« Reply #10 on: 22 April 2015, 12:40 »
It's on during normal mode just a reduced amount. I think it's on 25% in normal mode and 100% in sport mode. One thing to remember about the soundaktor is it's as fake as Jordan's tits, and no one outside can hear it. You may as well play s cd of V8s than listen to it......mine has been disconnected lol
I don't see the issue to be honest. Yes it's fake. It's the only way to make a 2 litre 4 cylinder engine sound half decent and I think VW have accomplished it very well. It's not obvious at all that the sound is 'fake' and actually sounds nice in my opinion...just the same as the R only sounds good when the sound actuator is active. Who cares what people can hear outside the car? I'm sat inside it and want to enjoy the driving experience.

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