I hear them on the streets all the time. I'm in the Bay Area, I see about 20 S550's a day and about 70% of them are EB's. A few have aftermarket exhausts but most are stock. Stock doesn't sound sporty, it just sounds anemic. Aftermarket sounds pretty bad, enough so that I that I cringe a bit when I hear a particularly loud one. They just have an overall unpleasant tone.
I bought the Turbo because I prefer Turbos. I don't think it sounds horrible or great to be honest.
Judging by your avatar you would hate an ecoboost no matter what it sounds like
If Ford put the 3.5 EB I'd like it. My avatar would be reversed if they did so. As it stands, it's pretty accurate.
Lemme make sense of it like this. Hopefully everyone here can relate. Let's I'm going to buy Whiskey at the store right? I got $33 in muh pocket. So I'm looking at my choices. Get some good whiskey for $33, or this cheaper stuff for $24? hard choice y'know? On one hand the better whiskey tastes better, but on the other hand If I buy the cheaper stuff ill have money for tacos and I'll still get wasted.
I've owned all four cylinder vehicles before this one. I have heard EB Mustangs with aftermarket exhaust in person, on the street. They sound bad...like buzzing insects. It's not a sound that belongs in a large, sexy sports coupe. A hot hatch? Sure. There are good sounding 4-cylinder vehicles (inline, boxer, turbo, NA...combinations of those) and there are ones that don't sound good. The EB Mustang is not one that sounds very good. It's not V8 vs everything else. It's a good sound vs. not a good sound. The sound is the #1 reason I did not get an EB PP, as otherwise I really liked it. If it sounded a bit like an Evo or hell, even Honda's 4 cylinders, it would be a big improvement. That integrated manifold and twin scroll just kills it. It doesn't fit the car, and you can't get a sound that sounds decent out of one without dropping $5k on a big turbo kit.
Are you saying that because the 3.5 EB has more horsepower and torque or have you heard the 3.5 EB before? If you don't like the sound of the 2.3, you won't like the sound of the 3.5. They are very similar tones.
Well my go to scotch is a $50 bottle of Laphroaig 10yr instead of the $500 bottle of Laphroaig 25yr Cask Strength because I can't afford to spend that much on a bottle of scotch, I would if I could...but I can't. Hell I can barely afford to spend that $50 for the 10yr so i'll resort to your basic 12yr Glenlivet or 10yr Speyburn since both are under $30. If I am feeling like a pirate a $10 bottle of Cruzan Rum will do because I am not looking to spend $150 on a bottle of Ron Zacapa xo. Plus rum is more of a "I want to get drunk" drink compared to scotch where I like to have it with a cigar or on a special occasion. They all serve the same purpose...good for those who can afford the Laphroaig 25yr though, if I got paid a lot more I'd get it too.
booooooooooo we want fresh jokes!!! I think your name should be Adam Sandler.
Here you go. I had the pleasure of seeing this up close and personal a couple of weeks ago.
