I am torn between the original 4 track exhaust and the new 2 track sports exhaust.

The new 2 tube sports exhaust looks fresh and new but somewhat reminds me of cayman or the mini cooper coupe.

The old 4 tube exhaust looks good as always and makes the rear appear stable and powerful, but don't distinguish from 911.1 and is starting to get a little bit... old.

What do you like better? Go for the new, lightweight fresh exhaust? Or the old powerful looking original exhaust?

 

Who cares about looks. The sound alone is worth it. Are you even serious?

What good are 4 tips when you're driving in a quiet car?? Especially in a .2 non PSE car.

Want 4 tips and PSE, get a 991.1 GTS. Best of all worlds.

 

Broadly what he said...

 

The real question is do you want PSE or not. Answer that first....and is that more important than the look of the 4 pipes. The answer to me is simple. Get the PSE with two pipes.

 

Actually I have test driven the new car on 3 separate occasions and concluded that I do not need the pop corn popping sound that the PSE produces. When considered without that character, PSE has little difference compared to the non PSE except for a bit louder, a bit coarse note.

In fact I did not opt for sport exhaust on my last 981 Boxster; it was too much and too eye drawing in city situation like here in Seoul.

And I happen to be driving an F-Type right now, and while I can enjoy the massive exhaust volume and the exaggerating pop corn sounds, I can definitely live without them and just be satisfied with the engine intake sounds that porsche is famous for.

And thus my deep headace;
Sound-wise both fine,
The looks of the rear, rather more important!

 

Didn't you answer your own question then??

Get the non-PSE 4 tip exhaust.

It's funny when guys ask questions when they basically already have their mind made up only to defend their choice. Must be a psychological thing

That's why I'm out of here now. Same goes with the should I get a manual/PDK? 997/991? Etc ..

 

I'm with you OP. Hate the VW looking PSE tail pipes on the new car and would absolutely forgo PSE to avoid them. Dual twin tips look so much better.

 

My mind is not made up

Maybe I should rephrase my question:

Does the 4 tip look nicer than the 2 tip sports exhaust?
without considering the exhaust sound, from just pure aesthetical point?

 

From a pure aesthetically pleasing standpoint, I like the 4 tips.

The center ones aren't quite centered enough like the GT3, and the size of the chrome tips look off balanced.

 

4 tip Akropovic conversion? Sound and looks?

 

2012 Golf R

Similar proportion; considering chassis and exhaust tip interval...

 

4 looks better. 2 sounds better. Sounds like you should get the 4 and if the sound isn't to your liking then upgrade to an aftermarket system that maintains the 4 tips.

 

I vote for 4

 

4 all they way. Can't stand the center 'butthole' exhaust look or anything coming close to it.

 

The real question is how did you get so many *** shots of these beauties?