Anyone besides me thinking that the interior sound levels produced by the engine and road noise is really high? I seems to me that the 996 turbo was quieter inside (I sold mine 2 years ago, so I cannot do a head to head comparison).

But the thing is it feels tiresome and bothering.

The purpose of the sound insulation in this car should be to filter the nasty noises, and let just a little bit of the engine noise to get inside, but I'm beginning to think that they didn't install any.

 

Try get into a Galiardo

 

I test drove a F430 6 months ago, and as far as I remember was quieter inside.

 

Was you wearing a helmet?

 

either that or I'm getting old,
well, I'm pretty sure that the tire noise was less striking that in the Porsche anyway. It feels and sounds awful.

Any options on soundproofing?

 

What tires are you using?

 

standard tires

 

I mean what brend? I have Pirelli now and they are not as quiet as my previous Michellin

 

I have Michelin, and although the reviews say otherwise, they are noisy as hell

 

Get a LEXUS, the only thing you will hear is you breathing

 

I know, it's scary silent

 

Put it this way - you can hear my engine/exhaust coming about 1/2 mile away, you can barely hear a thing in the cabin!

...and I have been told many times that I have super-hearing

 

As the tires wear they get rather loud.

 

I think its very quiet inside the cabin, the only noise I heard (when stock) was the loud Pirelli road noise. Even with the modded suspension there are less interior panel / rattles / squeak noises in my Porsche vs. my Honda Civic hybrid.

 

Because the engine and exhaust system take up every square inch of space behind the cabin, there isn't much room for insulation, fender liners and such. Match that with 11.5" wide, sticky tires, and you are gonna get road and engine noise. Compared to a Ferrari, Lamborghini, and just about any other sports car, I must say the TT is actually the quietest. The only noise that bothers me is when the tires kick up road debri and bounce it of the shiny metal bits. Makes my hair stand up.

'Rocket