Perfect, But It'll Have to Do
What a sound! I don't know what Porsche has done with the new C4S Cab's exhaust system, but the note is positively
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| The Sport Exhaust note of the Porsche C4S Cabriolet alone is intoxicating. (Photo: Shawn Pisio, Canadian Auto Press) |
intoxicating. There's a slight lope to the gurgle at idle, and a little coughing and hiccupping like an NHRA dragster after blipping the throttle. Did they add a more radical cam to the mix, or mess with the ECU? Whatever, it's the stuff of dreams. Oh wait a minute? What's this switch on the left side of the center stack? A tailpipe pictograph? Hey, this is cool. The touch of a button and the exhaust note goes from ferocious to subdued - Harley should consider this technology. According to Jody Scott, Product Publicity Specialist for Porsche Cars North America, the button deactivates an option dubbed Sport Exhaust. "It's basically a tuned
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| The C4S Cab is altogether new, with the convertible top only previously available with the regular Carrera 2 and C4. (Photo: Shawn Pisio, Canadian Auto Press) |
exhaust note that can be heard above 3,000 rpm," Scott says. "The switch turns off the option leaving the normal 911 sound to be heard." It feels a little quicker off the line too, but according to Scott this has nothing to do with the Sport Exhaust system, stating, "It's solely a sound option." The added oomph may have more to do with an adjustment made to the ECU, or possibly just the psychological effect of the growling exhaust mixed with a justification that anything costing $3,360 should do something to enhance forward momentum. No matter, the auditory effect is worth it, especially when factoring in you'll already have shelled out $136,700 for the "base" C4S Cab in the first place.
