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TTAC Commentator Boff says the new Porsche Panamera sounds like Ye Olde 928—which would make my previous headline seem pretty pig ignorant. He may be right. We retort, you decide.
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Speaking of the 928 (my favorite ‘supercar’ when I was little), why couldn’t the Panamera’s bottom look more like that? Even while I’m an ‘ass man,’ it’s still too hippy for me…
The Panamera definitely has a growlier throat to it. More metallic gurgling compared to this, which I’d actually prefer in anything except for this weird luxury sports sedan class.
Many 928 S4s, mine included, actually sound a good bit stronger than the Panamera, though with the same first harmonic of the classic 90 degree crank V8. This is doubtless due to the fact that most US owners have replaced the rear muffler with a bypass. The guy running the 928 S4 at Castle Combe seems to still have the factory muffler installed.
that water droplet in the middle of the windshield is really annoying…
Was that video recorded during AARP day at the track? I know that in-car video can make the action seem slower than it is, but damn.
I was thinking the new Porshce sounded like the 928 too. I was also in awe of it when I was small. It was the summer daily driver of an airline pilot in the town were I grew up. He never drove it hard. Metallic gold, and always spotless, way before the word “detailing”.
Call me wrong – the sound is very, very similar to my vintage Porsche 911
http://www.youtube.com/user/928gtsfan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ut9i91w3Dw
This is a little more like it!
Ah, nothing like the sound of a man-symphony in V8 flat (out).
My 740iL sounds pretty good but is way muted. By the time I hear the V8 wail (very muffled), I’m way past the speed limit and have to slow down…
Perhaps I’ll be able to run it down at a racetrack some time and flog it a little… heh heh.