For muscle-car drivers, there's nothing like the sound of a roaring V8—in fact, sports-car engineers are always using clever tricks to funnel sound into the passenger cabin. We want to hear it purr.
Unfortunately, your neighbors might not.
According to a recent poll on Ranker.com, engine revving is one of the most annoying noises neighbors make—second only to crack-of-dawn lawn mowing and barking dogs.
"I love the sound of the V8, but it can be loud, and you can't annoy people like that in your neighborhood," said Steve von Forester, head of Ford's user-experience…