hello all.....traded in my boxster for a 2014 Panamera 4s....grandkids and wanted the back seat so I dont have to decide if I play with my grandkids or my porsche but I do have a question: how do I know if the sport exhaust is working? dont hear a difference...but not pushing it hard ...yet. it lights up on button but no sound difference. do I need to select sport or sport plus? thanks all

 

Inside the car, the sport exhaust is negligible. Stand outside and have some one hit it.

 

I didn't have sports exhaust on my 2015 Hybrid (not available).
But on the 2017 hybrid I have.

Its not so noticeable in the car, if sports exhaust on and not in sports/sport plus and set of steady, theres often a bit of a low growl and "bang" maybe not the right word.

If in sports + can you hear any gurgling if you touch accelerator at a steady pace and the lift ?

Maybe test it through a tunnel


And by the way, the Panamera is outstanding for a long heavy car , but you will miss the handling of the boxter when using a road like a track. None the less welcome to the club.

 

While in my garage with the drivers door open when I push the sport exhaust button I can hear the valve open and the sound gets a bit deeper. Listening outside in standard and sport modes there is a noticeable difference as well, but inside it's barely noticeable as are any outside noises. The main difference I hear with it on is the burbling when coming off throttle. I just wish it would stay on once activated instead of having to activate it each time I start her.

 

Same here, but programmed diamond button on steering wheel + button on home screen too for good measure (albeit - sometimes its like booting up the worlds slowest pc)

 

thx. Loved boxster. . But now have a smiling grandson in the back seat. Love it. And a 7 year old Porsche fan. Thx all

 

Yep. Makes good sense. I like the multi button idea. I do here the crackling now in sport mode. Not a huge difference for a 3k option but not complaining ��