GT4 e-Performance EV unleashed at the Race of Champions Sweden

[RAHRCR]

Love everything except the sound..

 

[JimBob]

So I am just guessing this car doesn't have any issues with cold temperatures.

 

[Archimedes]

Love everything except the sound..

The sound is due to straight cut gears used in a race car. The street car will not sound like that.

 

[daveo4EV]

Love everything except the sound..

 

[HerrCooles]

Love everything except the sound..

The sound is perfect. Reminds me of my second car.

 

[bsclywilly]

I've spent quite a bit of time driving the Taycan in the snow this winter and I have to say the gear whine is actually a pretty cool sound in our cars, although much more subtle than that GT4-e. I drive with PSM off anytime the road is covered so being able to get high motor/wheel speeds at relatively low vehicle speeds brings a whole new set of sounds that you'd never hear in an ICE car. I don't have sport sound either.

Love the GT4-e! ROC is awesome too, those Scandinavians must have an unfair advantage though.

 

[RingoDingo]

I’m super excited about the eventual GT4/GT4RS versions of the electric Cayman. Hopefully my next car.

 

[buruburu]

The sound is due to straight cut gears used in a race car. The street car will not sound like that.

I want straight cut gears. GIMME GIMME GIMME.

 

[rs38]

the gear whine is quite loud in Taycans, probably due to the 2-gearbox.
I guess one of the reasons they added the Porsche e-Sound to drown that out.

it's hard to find some sexyness in the range between:

and

how do you kids deal with that new sound that did not grew up with ICE?

 

[Raphie]

They love it!

 

[kempez]

My kids have grown up with an Audi inline 5 and an AMG v8 and they like the sports sound!

 

[Chas1]

the gear whine is quite loud in Taycans, probably due to the 2-gearbox.
I guess one of the reasons they added the Porsche e-Sound to drown that out.

it's hard to find some sexyness in the range between:

and

how do you kids deal with that new sound that did not grew up with ICE?

I’m definitely not a fan of the spots sound though. BMW i4 had an acceptable artificial noise but always had it switched off. I suspect this will soon disappear from EV’s. Whine from my Taycan is quite loud but I’ve grown to like it.

 

[Valen]

I've straight cut gears on my motorcycle EV (it's an Energica so it's basically the same bike as E moto GP), the sound fits a high performance vehicule but it's a bit too high pitched for a luxury car

 

[or1]

I'm quite fond of the true e-sounds in my Taycan. They tell me what is happening. I don't want artificial noise to drown them out!

 

[Deleted member 4616]

The Taycan, and probably most EVs, require a 2 stage reduction gearbox between motor and axle.
In the case of the Taycan there is additionally a 2-ratio gearbox at the rear.
Not sure how much additional noise comes from this but gear noise will be inevitable with 4+ meshes.

I didn’t like the faux sound on demo so didn’t spec it and haven’t missed it on my car. The gear whine isn’t bad IMO.

A straight cut racing gearbox would be noisier than an IC engine