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At highway speeds it definitely does, but not necessarily at city speeds as the speed is low (and a stationary car makes no tyre noise but combustion engine still makes some engine noise).

This of course also depends on the road surface and tyres. Where I live we have rough asphalt (with large granite chips sticking out) and rought tyres, at least in the winter. The highway noise is practically all from tyres.



> but not necessarily at city speeds as the speed is low

No, but often enough for it to be a factor. As a pedestrian I don't assume I can hear an engine.

> (and a stationary car makes no tyre noise but combustion engine still makes some engine noise)

Unless you have a start-and-stop, and it's approaching insanity to require that stopped petrol cars have speakers that make engine noise if they turn off the engine.




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