Focus RS 2017 - Noise

[tyeo86]

Can someone answer me this:

Are the exhaust crackles, pops and bangs in sport mode artificial or real?

I have not driven one (yet) however when I first test drove the 2013 ST I was horrified to discover that engine noise is artificially pumped into the cabin via the speakers! Yuk.

I had a mark 2 ST Mountune and mark 2 RS and those noises were real.

Thanks in advance.

[tyeo86]

eybic said:

I guess it depends what you mean by "real".

Are they programmed in? More than likely. Could it run without making the noise? More than likely.

Real would be like my old 996 C4S that on the overrun made a noise bang and crackle. Artificial would be like the Cliosport that had an option to make it sound like a GTR.

Mind you the RS5 from 2010 used to spit a little fuel into the exhaust on gear change so there was a little bang. That is artificial to me.