What a hottie!!
06-07-2018, 01:37 AM
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What a hottie!!
So... my family has convinced me that my on 02 C4 Cab is no longer practical and now I have fallen head over fn heals with a 2015 black on black Macan S. I took the hour drive today to see it and by the time I blinked once I knew I was sold. Something is holding me back though. The engine sounds much different than my 996. It sounds like all the lifters are ticking. Didn't notice it until I opened the hood while it was running. I had to confirm it was gasoline because it sounded like a diesel. I've looked a bunch for videos of what the engine sounds like when it's running but haven't found anything. People show off the exhaust but not just the engine sound. I know people will suggest I go drive a few more to compare sounds but the availability of them around me is very slim. Is there someone with a few minutes of time that can record a video of a cold startup with focus on the motor and rev it a few times? Supposed to pick this hottie up on Saturday morning. Thanks in advance!!
06-07-2018, 01:56 AM
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That's the direct injection, makes it sound like a diesel.
06-07-2018, 08:26 PM
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Have a recording of what it sounds like? 
Cutting the check and handing over the 911 tomorrow around lunch time. Hurts a bit on the inside. I will sleep better tonight if I hear that other macan engines sound the same way.
Cutting the check and handing over the 911 tomorrow around lunch time. Hurts a bit on the inside. I will sleep better tonight if I hear that other macan engines sound the same way.
06-08-2018, 05:59 PM
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Yep.. Finally found a video and that's the sound at 4:50 in the video:
I feel better now. Still haven't got to go get it yet. They are fixing something and it's not ready. 
06-09-2018, 10:47 AM
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Yup. Normal. DFI chain-driven engines all sound like a box of rocks. Except for flat-6s and 4s.
06-10-2018, 09:15 AM
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Tell us you’re keeping the 996?!
The Macan is great, but it certainly can’t replace the feeling of driving a proper Porsche sports car and the 996 is at the bottom of the depreciation curve. Keep the toy
The Macan is great, but it certainly can’t replace the feeling of driving a proper Porsche sports car and the 996 is at the bottom of the depreciation curve. Keep the toy