Cars With the Most Road Noise
People call us all the time with a noise issue they’re trying to solve. After a while, you start to pick up on patterns with certain types of vehicles. Here’s some of the most common issues we hear about:
Compact Cars / Cars at a Lower Price Point
If you drive a compact car or a base model of a vehicle, that lower price point almost always comes with less insulation. As a result, you’re likely to experience quite a bit of road noise, and perhaps wind noise as well. If you’ve ever been in a VW Beetle (RIP) driving on the freeway, you know what I mean. Manufacturers tend to cut car soundproofing as a cost-saving measure and as a way of making cars lighter. If you own a smaller car and can’t stand the wind noise or road noise, sound deadening is worth investing in.
Second Skin Customer Installs: Dodge Neon, Ford Focus, Toyota Corolla Noise Reduction
Luxury Cars / Performance Cars
Many luxury vehicles come equipped with excellent acoustic glass and standard soundproofing, but others do not. We see it most often in sports cars that avoid heavier materials as a way of maximizing speed. If the noise is out of control, sound deadening the road noise can be well worth the investment.
Second Skin Customer Installs: Chevy Camaro, Jaguar F-Type, Subaru Impreza Noise Reduction
Trucks / SUVs
For many trucks (especially base models), wind noise is a huge problem. Vehicles built into larger, boxier structures are naturally less aerodynamic and thus create more drag and more wind noise. The large tires and bigger frame pose another challenge from a road noise standpoint. Road noise reduction is possible, but you need to get the right sound deadening materials.
Second Skin Customer Installs:GMC Sierra, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota 4Runner Noise Reduction
Semi Trucks / SPrinter Vans
You want to talk about boxier structures? Ever seen that truck sleeper cab on the back of a semi? These are some of the loudest vehicles on the market, because semi truck sound deadening is about 100th on the list of things the manufacturers care about. Semi trucks have gotten better with some of the newest models, but the noise level can still be draining over extended miles. For commercial van soundproofing and RV soundproofing, don't even get us started. Some models come with absolutely no sound mitigation included and soundproofing is almost required.
Second Skin Customer Installs: Dodge Pro Master, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van, Volvo Semi Truck, Western Star Semi Truck
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