Creating the Illusion of Sportiness: Evaluating Modified Throttle Mapping and Artificial Engine Sound for Electric Vehicles

Table 1

Hypothesized effects of the two systems on perceived sportiness and driving behavior relative to a Baseline condition.

	Perceived sportiness	Driving speed
Artificial Engine Sound (AES)	Higher	Lower mean and lower variability
Modified Throttle Mapping (MTM)	Higher	Higher (short term)