Mercedes CEO says he's a convert to fake V8 sounds in EVs: 'I was like a born-again Christian'

EVs are normally very quiet. Mercedes' CEO thinks the legacy automaker found the right V8-ish solution. Getty Images/Business Insider Mercedes-Benz's new sport-trim EVs will get a sensory experience that mimics gas cars. Car seats will shake. Engine noises will burble from speakers. The company's CEO called the system the "best V8 I'd ever driven." Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius has found religion in synthetic engine noise. He said his conversion came when he drove the new electric version...