718S vs 718 base - SOUND.

[Franyns]

I've heard conflicting opinions about the sounds of these two cars. In your opinion, which car sounds better?

I heard that the 718 sounds better than the 2.5 S.

[TDT]

When I drove the 2 @ Silverstone PEC - I preferred the 2.0 over the 2.5, from the drivers seat.
If i had to choose between the two.

Edited by TDT on Friday 26th July 17:02

[freedman]

As above

I've driven an S and a GTS for a few days each, and both sound horrible, IMO

[Twinfan]

Base 2.0 is smoother and less agricultural in my experience than the 2.5, and the sound is a touch less bassy and boomy.

[DJMC]

Last 2.0 I had on loan gargled as I pootled around.

Ever heard nice gargling?

No.

[Green1man]

I’m convinced that Porsche have been tweaking the sound of the 718 since it was released. I’ve had two 718S on loan and they sounded completely different to each other one being much louder and more rorty(neither had PsE) though the fundamental tone was similar.

[FrankCayman]

I've had a couple of 2.0's out to try and convince myself to sell my 981 2.7.

To be honest, the noise of the engine changes all the time.....weird....on the odd occasion, it can sound quite nice. But there doesn't seem to be any consistency. I wouldn't pay for an S. And as for the £65K+ PDK GTS's in my local OPC they had kicking around.....well.....NO WAY! CAn't believe they will sound any better.

I am not 'anti' the 718 ...I enjoyed the drive and could live with the engine. I did note, it felt VERY hot near the vents on a normal day. I reckon if you drive one hard yesterday, it would melt the vents!!

[ooid]

There were a few 718 over-heating issues, mostly the ones tracked. Something to do with belly panels having difficulties to pull more air into the turbo area, on first generation 718 but I think on the new production models it's a bit sorted.

[Franyns]

Apart from that, is the 2.5 S sound louder and nicer than the 2.0 sound?

[Nerdherder]

Twinfan said:

Base 2.0 is smoother and less agricultural in my experience than the 2.5, and the sound is a touch less bassy and boomy.

Agreed.

[Green1man]

Franyns said:

Apart from that, is the 2.5 S sound louder and nicer than the 2.0 sound?

Not in my experience. I don’t think there’s a clear better or worse in either direction.

[Twinfan]

Franyns said:

Apart from that, is the 2.5 S sound louder and nicer than the 2.0 sound?

I thought the 2.0 sound nicer than the 2.5, volume is about the same as the 2.5 but with less headache-inducing boomy bass.

[dreamcar]

Green1man said:

I’m convinced that Porsche have been tweaking the sound of the 718 since it was released. I’ve had two 718S on loan and they sounded completely different to each other one being much louder and more rorty(neither had PsE) though the fundamental tone was similar.

There was a pretty much brand new 19 plate 718 Boxster around Lymington this afternoon, sounded as crappy as all of them, sorry!

[Bob-2146]

dreamcar said:

Green1man said:

I’m convinced that Porsche have been tweaking the sound of the 718 since it was released. I’ve had two 718S on loan and they sounded completely different to each other one being much louder and more rorty(neither had PsE) though the fundamental tone was similar.

There was a pretty much brand new 19 plate 718 Boxster around Lymington this afternoon, sounded as crappy as all of them, sorry!

Another sound whinging thread?

How are you DC ? Still running the ‘ol 981 GTS ?

[Pinball]

Always thought the 2.0 sounded better than the 2.5. Haven’t driven either with the new filter though, so may have changed.

[neilf]

Had a 2.0 with PSE for 2.5 years and 23,000 miles.

Had a 2.0T for 10 days.

For what it’s worth the new T sounds very different in three ways. Excuse the poor adjectives but it’s far less, rattley, agricultural, tappety. It still ain’t 6cyl smooth but sounds nicer than my previous 718. Secondly, it’s far quieter overall, both inside and outside. Finally, there are zero pops, farts, bangs on the overrun compared to the previous PSE.

I liked the farty, pops and bangs.

[tcs0tm]

I have an S and like the sound, each to their own and all that. I had a GTS the last two days and the sound is completely different, it’s really quiet even on startup , absolutely no character whatsoever. Is this down to the new Gas Particulate Filters?

My S is quite loud on startup and whilst driving actually, I feel the tone has changed somewhat since the engine has run in, maybe i’m Imagining that.

Either way , if the new GTS is anything to go by then the newer ones maybe quieter and if you hate the sound then that might be seen as a good thing for some.

[jimbo761]

Sound changes hugely as the miles go on. Not driven a GPF version but the earlier 718 models after they’ve loosened up sound fantastic, I say this after spending some time with a friend’s 981 last weekend. They can sound rough on startup, but disconnecting the sound aktor makes a big difference as well. Imo and so on, etc etc...

[Nerdherder]

neilf said:

Had a 2.0 with PSE for 2.5 years and 23,000 miles.

Had a 2.0T for 10 days.

For what it’s worth the new T sounds very different in three ways. Excuse the poor adjectives but it’s far less, rattley, agricultural, tappety. It still ain’t 6cyl smooth but sounds nicer than my previous 718. Secondly, it’s far quieter overall, both inside and outside. Finally, there are zero pops, farts, bangs on the overrun compared to the previous PSE.

I liked the farty, pops and bangs.

Looks like the particulate filter or other evolving emissions regulations means the end of pops&bangs, at least in Porsches: The naturally aspirated 718 GT4 also does not deliver any pops&bangs.