Cayman or Boxster EV for you?

[Dresz981]

Well, I think physics might agree with him. EVs tend to be quieter than ICE cars. In a gasser, the engine noise is most of what you hear. In an EV, it's wind and road noise. Assuming they both have the same tires, aerodynamics are going to make the biggest difference. The hard top will give much smoother air flow, thus less noise.

That could make sense. However, I don't know that anyone outside of Porsche know the design differences between the variants. Some people believe the roof materials accounted for the differences in cabin noise levels. If this holds true in the EV versions then it's still plausible. I specifically mentioned past Boxsters because that's what's available for comparison right now.

 

[chun]

The vast majority of posters in this thread would disagree with you:
https://www.planet-9.com/threads/wh...r.48636/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic

I drove both, and absolutely never have i found the boxter quieter.

Sure, you hear the engine less in a Boxster, but not because its quieter, its because the road and wind noise are coming through the soft roof much harsher. And that argument can be made only for base cars.

If you jump into a spyder rs and a gt4rs, the spyder will blow your ears off compared to the gt4, with how much of the engine noise makes it straight into your ear

The boxter roof is not magic, its just fabric. On an electric car it will absolutely allow for the road noise and wind noise to be even mote pronounced than in the gas cars

 

[Dresz981]

I drove both, and absolutely never have i found the boxter quieter.

Sure, you hear the engine less in a Boxster, but not because its quieter, its because the road and wind noise are coming through the soft roof much harsher. And that argument can be made only for base cars.

If you jump into a spyder rs and a gt4rs, the spyder will blow your ears off compared to the gt4, with how much of the engine noise makes it straight into your ear

The boxter roof is not magic, its just fabric. On an electric car it will absolutely allow for the road noise and wind noise to be even mote pronounced than in the gas cars

I don't think anyone is comparing the cabin noise levels of ICE vs. EV. That would be silly. And you seem to be comparing apples to oranges in the ICE variants. Of course there will be more cabin noise in a Spyder vs. base Cayman. However, if you read/believe the posters in the thread I linked, there seems to be a difference in cabin noise levels based on the materials used in the construction of the roofs. It's very possible that a thin piece of sheet metal on a Cayman roof is less sound absorbent than the fabric material used on a Boxster roof. No?

Again, this is not my personal opinion. I've never driven a Cayman. I'm also not hell bent on the idea that the Cayman MUST be quieter in the cabin JUST because it has a hard top. Feel free to post some real world text results.

 

[chun]

I don't think anyone is comparing the cabin noise levels of ICE vs. EV. That would be silly. And you seem to be comparing apples to oranges in the ICE variants. Of course there will be more cabin noise in a Spyder vs. base Cayman. However, if you read/believe the posters in the thread I linked, there seems to be a difference in cabin noise levels based on the materials used in the construction of the roofs. It's very possible that a thin piece of sheet metal on a Cayman roof is less sound absorbent than the fabric material used on a Boxster roof. No?

Again, this is not my personal opinion. I've never driven a Cayman. I'm also not hell bent on the idea that the Cayman MUST be quieter in the cabin JUST because it has a hard top. Feel free to post some real world text results.

Cayman gt4rs is not a base cayman.

and in fact i compared base against base and spyder against gt4rs

I drove all of these cars personally, i don't need to believe anyone, because i have experienced it with my own ears

You seem to think that the cayman roof is bare metal for some reason. There is noise and heat insulation material in there, there is also Alcantara on top of that. Its multiple layers of material vs 1 layer of fabric on the boxter.

Not to mention that the 718 Cayman comes with noise and thermal treated glass for the back window, which further reduces noise compared to the boxter.

The boxter will absolutely not offer a quieter cabin than the hard roof version, ever. Its just physics.