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60 Minutes Dubbed Engines Noise Over Tesla Model S

Posted by timothy on from the at-least-they-didn't-detonate-it dept.

cartechboy (2660665) writes "Did you watch the Tesla 60 Minutes segment the other night? If you did, you might have ended up on the floor rolling around laughing like I did. Since when does the Tesla Model S electric car make audible engine noises? Or downshift? Turns out, 60 Minutes dubbed engine noises and a downshift over the Model S running footage. The show claims it was an editing error. Call it what you want, it was absolutely hilarious. A little note to TV producers assigned to cover Tesla Motors in the future: Electric cars don't upshift or downshift." At least they didn't fraudulently blow it up!

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  1. Dubbing car noise over the original footage? by Sockatume · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess you could say they gave it some axle foley.

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    No kidding!!! What do you say at this point?
  2. All cars should be required to make a Vrrumm sound by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    It is 38.6% more likely that puppies will wander into the street in front of a quiet car.

    If it is a Tesla car they could get wedged under the car where they will burst into flames from leaky batteries.

    It is obvious that 60mins was playing this car noise to warn the puppies to get off the road while they were filming for the report.

  3. Re:Because Hollywood. by Artifakt · · Score: 3, Funny

    What surprises some people is that 60 minutes has the same dedication to facts and accurate reporting as the Dukes of Hazzard. I've stopped being surprised by that.

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  4. Re:I need ... by CanHasDIY · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought I missed the sound of a 28.8k modem establishing a connection, until I set it as my ringtone.

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  5. Re:Not only for Tesla or videos by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 3, Funny

    They should just play Yakety Sax. That makes *everything* speed up!

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  6. Re:Top Gear was worse. by Cytotoxic · · Score: 4, Funny

    It was a complete puff piece, but I did really like one voiceover quote:

    "In the history of space exploration, four entities have sent a capsule into orbit and successfully recovered it. Russia, the United States, China and Elon Musk."

    If I was Elon, I'd have that on a continuous loop somewhere.

  7. Re:Traffic congestion by sharknado · · Score: 3, Funny

    If a philosophical joke whooshed clean over everyone's head, is it still a joke?

    If a Tesla hits a mime in a carpool lane, does anyone care?

  8. Re:Lies by Xenna · · Score: 3, Funny

    Never attribute to incompetence what can be adequately explained by competitivenes:

    The noise you hear is from the Mercedes S-Class driving behind it trying to keep up.