Super 90

Can't a guy who likes Cokes enjoy the occasional ice tea?

NHman

Provided the ice tea had a Coke label, sure, why not...

s5audi13

I read this a few days ago, and thought it was pretty relevant a discussion of engine sound in high end luxury/sport cars.

Worth a read, pretty interesting stuff. For a summary: Car makers have been so effective at insulating cabin noise, that they found it taking away from engine sound. So they record the sound of the engine, and play it back through the cars audio as you drive.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...ined-tech-dept

fred44nl

Cayenne and Panamera are mostly V8
911, Boxster and Cayman will always be flat-6

KarlFEvans

Good article. Thanks. It does enrage me though. The only honest manufacturers in that article are Ford, who provide engine noise by mechanical means (x pipes).

Porsche is the one that makes me really mad. Who the hell are the customers for the Boxster? Do they really want a quiet cabin, and fake engine noise by flipping a switch? Sound like Porsche is marketing to posers.

No wonder I hang on to my ancient Porsche 944. I have a Borla XR1 with no cat-- it sounds better than most cars.

And my wonderful V8 S5 is not fake either. I just smile when my wife fires up the S5 and drives away. Real sound.

Thanks again for the article. Quite illuminating

Super 90

KarkFEvans... what do you mean "Boxster" owners... from the article:

"Porsche’s new Sound Symposer, fitted to the new (991) 911 and forthcoming Panamera GTS,.. "

Shouldn't stereotype when talking about something so sensitive as one's automobile choices. I for one love the sound of both my S5 V8 and my Boxster S. They both have their own sound. Then again, the sound of my old air cooled 911 was better than all of them... in its own way.

I heard a classic Shelby Cobra the other day, with side pipes on a 427. That was the absolute best. It's all subjective.

KarlFEvans

Sorry Roger. I guess I read that too fast. Didn't mean to slam anyone but Porsche, and their 'conquest' customers they hope to attract with quietness or fake sound at the push of a button.

My apologies. I love Porsche.

Super 90

All in fun, Karl. My wife's primary vehicle is the S5 and my Porsche is generally saved for nice days (few and far between here in the N.W.). Despite the fact that my commuter vehicle is a Toyota Tacoma, I give her a hard time too. It's difficult when I like her car so much though.

Beakerz

Don't bet on it. Porsche will be putting a turbocharged 4-cylinder in the Cayman and then the Boxster very soon.

FreddyG

Porsche knows their way around turbocharging small motors too. That should be interesting to see.