Exhaust note

[FroGTI]

I realised that the growl has changed after passing the 3k kilometre mark. It sounds more refine and smooth... More mature... like a wonderfully aged wine...

HM

Interesting... and surprising... but good

[andykram]

I think mine's more rorty too.
Came back from Ikea yesterday with the parcel shelf removed and it sounded even meatier. Actually, it sounded like an exhaust with a hole in it!!!!
 

[KVW]

My GTi is v v v quiet. Sounds nothing like the videos I've seen on the web. ASked the garage and they said there's nothing wrong and it should loosen up a bit with time (it's done 1500 miles). Their demo cars sound much meatier but they said it's because they get thrashed whenever they get taken out. I'm not sure...

[R32UK]

My GTi is v v v quiet. Sounds nothing like the videos I've seen on the web. ASked the garage and they said there's nothing wrong and it should loosen up a bit with time (it's done 1500 miles). Their demo cars sound much meatier but they said it's because they get thrashed whenever they get taken out. I'm not sure...

Thats my point. Mine was sounding very quiet but a good run on the motorway has helped it along a little. i just hope it does so a little more, as the demo i tested only had 7miles on the clock but got a good seeing to thanks to the dsg and sounded alot nicer

[howlingmoon]

My GTi is v v v quiet. Sounds nothing like the videos I've seen on the web. ASked the garage and they said there's nothing wrong and it should loosen up a bit with time (it's done 1500 miles). Their demo cars sound much meatier but they said it's because they get thrashed whenever they get taken out. I'm not sure...

Thats my point. Mine was sounding very quiet but a good run on the motorway has helped it along a little. i just hope it does so a little more, as the demo i tested only had 7miles on the clock but got a good seeing to thanks to the dsg and sounded alot nicer

Yup, after my roadtrip to Germany, the car has sounded different. It now sounds meatier even at lower revs. You cant get a decent run in in the Netherlands as the speed limit is 120km/h... In Germany, its better as you can pace yourself and vary your rpm... So once you people get your new cars, go to Germany... its a driver's dream to drive there... beautiful scenery and German beer!

[shrocco]

Good grief, lighten up, lads. I used the term 'V8 growl' to refer to the deep burble you get at low rvs, as opposed to the scream you get at high revs. Believe it or not, it DOES remind me of my old e39 M5.

too long since you've been in a M5 then!

[FroGTI]

Good grief, lighten up, lads. I used the term 'V8 growl' to refer to the deep burble you get at low rvs, as opposed to the scream you get at high revs. Believe it or not, it DOES remind me of my old e39 M5.

too long since you've been in a M5 then!

Can I suggest you acquaint yourself with the sublties of the English language? Either that, or go back to making cheap furniture 

[keelaw]

Mine actually sounds a lot louder than i would have expected.  Pretty quiet below 1.5k, but above that there's a nice rorty sound.  On start up sounds a little diesel like if i'm honest!!   

[FroGTI]

On start up sounds a little diesel like if i'm honest!!   

I had read this and was relieved to discover my GTI doesn't sound like a diesel at all. However, I recently had the chance to drive my brother-in-law's Audi TT 2.0 TFSI for a couple of days (same engine as the MkV GTI) and that did sound like a diesel for a second or two on start-up. During normal driving, however, it made almost no noise at all; very disappointing compared to my GTI.

I am beginning to wonder from reading this post if each car isn't tuned differently (although I can't see why VW would do this).

[R32UK]

Thats just it the VAG 2.0tsfi (fsi) engine does sound like a diesel on start up... all most to the point of being embarassing :embarassed: