[gblansten]

Originally Posted by RM7

That's borderline ridiculous. My 2SS 1LE had a sound-tube from the intake plugged into the cabin, no electronics. Later years did away with this completely.

Virtually all new cars are coming with fake-sound. This isn't some special 5-series thing. This has been happening for years.

I’m aware of the pandemic of fake sound. It is just that my personal experience is with the 5 series.

[G30M]

Originally Posted by Murf the Surf

Don't keep it past the warranty. Battery replacement is a bit expensive.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/y...es-226590.html

well dealer offered me a EV6 GT today (demo, with delivery miles) for 40% off list ... bought it for the missus.

promise not to hold on to it that long

since i was a kid i had always wanted to ride on those battery powered toys. now i can.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by g21

well dealer offered me a EV6 GT today (demo, with delivery miles) for 40% off list ... bought it for the missus.

promise not to hold on to it that long

since i was a kid i had always wanted to ride on those battery powered toys. now i can.

Maybe that's my aversion to EV, Hot Wheels Sizzlers of the 1970s. They ran out of juice in 5 minutes.

[nick3753]

I wouldn’t buy one now, but I appreciate the effort and desire to try to make a boring EV a bit more enjoyable to drive. If I was forced to buy an EV (and for some reason could not buy a used ICE), as an enthusiast it would be at the top of my list.

[Schn3ll]

No amount of fake noise or electric horsepower can interest me in buying another EV. Had a Taycan, was boring as hell. Wife had a Mach E GT performance edition, boring as hell.

Won’t make the mistake again, manual ICE until it’s unavailable.

If you have to have one, just wait a year or 2 and get it for 50% off. They are junk, btw.