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The continuous improvement of powertrain structure and airborne NVH characteristics has brought both higher expectation of customer acceptability and an increasing challenge to solution innovation. Emergence of “unique” vibro-acoustic power train signatures has been driven by three basic factors; 1) material and manufacturing technologies of power train subsystems and components with new material and structural properties 2) expanded diversity in base power train system concepts (e.g. hybrids, CVT's, Alternative /PEM/SI/common rail fuel delivery, diesel proliferation, “power on demand” combustion strategies etc.) and 3) Acoustic “unmasking” effects with respect to detectable sources of noise as overall sound pressure levels decrease.