jsellar Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 For those of you who have received your Fusions, what is your interior road noise like at say, 70 MPH? When looking online, one review says 60 db, one review says 70 db. I've downloaded a few free noise/sound meter apps on my phone, but I don't have my Fusion yet, so I can't test. I know everyone's results will vary, depending on phones, road conditions, etc. I'm hoping that if we get enough results, we could get some kind of semi-accurate average. I know some of you don't really care, and just say "it's quiet enough", but I know there are a few of us that just love to have the numbers. If you choose to post results, please be sure to state the model you have, because engine types will be a factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadman64 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) Measured on the highway maintaining 60/65....Titanium 2.0L 90dB I was actually surprised it was that high because it was very quiet IMO. Edited December 7, 2012 by deadman64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsellar Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Wow, yeah... That doesn't seem right. I'm not sure I could even yell that loudly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTech Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I test drove a Titanium and the noise level was in the low 80s doing 60 on a rough highway. Forgot to measure it during a Hybrid test drive the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboTi Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 There is going to be such a wide variety of results in downloadable phone db meter apps and techniques, that the results would only have some merit only if you had several hundred responses. Now, If the same person using the same technique on the same stretch of road at the same speed with the same weather conditions went from car to car with the same db meter, then you would have something you could compare. I was looking for something like that for research for my sister, she wants a quiet car. All I could tell her is my Fusion is quiet, and the Buicks and Chevy Cruise are quiet. But I'm sure there's more. I would say there's not much difference from Fusion model to Fusion model, except the hybrid would be a tick quieter if it was running on its batteries. Fusions are quiet. That was a priority for Ford. Open the driver door and you see sound insulatin stuffed inside the fender gaps where there used to be air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey151 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 There is going to be such a wide variety of results in downloadable phone db meter apps and techniques, that the results would only have some merit only if you had several hundred responses...................... That was my first thought, it all depends on conditions. But in the interest of science I used my actual SPL meter (a cheap Rat Shack) this morning, 63 @ 65 (ish)...........but this was on new paving, very smooth. Noise is so subjective - there's what the meter read & then there's perception. While driving all I really heard was the rain, road noise is minimal. Driving with my wife on weekends you can hold a conversation w/o any intruding noise - perception is it's very quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermans Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Any measurements for hybrid with noise canceling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camride Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) Mine isn't that quiet, but that may have been because I had the stereo up pretty loud this morning. :D Edited December 7, 2012 by Camride 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsellar Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 You're right that there are too many variable to get any kind of accurate results here. I thought we might get some kind of average, but perhaps not! road conditions, testing "equipment", tires, human perception... ugh!!! Oh well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey151 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 You're right that there are too many variable to get any kind of accurate results here. I thought we might get some kind of average, but perhaps not! road conditions, testing "equipment", tires, human perception... ugh!!! Oh well... And then there's the personal part............what annoys the living **** out of me may not bother you at all & the reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neod192 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Just for fun, I downloaded the sound meter app on my Nexus 4. In my current car (which I consider noisy / loud / can't have a normal conversation) it registers around 85 dB on the highway going about 70mph. It's 60-65dB in the office @ work and we have a pretty loud white noise system here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermans Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I don't have a meter, but my 2013 FFH is far more quiet than my 2010 FF V-6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cppawlow Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I'm curious if the Titanium has increased sound isolation vs the other models. My 2013 Fusion Titanium is really quiet, I compared it to my dad's new Escape SE and noticed a huge difference. I'll see if I can use one of those apps on the hwy, but it's definitely really quiet, never have to raise my voice when I'm talking to someone else in the car, plus bluetooth interference is nonexistent, people say I come in really clear on the phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb27 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I think road and wind noise is well isolated in my car, but I have been getting more and more interior rattles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Strike- Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I only have one minor rattle, it's in/around the passenger front door tweeter. Can hear it with the bass up in music, and some bumpy road surfaces. That and sunglasses do rattle like a biatch in the holder with the music up, hah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camride Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I'll try a sound meter on my way back into work tonight and see what I get. But overall I'm very happy with how quiet it is. Not that it matters that much, as most of the time I'm playing music. But if I need it to be quiet it can do that with no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsellar Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 It's quite important to me, since I wear hearing aids. I can't tune out background noise like everyone else, so conversations are tough in noisy cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtenor Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I only have one minor rattle, it's in/around the passenger front door tweeter. Can hear it with the bass up in music, and some bumpy road surfaces. That and sunglasses do rattle like a biatch in the holder with the music up, hah. I have the same rattle/buzz!! I'm gonna get the dealer to check it out when I take her in for the headlamps on Wed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtenor Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 It's quite important to me, since I wear hearing aids. I can't tune out background noise like everyone else, so conversations are tough in noisy cars. I think you will be quite pleasantly surprised with the overall noise level inside the car...several car-mag reviewers have commented on it with statements like "The FIRST thing I notice(d) while driving the car is how quiet it is." I get the impression that it has caught them off guard with the level of noise isolation and cancellation technology. All of the noise I get is coming from having the stereo on or because I am applying the pedal on the right with some gusto... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Strike- Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Perfect! Let me know if they find anything loose in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camride Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I forgot to post back my results. I ran 70-72db at 75mph with a pretty windy storm outside. Again, different app and all that, but it's pretty quiet. It's 55-60db in my office at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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