Why is the specific acoustic sound of a closing car door heavily engineered?

Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser
Replied byDr. Frank-Steffen Walliser

Chairman & CEO at Bentley Motors

Niche: Production
Revenue: Approx. 240 Million USD/month
Location: Crewe, England, United Kingdom
Started: 1919

Closing a door is a customer's first physical interaction with a car. An expensive sound lacks secondary panel vibrations and registers at a deep frequency, indicating solidity. We use acoustic cameras to eliminate swinging panels and spend months engineering the door stiffness and seals to perfect that closing sound.

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