Pretty normal for the 18 and up models. I’ve always noticed from the outside the exhaust note is louder than the gen 1 ecoboosts at pretty much all times. Sounds good and deep in my opinion for a v6.
For what it’s worth, cold starts will always be louder on these due to the cold start fueling programming used by Ford to help heat up the cats for emissions. Extra fuel, high pressure fuel pump activation, and extremely retarded timing and spark advance during cold start are what make it so loud first thing in the morning. All to make the EPA happy. My wife’s 2.0 turbo Wrangler sounds like an old farm tractor on start up because of the same thing.
For what it’s worth, cold starts will always be louder on these due to the cold start fueling programming used by Ford to help heat up the cats for emissions. Extra fuel, high pressure fuel pump activation, and extremely retarded timing and spark advance during cold start are what make it so loud first thing in the morning. All to make the EPA happy. My wife’s 2.0 turbo Wrangler sounds like an old farm tractor on start up because of the same thing.