2015, is road noise reduced?
 

I brought my 15 sport home last night and had it going 75 on the highway for 45 minutes and I thought the road noise was extremely acceptable. This was the first I've ever been in a z at highways speeds and based on what I've been reading I was expecting it to be louder. The stock stereo sounded fine and I even had a phone conversation while driving and no trouble hearing the other person.

Are the 15's more insulated or is the road noise overly exaggerated by some?

i dont know about the 15, but the road noise is no exaggeration lol

Most people expect that a sports car like the Z should be as close quiet like a sedan. The road noise is mostly coming from the oem bridgestone tires.

Had changed the tires to hankook v12 and the noise has greatly reduced. Plus my exhaust is so loud I barely hear any road noise.:tup:

But drove a roadster one time I was surprised its more quiet than the coupe even on top down, possibly the clothe top when down insulates the rear trunk which most of the road noise are coming from.

Yep, also wait for your tires to wear more and/or drive on a bad road.

yep, has more to do with tires as DE mentioned.

btw, text DE with any question!

Ok well I haven't driven it much, but I don't expect a car like this to be as quiet as our Honda Accord. I kinda like the noise. I also live in oil country and they help pay for our roads so the highways out here are VERY good. I didn't even look yet to see what kind of tires they put on it. It's got the sport rims.

Did you drive over any sand/gravel? It sounds like it's hitting the inside of the car lol

I did notice the gravel. I also forgot I was not driving a jacked up truck and tried to straddle a tumble weed. That thing hitched a ride for a long way underneath the car somewhere!

2015 has felt wheel well liners in rear and a thicker hatch mat with fiberfill batting on the back.

I traded in a '12 for a '15. The '15 is a bit better (quieter), not great.
Before I traded in the '12 I replaced the Bridgestones with Continental Extreme Contact DWS tires, they were only marginally quieter than the Bridgestones, and were not as responsive either, as one would expect from an all season tire vs. a summer tire.

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My '14 with stock rubber isn't 'loud' by my definition. Maybe I'm just deaf or too focused on driving. The only time I notice is going through a lot that has gravel or in the wet, which has only been once.

thought he was the 'go to whore' ? :confused:

oh wait... :ugh:

:wtf2: never mind

I would love to know the part # for the mat with the foam padding.

Part number is 84920-3gyoa. Its priced at $388 lol

Upgraded stereo, amp, and speakers have eliminated all road noise for me.

Lol for a floor mat! I'd rather DIY. Much easier than a full sound deadening job, or a great additional piece to sound deaden.

I have an 09 and I literally just call people back when driving unless I put the phone to my ear. Usually I put it on speaker but while in motion I just shut up and drive. Great excuse to ignore people while I'm out doing some spirited driving.


I might try insulating the trunk and probably getting some spray in liner in the wheel wells to see it it dampens the noise. The wide tires seem to pick up rocks outside of the standard 225 max of most passenger cars.

Indeed, the OEM tires make a spooky howling sound at around 140 in addition to being noisy at any speed. The Michelin tires I replaced them with don't do that. That'll never change though, as these are manufactured in Japan, Nissan has a really big incentive to go with Bridgestone.

A Z is going to produce more road noise then a regular car but the tires have much to do with it.

As a rule I think you can always expect to feel every road imperfection and hear alot of noise..more so then say a sedan.

If you remove the upper carpet in your truck you will notice a plastic type piece that goes over your spare. I put sound insulation there and it removed alot of that noise.

Well I don't know whats standard throughout the years but my has 2 layers of carpet in the back trunk and a foam peice under that. Regardless, I'm quiet happy with the sound level. Maybe I was expecting worse before buying.

Where I live the roads are in pretty bad condition, and with every pothole, crack, and dip you can really hear (and especially feel) it in my '15 base model. The noise is minimal on the freeway though or driving over nicely paved roads. I am currently waiting on the arrival of a Fast Intentions CBE, so hopefully that helps block out the sound :)