Evaluating the sound quality of a vehicle is a complex process. Physical and
psychoacoustical measures cannot sufficiently describe this process with only superficial
cues. Customer quality evaluation is based on their perceptions, interpretations, and
expectations. This study generated a semantic space for vehicle sound. In other words, we
elicited numerous attributes related to the perception and quality of vehicle sound. We
sought to determine customers' common language that appropriately describes vehicle …