List: The 10 Quietest Cars

"Hoccy" (Hoccy) 11/24/2016 at 16:01 • Filed to: Volvo 240

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These are the 10 quietest cars in 110 km/h measured by Swedish car magazine Vi Bilägare , and reported by !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

1. Mercedes Benz S-Class, 72,4 db

2. Volvo V60 Cross Country, 73,2 db

3. Audi A6 Avant, 73,5 db

4. Volvo V70, 73,6 db

5. Volvo XC60, 73,8 db

6. Volvo V90, 73,8 db

7. Skoda Superb, 73,9 db

8. VW Passat, 74,2 db

9. Volvo 240 GLT, 74,2 db

10. VW Golf, 74,5 db

50 different cars were measured, and the worst?

The beloved MX-5 got 82.4 db, but it’s not supposed to be quiet inside anyways.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Hoccy 11/24/2016 at 16:02

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So basically, if you want a quiet car, buy a European wagon. Preferably a Volvo.

Hoccy > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/24/2016 at 16:05

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Or an S-class. Or a Volvo 240 with a 5-speed gearbox.

kiwi_matt > Hoccy 11/24/2016 at 16:07

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Buying an S-class is always a good idea. Nothing like a German throne that costs as much as a house.

S65 > Hoccy 11/24/2016 at 16:08

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Gib Volvo 240

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Hoccy 11/24/2016 at 16:09

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Yes or that.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Hoccy 11/24/2016 at 16:10

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I like how there’s 5 volvos on this list. And that 240 is one I owuldn’t have expected.

Hoccy > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 11/24/2016 at 16:12

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It’s also very interesting that they also tested the new XC90 and it finished below the 240.

404 - User No Longer Available > Hoccy 11/24/2016 at 16:14

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So a bunch of snoozemobiles... quite literally

LongbowMkII > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 11/24/2016 at 16:16

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Seems like oppo has had sound luxury advice for years.

Urambo Tauro > Hoccy 11/24/2016 at 16:16

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I wonder how much of this is due to cabin sound deadening, and how much is due to actual sound coming from the powertrain.

Cabin insulation is great and all, until you can’t hear things you need to hear, like train whistles and emergency sirens.

Cé hé sin > kiwi_matt 11/24/2016 at 17:09

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You must have very cheap houses, or very expensive cars.

Cé hé sin > Hoccy 11/24/2016 at 17:11

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No Teslas, interestingly, although that’s maybe because they’re not particularly common in Sweden.

Hoccy > Cé hé sin 11/24/2016 at 17:26

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Don’t know if any Teslas were tested this time. Not sure if they can still benefit from the electric motor at 110 km/h either, as Teslas have large wheels that makes a lot of noise too.

Hoccy > Hoccy 11/24/2016 at 17:29

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They also tested a 1985 Jaguar XJ6 that placed 20th on the list.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Hoccy 11/24/2016 at 18:34

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I own a Mk7 Golf. This list is either bullshit, the European models are MUCH quieter, or Euro luxury cars are much louder.

kanadanmajava1 > Cé hé sin 11/24/2016 at 19:14

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I saw one Model S taxi just in front of my hotel half an hour ago. I think it’s the first Tesla that I have seen so far far in Göteborg (outside a Tesla store).

BorkBorkBjork > Hoccy 11/24/2016 at 19:34

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I wonder how they got their measurements. Edmunds got 62.4 dB at 70 mph in the 2015 Cadillac Escalade, and 70.1 dB at full throttle.

Hoccy > BorkBorkBjork 11/25/2016 at 01:16

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I suspect that they didn’t do the test on the smoothest road available.

kiwi_matt > Cé hé sin 11/25/2016 at 08:57

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I never said it costs as much as MY house. But there’s lots of $100-150k houses out there.