That R8 neighbor who comes back in the night is an idiot. He could easily press a button and reduce sound. Why don't you talk to him (friendly)?
My nosiest neighbor just asked me last weekend why he can barely hear my car, if there is something wrong with it? I told him that I use a quiet mode in the neighborhood and he looked at me very surprised, he didn't even know there is such a thing. "Make it louder, otherwise people will think this is not a Lamborghini..." was his response, which quite surprised me. Of course I don't listen to him but it shows that it makes a difference if you don't provoke people.
So much positive feedback with the car so far, it is absolutely unbelievable.
Even more surprising: In Italy, those who reacted positively to my car were actually...non-Italians. So many thumbs up but apparently from tourists. Italians? They cut me off, passed me at often at excessive speeds in very dangerous ways, very bad experience. It seems that Italians either don't like Lamborghini or they felt provoke. Some Italians were shouting "Lamborghini" and "bella macchina" but not many (a few of the hotel employees and maybe some younger people along the road.
Funniest experience: An Alfa Romeo Stelvio with German license plates stopped next to my Performante while I was taking photos with my daughter around a lake in the mountains. There was a small boy (maybe 8 or 9 years old) in the car, he was wearing a Ferrari t-shirt. His father told him: "Look, a Lamborghini, let's go there and look at it...". The son answered: "No, its not a Ferrari". My daughter started laughing but I have to admit that I felt a little bit bad. Kids...
Oh, also perfect pick-up car for women: So many smiling faces, including two very obvious offers, my wife wasn't too pleased. Especially Scandinavian and German young women seem to love fast cars.
Back to topic: For your kind of commute in the city, maybe one of these new electric scooters would be a better choice? I bought one before our Italy trip, my kids, me and my wife rode with it in Italy and it was really fun. I bought one which can be retrofitted to street legal specs, need to send it back to the manufacturer next week and I get the street legal version.
--
RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Lamborghini Huracan Performante (2019), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mercedes C63 S AMG Cab (2019), Range Rover Evoque Si4 Black Edition (2019)