BGTS exhaust getting louder
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Anyone here who has a BGTS notice that the PSE gets MUCH louder from about 1,900 miles onwards?
I had not driven the car for a week due to a business trip but when I took it for a run it was very clear to me the PSE was very much louder in 'Sport' mode (which is always on when I drive).
Not complaining, I am a very happy camper indeed
I had not driven the car for a week due to a business trip but when I took it for a run it was very clear to me the PSE was very much louder in 'Sport' mode (which is always on when I drive).
Not complaining, I am a very happy camper indeed
nsm3 said:
A downside to the popping/farting/banging is the amount of soot that appears on the tailpipes. This is my 3rd Porsche with PSE and it is by far the worst for sooting, so much so, that at 7k miles and during winter, with all the salty crud about, I have to use a Dremel to polish the stuff off 
That's why I have black exhaust pipes where you can't see any buildup.Well count me in as loving the "abortion" that produces the pops, farts and bangs!
The noise that the GTS made was the number one (read: singularly most important) thing that made me buy it over about four other cars in contention at the £70k mark.
Seems to me that those flakey Porsche engineers creating all those pops, farts and bangs helped another person like me become a first-time customer.
And perhaps conspiracists think that EVO magazine must have been paid by Porsche to call the GTS the "worlds best exhaust sound".
As someone else said, if you don't like it then there is a magic button to disable PSE and make the car sound like a Golf GTI if that's your cup of tea
And the "purists" lamenting the wail of a flat six should buy a low-spec 2.7 without PSE and just thrash the bejesus out of it. Certainly before they only sell flat-fours. Get in quick!
The noise that the GTS made was the number one (read: singularly most important) thing that made me buy it over about four other cars in contention at the £70k mark.
Seems to me that those flakey Porsche engineers creating all those pops, farts and bangs helped another person like me become a first-time customer.
And perhaps conspiracists think that EVO magazine must have been paid by Porsche to call the GTS the "worlds best exhaust sound".
As someone else said, if you don't like it then there is a magic button to disable PSE and make the car sound like a Golf GTI if that's your cup of tea
And the "purists" lamenting the wail of a flat six should buy a low-spec 2.7 without PSE and just thrash the bejesus out of it. Certainly before they only sell flat-fours. Get in quick!
Edited by koorby on Wednesday 4th March 17:28
Picked up my daughter from school yesterday in the GTS, with Fart+ (err, sorry Sports+) enabled and in manual mode holding onto low gears as long as possible to get maximum pop, fart, bang, boom, crack and general mayhem happening on downshifts.
The sheer loudness and obnoxiousness of the exhaust is totally addictive and so much fun; either people completely crap themselves as the sound assaults them from behind, or testosterone-laden school lads give you thumbs up and cheers as you violate the airspace around the school grounds.
Meantime, motor engineering types tootle away in their silent sportscars knowing just how fuel efficient and responsible they are being.
Oh, and keep feeding the troll, he's given us much amusement
The sheer loudness and obnoxiousness of the exhaust is totally addictive and so much fun; either people completely crap themselves as the sound assaults them from behind, or testosterone-laden school lads give you thumbs up and cheers as you violate the airspace around the school grounds.
Meantime, motor engineering types tootle away in their silent sportscars knowing just how fuel efficient and responsible they are being.
Oh, and keep feeding the troll, he's given us much amusement
Edited by koorby on Thursday 5th March 09:59
Edited by koorby on Thursday 5th March 10:00
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