Question for all you TRD owners and fan boys

Just had a first TRD Pro Hybrid experience. Sold some side steps on OfferUp and this dude pulled up all ninja-like. Couldn’t hear his sneak attack. As he turned his truck around the engine kicked on. All that’s normal. The abnormal part for me was that when it kicked on, the roar of that motor was a little funny, unexpected and out of place. Almost like the sound was being pumped out as filler and there was a sub generating that rumble. Then it was the sound of the hybrid system doing its clicking and clacking, the ebrake locking, etc. I couldn’t tell if the engine had just shut down or if the whole truck was turned off. It was such an unexpected moment. Kind of like when the Seahawks got accused of pumping additional noise into the stadium so it could assist in breaking some noise and seismic records.
Anyways, can anyone explain what I heard? I’m dying to know how that motor can generate those noises. Are we talking Bluetooth connected exhaust?

Thanks y’all.

 

TRD Pro has slightly louder exhaust. I have it on my Limited and the startup is way louder than idle.

 

The v8 sound is fake. So you heard correctly. They “pump” out a fake sound. To some it sounds alright, to others it’s absurd. I’m in the middle. I think with a good aftermarket exhaust it can sound better.

 

All the noises are explained in the owners manual, I hear it’s a real page turner.

 

Pumping in fake V8 exhaust notes just adds to the poser experience. Kind of like putting on shiny TRD skid plates when your truck never goes off road to impress the other truck owners in the gated community.

 

Your not hearing “pumped” in noise from outside the truck….what you heard was the truck

 

they pump sound into the cabin, not to outside observers

 

When you guys say "fake sound", you guys are saying that it's a V8 sound coming from the speakers, right? Also true that you have to take it to the dealer to disable, correct?

 

It is a lot of new noises coming from a hybrid truck that at some point we will all get used to hearing if not on our truck on others at stop lights and in parking lots. What you will not get used to unless you own a new hybrid or even the new twin turbo V 6 is the fun of driving these trucks. I owned a Tacoma before this truck and test drove 6 2nd gen trucks with the V 8. The Tacoma was ok to drive as a daily but really shined up in the woods. The second gens were fine and had a ton more power than the Tacoma but neither of them were even close to as much fun as the 3rd gen has been for me. So yes it may sound different or weird but go drive one and tell us what you think of them.

 

Technically it's not "fake" engine noise. There is a transducer/mic in the engine bay and they amplify/enhance the sound and send it through the speakers.

 

I just passed on what I have been told. I stand corrected. It is good to know that at least some of the engine sounds are legit.

 

Yeah, that sounds pretty fake to me.

Sooo like if a dude photoshops out his Adam's apple and 5 o'clock shadow, and throws on some big boobs in his profile pic for online hookups, technically it's not "fake"... just an enhanced transducer?

Asking for a friend.

 

I’m not going to deny that a V8 with exhaust sounds nice. I’ve had V8 Tundras with and without an exhaust and they all “drove” the same which is why I chose not to spend $1000+ just to make my truck sound a little better on my last 2 Tundras. My 2022 Tundra sounds great to my ears and no one ever got in my truck and questioned any noises. It sounds subtle and powerful which the truck is….very powerful. To me personally what’s the difference if a better sound comes from in the truck or outside from a pipe. They are both enhanced noises from a stock truck.

 

It's not fake, it just sounds illegitimate. I'd rather not have the speakers manipulating the sound anyway. You can turn it off with a carista and make numerous other changes, super cheap and easy and fun to tinker with. Seatbelt chimes can be disabled as well if you drive on frozen lakes/ice like we do in MN.

 

I did recently see mention of the carista and phone app, I'm a 2.5gen owner. Is this carista available for me? All I'm really wanting to do is change my blinker to 5 or 7 blinks instead of the default 3. I saw mention of that sometime ago and never really followed up on that. I guess I should now.

 

Hmmm, It looks like it works on a 2019 and beyond, not sure about a MY18...wait according to their site it does:

Level up your Toyota Tundra 2nd gen’s performance with Carista OBD

Carista: Settings you can change on a 2019 | Toyota Tundra Forum (tundras.com)