Been a lot of chat about how raucus the pd unit can be in certain situations;well,I've had the opportunity of experiencing both the CR (Passat) and my own 2.0 L&K dsg.Yes,the pd diesel can sound a bit 'agricultural' around town or when cold.But,I have to say,yesterday,driving west on a newly resurfaced section of the M3,my octy cabin sounded pretty subdued at 85-90;minimal tyre noise,very little engine noise and a bit of wind noise from the RVM.Love this car!

my octy cabin sounded pretty subdued at 85-90

Of course you mean 85-90kph

Edited 28 April, 201016 yr by Ed-Preston

That's what I always think....it no worse with PD than any other diesel engine in that class. If you really want noise use a Vauxhall Meriva 1,7 CDTI - that Isuzu engine really is noisy, maybe also do to the short front end, you literally sit right behind it.

I have no complaints whatsoever about my PD.

I've said it a few time on this forum, but I test drove a CR140 Yeti a while back and was very supprised to find it didnt seem any quiter or smother than the PD. Combined with the lack of low rev grunt I didnt bother and ordered an Octy 4x4 140PD. I sometime think that road noise can be more of a problem. On some surfaces it can seem qute bad. I suspect the Octy dosent have as much soundproofing as the equivelent VW's. Would probably benefit from a bit more soundproofing adding.

Lee

Of course you mean 85-90kph

Of course I meant 85-90mph

Of course I meant 85-90mph

Sorry Officer, I mis-typed kph and put mph instead... the k & m keys are very close on the keyboard