Not sure if it’s talked about but with standard tires at 35”, this is going to be a loud car. I hope that the engineers are looking at sound suppression around the wheel wells to block out road noise cuz I’m a highway driver and a quiet cabin is very good for fighting fatigue while driving
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Standard tires will be 33’s just as an FYI on 18” rims. The 35’s will be an upgrade. Even so-there will be some sound for sure
Have they mentioned if all the windows will be acoustic glass sound dampening? Can’t remember if they mentioned it.
Haven’t heard anything on that. I hate having extra costs but with a quiet EV it would be interesting to see the cost or offer as an upgrade like Jeep did/does. Guess that was more the gorilla glass on windshield
For any BEV, NVH is important because the lack of an engine to drown out other noises. At this price point I’d say acoustic glass is a must. With the Harvester and air compressor on board it’s going to be even more important to isolate those sounds and vibrations. And yes knobby wheels will make a lot of noise. Rivian has done an ok job but it could be better. Rivian also had issues with wind noise, it’s pretty annoying. Hopefully Scout spends a bit more time in this than Rivian did.
I gotta say, tire noise varies a ton by tire manufacturer - not really the OEM. Compound, tread pattern, tire-type, sidewall and tread depth are all factors in noise. I think the Pirelli Scorpion AT that Rivian spec'd for the 20's is surprisingly quiet on pavement (comparatively speaking when looking at other A/T's). The 22 and 21 tires are road tires, so really not noisy compared to an A/T or M/T.
Wind noise? Yes, definitely a consideration particularly around window seals and mirrors (as well as roof racks for the Traveler). This should be something Scout can capitalize on for sure.
Agreed.
There are huge differences in tire noise.
(Anecdotally, I just put some Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT's on my Jeep. They are "on road all terrain tires", and are impressively quiet compare to the Wrangler Duratracs I had on there before, and still maintain the 3peak M/S rating.
I'm curious to see what the "not offroad package" tires end up being).
And wind noise is a big one. I hope they deliver there.
I completely agree. My personal experiences have proven that the tire itself plays an enormous role here, not just the vehicle build/characteristics or tire size.
I will also note that the tire on the concept vehicles is going to be just about the best combination of the most all-around capable tires while still being very reasonable when it comes to NVH. They’re typically some of the lightest tires as well (at least they are in the larger sizes). If SM ends up sticking with those, my experience has been they’re a great combination of all worlds for a wide variety of uses for those who end up adding the larger tire size option.
