992 GTS owners

[Jbridd]

Hi everyone,
I got my car a week ago and just want to check if my car is normal or not.
When driving in normal mode the drivetrain seems to vibrate quite a bit when the revs are low and makes quite an annoying droning sound.
Things improve in sport mode as it keeps the car in a lower gear and also the sport exhaust seems to drown it out a bit.
Is everyone else’s car the same?? If I’m town I would rather keep it in normal mode but the vibrations and drone really put me off.

Thanks in advance

[Davidkn]

no, that doesnt sound normal to me, although what sounds normal to one person, doesnt necessarily mean the same to another.
I dont seem to have any of those issues, but then I rarely drive in normal, once I am out of my estate sport comes on for the rest of the drive.

I do notice a different sound on tickover to my 991.2 GTS, more of a whistling sound, not sure if that is normal, but its only on tickover.

[Rich.H]

Not sure if it’s the same on a 992 but in normal mode (with auto start/stop enabled), my 718 4.0 GTS can sound as you describe on a light throttle and I believe it’s the car shutting down half the cylinders to help economy/emissions.

It’s usually a reminder that I have not yet switched off the auto start/stop!!

Rich

[Jbridd]

I thought you had it there, but it does the same thing without the stop/start engaged.
It’s weird but I can feel the vibration in the accelerator pedal also.
I’m taking a base carrera out next week so will see if that is the same or not

[IREvans]

Jbridd said:

Hi everyone,
I got my car a week ago and just want to check if my car is normal or not.
When driving in normal mode the drivetrain seems to vibrate quite a bit when the revs are low and makes quite an annoying droning sound.
Things improve in sport mode as it keeps the car in a lower gear and also the sport exhaust seems to drown it out a bit.
Is everyone else’s car the same?? If I’m town I would rather keep it in normal mode but the vibrations and drone really put me off.

Thanks in advance

No, what you describe doesn’t sound normal. Driving a similar car back to back with your own should identify any difference.

[APOLO1]

Aside to my Targa GTS now on 6k Miles, I have driven another 3 992 GTS cars. None drive like the OP, though you do seem to get more low speed tyre noise inside the car depending on the road surface conditions.

[Schuey_911]

OP, is your car brand new or a used example?

[Jbridd]

Brand new, just done 500 miles

[Schuey_911]

Ok, can you give a bit more details about your car, 2WD, AWD, Coupe, Cab or Targa?

What have your dealers said about it?

And can you be a bit more specific than drivetrain? As that can mean a number of different moving parts.

You mention vibration, are there any metallic noises suggesting this? Wondering if It could be an exhaust heat-shield or something?

[Jbridd]

It’s a AWD coupe, I popped into the dealers and a technician came for a 2 min drive and said he thought it was normal for 992’s?
It seems like a vibration on the drivetrain/ exhaust and when pulling away with low revs in 2nd or 3rd you feel it when pressing the gas and the car vibrates , sorry it’s hard to describe but seems like a really deep bass droan sound.
The more I know it’s there I notice it more and more often

[RevHappy]

Jbridd said:

It’s a AWD coupe, I popped into the dealers and a technician came for a 2 min drive and said he thought it was normal for 992’s?
It seems like a vibration on the drivetrain/ exhaust and when pulling away with low revs in 2nd or 3rd you feel it when pressing the gas and the car vibrates , sorry it’s hard to describe but seems like a really deep bass droan sound.
The more I know it’s there I notice it more and more often

So its related to the 4 GTS, can’t say I’ve noticed anything like that in the 2S or the 2GTS. Although you seem to hear far more inside the GTS versions.

[Robert-udyrh]

I drive my GTS in ‘sport’ mode most of the time.

In ‘normal’ mode the car selects what, IMO, is too high a gear. This results in a less than smooth response when accelerating from low engine speeds, barely over tickover.

This is most noticeable around town.

[Hobo]

Can't say I've experienced this either. 4WD 992 owner.