Cabin noise: CLS550 vs E550
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Cabin noise: CLS550 vs E550
I was doing some reading over in the E550 section and I saw a few mentions of the cabin noise being louder in the CLS550 in comparison to the E550. A few people speculated it is due to the CLS frameless doors not keeping the windows as tight or maybe the larger rear tires. Do any of you notice the wind or tire noise in your CLS? How about in comparison to an E series? I'm leaning heavily toward getting the CLS but a quiet cabin is very important to me and my audio hobby.
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In comfort suspension mode on 18in wheels this was arguably the quietest car I've ever been in.
Drive both and determine what suits you best
Drive both and determine what suits you best
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2013 Weistec 540/715 tuned CLS 550, 2008 E350, and '07 Jaguar S-Type R
I don't own an E550 but do own an older (2008) E350 which is much louder than my '13 CLS550 on optional 19" AMG wheels w/Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires.
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Thanks for the input guys. I now need to hunt down the the right CLS.
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I read somewhere a looong time ago that MB reduced the CLS glass thickness to actually increase the road sounds, as a result of owner requests to make it sound more “sporty”. I can’t find that reference anywhere now.
Has anyone else found/heard this factoid?
Has anyone else found/heard this factoid?
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I think a lot depends on your wheels and tires on the car. Owner of both 14 CLS550 and 2021 E63S. Using comfort mode for both, on certain roads the E63s road noise is near deafening while the CLS550 is acceptable. On well paved roads, both are fine when I have the E63 in comfort mode and the CLS550 is sport mode. Difference here is the CLS rides on OEM 18s with all season tires ( rear OEM Conti, front Bridgestone RE980 ) whereas the E63 rides on OEM 20s with OEM Pirelli summer tires. I may switch the E63 to Michelin all seasons to get a quieter ride. This is just about road noise and I am not making a comment on exhaust noise where the E63 is designed to be louder from the factory.
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2014 CLS550 4Matic, 2013 Audi A6
Does anyone rotate them from side to side at least to quiet them down?
When my tires would get loud on my Audis, I'd rotate them in a X pattern because they were square and they would always quiet down. If I rotated front to back only, they were still loud.
