Sport Sound Owners - Do You Use It Most of the Time?

[DCYL725]

I have it on so often, I don't even realize it's on anymore.

Probably better to turn it off sometimes so when it's actually on, I notice it more!

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[kloisdad]

For all the people who love it, I wonder how many of you have stood outside while someone drove by you with it on. It sounds so phony and it’s fairly obvious that it’s a speaker noise and not the drivetrain.

The first time a Taycan drove by me with it on, it was so loud and fake that it just screamed ‘look at me!’ To me it’s akin to people who think the loud pipes on their moto makes them cool, when most people just think they’re a douche canoe. It’s the brap brap brap of EVs.

I love it and turn it on every time, both because it adds to the experience inside the cabin and also living in Manhattan, lets all of the pedestrians on street corners who cross against the light know that there's a car coming and to look before crossing in front of me.

I've heard it on another Taycan as a pedestrian in the city myself and it does sound different than anything else on the road (and imo, cool as hell!), drew my attention, and kept me from crossing in front of it.

 

[TXSchnee]

I don't have my Taycan yet (Sport Sound is part of the US Performance Package which I have ordered), however I do have the "Iconic Sounds" turned on in my BMW iX. They are not piped outside, but I like the auditory clue to acceleration and deceleration, and have read that they can help people with motion sickness caused by the EV silence. Plus, my 7 year old son really likes the sounds.

 

[JamesP]

Now that I have it I probably would not bother again. Not so much that I don’t like it / want it but mor me to do with actually having to switch it on. I’d assumed it’s was defaulted to “always on” or at least saved in settings.

 

[kloisdad]

Now that I have it I probably would not bother again. Not so much that I don’t like it / want it but mor me to do with actually having to switch it on. I’d assumed it’s was defaulted to “always on” or at least saved in settings.

You can use individual to save the setting. Just twist the dial when you get in and it’ll remember next time.

 

[magnusch]

I have the option but basically never use it. I forgot I even had that option until I saw this post LOL

 

[outie]

Now, what sounds fake but is actually extremely annoying is the sound of a Tesla in reverse. To make matters worse, it seems majority of Tesla drivers somehow forgot you're allowed to park front end in, but insist parking backwards 100% of the time, using only the backup camera for guidance, which then leads to a 3-try reverse park strategy. Please spare us from that sound!!!

At least the backup camera is useable, accurate, and clear on the Tesla. Can’t say the same on the Taycan. It’s actually pretty difficult to park using its backup camera.

 

[BayAreaKen]

I nearly always turn it on in parking lots or on streets with many pedestrians.

 

[whitex]

When I had a demo of the Taycan I switched the sport sound off after about 30 seconds, and the same even at the PEC Silverstone driving fast. I didn't bother to spec it on my CT4S as a result.
If you do like it do you leave it on most of the time though, or only in certain circumstances?

Am I sensing some possible regret about leaving this off your build?

Full disclosure, it came with one of the packages I selected, so essentially for free, but I don't see using it much. I used it briefly during a test drive, but turned it off during an extended test drive (without an SA in the car) because I preferred to enjoy the EV silence (which is also not new to me, since I have been exclusively driving Tesla Model S'es since 2013). Had Porsche offered me $1,000 or more credit to keep it off the build, I would have selected it. I think it's cool to use from time to time, maybe to wow/surprise some people, maybe instead of the default low speed noise, but I truly don't see myself explicitly paying for it. I will come back once I actually have my car and let you know, but given that currently the majority of my driving is in silence (not even radio/stereo), I suspect my opinion will not change.

 

[f1eng]

Am I sensing some possible regret about leaving this off your build?

Not at all, I am absolutely gobsmacked by the number of people who use it, even if it came free I would never switch it on, personally.
There wasn't a glimmer of attraction in it to me at all.

 

[Dee]

My car is black and white and I'm a big fan of science fiction, like Oblivion.
I think Porsche got their inspiration from this kind of movies...

 

[DCYL725]

Not at all, I am absolutely gobsmacked by the number of people who use it, even if it came free I would never switch it on, personally.
There wasn't a glimmer of attraction in it to me at all.

Maybe we can do an age sub-analysis and see what kind of results we get.

It could be the older crowd may dislike the sound more vs. the younger.

Makes sense given the desire for a quieter atmosphere as we get older.

 

[WuffvonTrips]

Maybe we can do an age sub-analysis and see what kind of results we get.

It could be the older crowd may dislike the sound more vs. the younger.

Makes sense given the desire for a quieter atmosphere as we get older.

In my own case, my younger self used to enjoy having my favourite music on whatever I was doing, whereas nowadays I find it an annoying distraction from whatever else I'm doing. I still enjoy music-loud, but only when I can devote my attention to it. ESS is literally just noise to me and interferes with whatever else I want to be listening to (including all the real sounds a car makes that provide useful feedback when driving).

 

[DerekS]

I almost always use the sport sound as it makes me feel like I'm driving something.

I definitely turn it on around pedestrians.

I drive through a gas station parking lot every morning to get to Starbucks and I enjoy having it on as I pass the suckers at the pumps.

 

[B61]

My wife said that i don’t need sports sound since i’m listening music (very) loud…..

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