Electric vehicle manufacturers have been throwing everything they can at solving the biggest problem for performance EVs: character. Since EVs are silent, many argue they lack the emotion and character of combustion-powered performance cars. T
o replicate the sound of exciting engines, car companies have made fake engine sounds, amplified electric motor whine, and even hired Hans Zimmer. Bentley is the latest to get creative and it's sparing no expense. It hired an entire orchestra to replicate the sound of a V8 for its upcoming electric Torcal SUV, creating a powertrain soundtrack called the "Bentley Dynamic Symphony".