mile trip this weekend and heard the turbo-diesel like sound the entire time. It’s not unpleasant but is also not real.

I set up the Carista app when I returned home. There is a setting to enable/disable engine sounds as well as a separate setting to enable/disable automatic noise cancelling. I disabled the former and left the latter alone. Drove 100 miles today and there is no fake engine noise of any kind coming through any longer. My experience only.

 

[Impatient]

All I know is I did a 400 mile trip this weekend and heard the turbo-diesel like sound the entire time. It’s not unpleasant but is also not real.

I set up the Carista app when I returned home. There is a setting to enable/disable engine sounds as well as a separate setting to enable/disable automatic noise cancelling. I disabled the former and left the latter alone. Drove 100 miles today and there is no fake engine noise of any kind coming through any longer. My experience only.

What’s the actual sound like?

 

[winnrider]

What’s the actual sound like?

No idea. I put my foot down a few times and heard nothing. Neither did my passenger and we were listening closely. No idea what it would sound like from outside the vehicle didn’t test it. Coming from a sports car background, unless you add a cold air intake, a single turbo really doesn’t make much noticeable noise on its own. I disabled the fake noise in my last BMW because the fake gear shifts, burbles and whistles were too over the top for my liking. The LC is like a vault now with only the active noise cancellation enabled.