Mid last winter I noticed a whine at certain speeds. Since then it has gotten louder and all the time, although it is sometimes louder than others. It is a gear whine and not an electric motor whine because it happens in neutral coasting down the driveway. It has gotten loud enough that people in the car have asked me "when does the turbine turn off?". I did a few searches and found little mention of anything other than a very faint whine. I always turn off the VSP although at anything over about 5kmph the gear whine drowns it out. I would take it to the dealer but the dealer in my city is not certified and says "We will never get certified until they force us". The closest certified dealer is almost 400km's away which means I have to trailer the car.