I still put my $$ down on PV for that stance. The more mature mine gets, the meaner it sounds. It has a nice, subtle purr while idling, and when given gas, she growls. I dont think its loud at all to be honest. Its going on 5 years old now and it sounds like more than a 3.5L is under that hood.

Funny thing happened a couple weeks ago.... I took the VX out of the garage to do some work to it. When I came back, a bunch of little kids walked by my driveway and one said....

"Hey mister, how come you dont drive the racecar much anymore?"

I pointed to the WRX which has no aftermarket exhaust "I do, I drive it all the time."

He points at the VX and says "No, I mean THAT racecar."

Racecar is associated with a beefy exhaust in my opinion, and I love the PV. Shame they went the way of the dinosaur.