‘I’ve never really had one and if I did’ . Si did you or didn’t you ? I have and do , early morning, late afternoon and evenings , top down cannot be beaten. Just another view!
I have and you are sadly mistaken as to the actual functionality of the GTB . the hot tubes are the way in which Ferrari Has enhanced the sound , there is no electrical enhancement, aka ‘Sound Bar’
Yup. We have had five convertibles. Almost always drive with the top up. But after dark, early mornings and evenings it is fantastic. Don’t really enjoy so much at highway speeds. But I think that is a noise thing for me.
I did not say it was an electrical sound bar, I said it looks like a sound bar and it’s what the hot tube system uses to channel the sounds in the GTB.
KmaaqFormula Junior Jul 27, 2019 739 Qatar Full Name: Khalid #8Dec 19, 2024 100% agree. The GTS not only sounds quieter but the tone is different too, the GTS inside sounds more true to how the car sounds outside, while the GTB has a different tone inside (that I prefer). That is indeed due to the different hot tube designs, the GTB hot tube exits right behind the driver's head while the GTS hot tube is optimized to bring the most sound while the roof is open. This might be minor to some but it's one of the main reasons I'm sticking to a GTB, the exhaust note inside the cabin is simply one of the best right now. I suspect it'll be the same for most models moving forward.
Perhaps look at page 30 0f this link , it may help . The patented system , that is also on the F80, is far from a sound bar and is adapted to each model . Of course it does not override the perception of some https://delen.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/Ferrari_296_GTB_861eff4365.pdf
OK, I’m not going to convince you, but the GTB has ‘what looks like a soundbar’ behind the drivers head and the GTS does not. That’s obviously doing something to channel the engine noise into the cabin on the GTB.
