Milltek Innovations active sound and suspension

Factory ride height and exhaust note not your cup of tea? THen try this!

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UK automotive tech manufacturer Milltek Innovations looks set to revolutionise the exhaust aftermarket for diesel, petrol AND electric cars with the introduction of its ‘Active Sound’ technology, which the company is currently performing final beta testing upon.

Like all good tech, this one's app based to allow easy tweaking. Whilst parked... obvs...

Like all good tech, this one's app based to allow easy tweaking. Whilst parked... obvs...

This exciting development is aimed at vehicles that don’t necessarily produce the most harmonious of exhaust tones as standard cars – or indeed, any exhaust note at all! Using cutting-edge carbon fibre speaker technology, housed in motorsport grade stainless steel housings, Milltek’s Active Noise Module wires directly into the vehicles ECU using ‘plug and play’ technology to create a direct, algorithmically calculated relationship between road speed, throttle position and a range of hyper-realistic generated exhaust noises. This will be a range of retro-fittable options for cars that were never available with this tech.

Initial applications will integrate with models that already have hardware equipped. Going forward, the options are endless...

Initial applications will integrate with models that already have hardware equipped. Going forward, the options are endless...

"Milltek’s Active Noise Module wires directly into the vehicles ECU using ‘plug and play’ technology "

Unlike previous ‘internal-only’ systems that fire fake noise through the car speakers, this system generates simulated exhaust noise inside the exhaust system – exiting through a tailpipe, and giving the exact same soundtrack effect that only a real exhaust can give.

All the control, all the car-park pose factor, all the functionality. What's not to love?

All the control, all the car-park pose factor, all the functionality. What's not to love?


Some top-end car models already use this technology, factory-fitted. Milltek’s new system can also integrate fully with these models, allowing you to change the sounds the factory chose to add – to practically anything you want! What does this mean in the real world? Well, if your chosen transport is perhaps a diesel, a small displacement petrol, or even a hybrid or electric car, at the flick of a switch, you can apply a range of superb exhaust noises to your car that precisely match engine load, throttle position and road speed. Want your Audi SQ7 diesel to sound like a Maserati on the drive to work? No problem! Want it back in ‘sensible’ mode for the drive home. That’s just a screen tap away.

Change the volume and tone of your exhaust, and then the stance and ride height of your car - all with a couple of taps!

Change the volume and tone of your exhaust, and then the stance and ride height of your car - all with a couple of taps!

Using a free mobile phone app as a control module, Milltek’s Active Sound Solutions allow not only for a wide range of optional sounds to be applied to a chosen vehicle – but also for those sounds to be ‘tuned’, as you would the graphic equaliser on your home stereo. Not only can relative volumes be set, but also the overall tone and quality – as well as launch characteristics and type of note. Over time, Milltek will also make different sampled notes and tones available as optional downloads, so if you get bored of your current sound, simply download and try something new!

Active Suspension

If that wasn’t enough, Milltek’s app will also allow drivers to configure their factory-fitted adjustable suspension with the same ease. On vehicles equipped with electronically adjustable dampers, the Active Suspension Module allows the driver to interface directly with the ECU’s damper control to finely adjust ride height for show or track use. Again, this is the work of mere seconds with the app, allowing you to tailor a perfect ride height using the vehicle’s own active dampers. Again, this is a simple ‘plug and play’ upgrade that will not affect the integrity of the vehicles electronics in any way.

Now you can ride low for the show -and flick back to standard in a few seconds...

Now you can ride low for the show -and flick back to standard in a few seconds...


Both of these innovations will be introduced across the Milltek range throughout 2017 and 2018. Make sure you stop by their Facebook page and website for the latest news.

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The first of many applications, the Audi SQ7 driving experience can be truly enhanced with Milltek's 'Active' options

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