The bits even get through the noise--a test older power-line schemes often failed.

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The case is being viewed as a test on the law relating to noise nuisance from wind turbines.

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The cabin is pretty quiet although we did notice a little bit of wind noise coming from the driver-side frameless window in our test car.

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The engineers have done a beautiful job with wind and tire noise, opting for big acoustic blankets in the wheel wells, which quelled the roar coming from our test car's 19-inch summer tires.

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