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Lately, there are daily headlines in Germany accusing automakers of various evils. It’s not enough that they are charged with rigging the emissions data on their cars and of being members of a “cartel” that discusses issues such as setting a sensible maximum vehicle velocity at which convertible tops open. They now face potential antitrust investigations. Now, the police department in the mid-size town of Mannheim has seized the moment to call out the exhaust systems of performance cars. Police chief Dieter Schäfer snitched to the authorities at the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), the agency responsible for certifying that vehicles comply with regulations, about the noise made by cars with sport exhaust modes. Referring to exhaust flaps, which keep performance cars quiet and in compliance with noise regulations at moderate loads but open up when drivers step on the throttle or select a performance driving mode, the police chief said, “We can’t have something certified that makes a large amount of noise in real life.” Using the technology to keep cars quiet in compliance with the country’s strict noise standards when they’re being driven slowly in urban areas, while allowing enhanced performance on the open highway, is a common practice here—but the KBA was reported to have assiduously promised to “look into the matter.” If the KBA retroactively finds wrongdoing, carmakers including Mercedes-AMG, BMW M, Porsche, and Audi Sport may be subject to heavy penalties. And owners may face the prospect of quieter performance cars, when and if carmakers are required to stop using this method of complying with regulations. Artificial sounds, which some automakers have started playing through their cars’ audio systems, may provide a solution—and may even open the door to other possibilities. A 242-hp Kia Optima GT we recently drove in Europe sounded like any old sleepy four-banger from the outside, but its stereo system piped in noises that more resembled the throaty bass note of a V-8. It’s one way to stay in regulatory compliance while providing drivers with auditory thrills. Heck, even an electric-car driver could enjoy the sounds of a high-revving V-12 in the cabin. At least until authorities decide to regulate the noises inside our cars.
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Hope the mods change the title of this thread as it's clearly misleading.
Anyway, the reason BMW withdraws the M-Performance exhausts seems to be twofold: 1: For cars with SOP 07.2018 it won't comply with the particulate filter 2: In Germany a new law has been passed that bans exhaust sound generators and lays down stricter rules on aftermarket exhausts Since the folder posted was from BMW Germany it seems that #2 above might be a problem also for cars made before 07.2018 (but then only for the German market). The new German law bans completely aftermarket sound generators that often is used on diesel cars to make them sound like a high powered petrol engine. It also lays down stricter requirements for aftermarket exhausts. https://www.motor-talk.de/news/ander...-t6359596.html Quote:
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I'm starting to give up on my dream of moving to Europe for my love of history, beautiful scenery, well dressed women, and delicious food. It seems many rights and (more accurately) norms we have in new world are simply not the case across the sea. And paying 20% sales tax, yikes. Your governments seem to be trying to suppress the self thinking hard working individual.
But on the contrast we're obnoxiously prudish over here. You can't even go out for drinks and have them on an open table outside, unless it be fenced off Better leave the kids at home if there's a slot machine in the venue I pray for all my fellow enthusiasts this isn't on the top of Merkel's continental dominance agenda
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Yes i'm sure as a Spaniard you don't want the 2nd largest contributor to leave All banter though, my soon to be brother in law is Spanish (sister lives in Spain) and your country is lovely
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Govt overreach at its finest. Sure hope were not looking forward to this kind of crap over here any time soon.
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Yeah, agree. I have to still keep searching for ebay sellers that are within EU (to avoid double taxes and customs fees). Found a few in UK but they were not delivering outside of UK. :/ Not easy...
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Dont the current Corvette's have an automatic valve that adjust with throttle response? would that get by this nonsense if BMW just made the valves automatic and from the factory?
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the easily solution is to bring Akrapovic in-house and outfit every BMW with an Akra Evo as OE!
Damn, do I need to run BMW or what....
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