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Originally Posted by Traum
At least with the 718 base, S, and GTS cars, Porsche did the unthinkable / unacceptable where they literally added fake sound via the car's speakers. On the turbo 4 cars, it's called "the Soundaktor", and on the GTS 4.0, I believe it is called the "Sound Symposer". On the turbo 4 cars, the system can be easily defeated by pulling a fuse. Most people report significantly less droning and a more pleasant + natural sounding cabin with the Soundaktor disabled. On the GTS 4.0, defeating the system it a little more involved. I am not 100% certain on how it is done, but I think it involves physically disconnecting a dedicated speaker somewhere.
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The GTS 4.0 also has cylinder deactivation at light throttle and I could hear what felt like a resonance when cruising at around 2,000-2,200 rpm (about 120kph or so). Because my earplugs filter out some of the sounds I could really pick up the vibration/flutter and it felt like something was wrong with the engine (it didn't sound great either). Turning off auto stop kills deactivation but I didn't know that till today. A little extra throttle solved it too though.
On the flip side fuel economy was great - I averaged a reported 8.5L/100km despite not being particularly gentle on the throttle. My brick of a RDX is lucky to get 10.5L/100km the highway.
Side note: I've never felt as poor as when I talked to the sales guy. They're dealing with 8 (and 9) figure net worths and telling me about the Dr who already owns 6 Porsches who had to fight to get a $400k GT3 and here I am waiting for a tech IPO to write the cheque I need to buy a GTS. My 1% problem, LOL.