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- Mercedes A45 AMG W176: giving the M133 its voice back, the complete exhaust system guideWhen the A45 AMG arrived, no production 2-litre in the world did better: 360 hp from 1,991 cc, an engine hand-built in Affalterbach. Ten years on,...
- Mercedes A35 AMG W177: unleashing the M260, the complete exhaust system guideThe A35 AMG is the gateway to AMG, and there is nothing tradesman's entrance about it: 306 hp, variable all-wheel drive and a dual-clutch gearbox built...
- Nissan 350Z / 350Z Roadster: the full VQ sound, the complete guideThe 350Z is already a cult car: the rebirth of the Z line, the gravelly VQ35 and a place of honour in JDM culture. Its value...
- Nissan 370Z: the full VQ rasp, the complete guideThe 370Z is an old-school Japanese rear-wheel-drive car: a naturally aspirated V6, a manual gearbox and no gimmicks. An endangered species, cherished by its community. Its...
- Nissan GT-R R35: Godzilla's roar, the complete guideThe GT-R R35 is Godzilla: the supercar killer hand-built by the Takumi, an absolute icon of car culture, fifteen years at the top. Its VR38 is...
- Volkswagen Golf 7 GTI: the community's sound signature, the complete guideThe Golf 7 GTI is the modern GTI par excellence: balanced, reliable and adored. Its community is huge and its favourite modification is always the same:...
- Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI: the community's sound signature, the complete guideThe Golf 8 GTI carries on a forty-five-year legend, with an efficient 245 hp EA888 (265 hp on the Golf 8.5) that is completely silent as...
- Volkswagen Golf 7 R: the community's sound signature, the complete guideThe Golf 7 R is the absolute benchmark of its generation, and probably the most tuned hatchback in the world. Its factory exhaust is the first...
- Volkswagen Golf 8 R: the community's sound signature, the complete guideThe Golf 8 R is the complete hot hatch: 320 hp, torque-vectoring all-wheel drive, Drift mode. Its EA888 is brilliant but mute, courtesy of the OPF:...
- Mazda MX-5 NA: the soundtrack of Jinba Ittai, the complete guideThe pop-up headlight MX-5 NA is now officially a collectible classic: the icon that revived the roadster. Good examples are becoming collectible, and a quality exhaust...
- Mazda MX-5 NB exhaust: the soundtrack of Jinba Ittai, the complete guideThe MX-5 NB is entering modern classic territory: light, analogue and increasingly sought after. On a roadster this pure, the sound is half the pleasure: our...
- Mazda MX-5 / MX-5 RF ND: the soundtrack of Jinba Ittai, the complete guideThe MX-5 ND is a return to the roots: under a tonne, with the original purity rediscovered. The best-selling roadster in history in its finest form,...
- Mazda RX-8: unleashing the rotary, the complete exhaust system guideThe RX-8 is the last rotary car in history: a Renesis twin-rotor revving to 9,000 rpm, unique in the world, kept alive by a community of...
- Lexus IS F: enhancing the naturally aspirated V8, the complete guideThe IS F is the pioneer of the Lexus F line: the first 5.0 V8 of the lineage, limited production, and collector values on the rise....
- Lexus IS 500: bringing out the naturally aspirated V8, the complete guideThe IS 500 is a wonderful anachronism: a naturally aspirated 5.0 V8 in a compact saloon, in the middle of the downsizing era. That act of...
- Lexus GS F exhaust: enhancing the naturally aspirated V8, the complete guideThe GS F is the connoisseur's under-the-radar saloon: the naturally aspirated 5.0 V8 in a rare, refined family car. A discreet future classic whose V8 sings...
- Lexus RC F: bringing out the best in the naturally aspirated V8, the complete guideThe RC F is the naturally aspirated V8 coupé nobody else dares to build any more: 477 hp at high revs, Lexus reliability and genuine exclusivity....
- Lexus LC 500 exhaust: enhancing the naturally aspirated V8, the complete guideThe LC 500 is the concept car approved for the road: an unreal design, and the naturally aspirated 5.0 V8 at its most theatrical. Its factory...
- Lexus LFA: the exhaust for a masterpiece, the complete guideThe LFA is Toyota's obsession with perfection turned into a car: ten years of development, a V10 tuned with Yamaha, 500 units built. Its song at...
- Subaru BRZ ZC6: the voice of the perfect chassis, the complete guideThe first-generation BRZ is the school of accessible drifting, adored by purists. Its naturally aspirated flat-4 sings under its breath as standard: giving it a voice...
- Subaru BRZ ZD8: the voice of the perfect chassis, the complete guideThe BRZ ZD8 fixes everything people criticised about the first one: 235 hp, mid-range torque and the same magical chassis. That leaves the factory sound, still...
- Subaru Impreza WRX STI GD: bringing back the boxer rumble, the complete guideThe GD Impreza, the one from the Solberg years, is THE collectable Subaru: blobeye and hawkeye examples are snapped up. Its boxer is the soundtrack of...
- Subaru WRX VB 2022+ exhaust: the voice of the turbo boxer, the complete guideThe new-generation WRX remains the rally saloon par excellence, and the voice of its boxer engine is as much a part of its heritage as gold...
- Honda NSX Gen 1: the exhaust for an engineer's supercar, the complete guideThe original NSX, fine-tuned by Ayrton Senna, reinvented the supercar: usable, reliable, perfect. Its collector value confirms it year after year. Its mid-mounted VTEC V6 deserves...
- Honda NSX Gen 2: the exhaust for an engineer's supercar, the complete guideThe second-generation NSX applies the original's engineering philosophy to the hybrid era: mid-mounted twin-turbo V6, three electric motors, total precision. Its restrained factory sound is the...
- Honda S2000 AP1 and AP2: the four-cylinder that screams, the exhaust system guideThe Honda S2000 was designed around an engine: a naturally aspirated four-cylinder with VTEC variable valve timing, able to rev higher than most sports cars of...
- Honda Civic Type R EP3: celebrating VTEC, the complete exhaust system guideThe EP3 is officially a cult car: the K20 screaming to 8,000 rpm, the dash-mounted gear lever, Type R DNA in its purest form. Good examples...
- Honda Civic Type R FN2: celebrating VTEC, the complete exhaust system guideThe FN2 carries the last naturally aspirated K20 of the European Type R models: 201 hp at 7,800 rpm, the VTEC crossover at its peak. On...
- Honda Civic Type R FK2: celebrating VTEC, the complete exhaust system guideThe FK2 is the transitional Type R that has become rare: the first turbocharged VTEC, a short production run and values on the rise. Its 310...
- Honda Civic Type R FK8: celebrating VTEC, the complete exhaust system guideThe FK8 smashed the front-wheel-drive lap record at the Nürburgring and made turbo VTEC the new benchmark. Extreme in its looks and chassis, it is surprisingly...
- Honda Civic Type R FL5: celebrating VTEC, the complete exhaust system guideThe Civic Type R FL5 is the queen of front-wheel drive: record after record, 329 hp of turbo VTEC and surgical precision. Its factory sound, tamed...
- Dodge Viper Gen 4: unleashing the V10, the complete exhaust system guideThe Viper Gen 4 and its 600 hp V10 embody analogue brutality: no aids, no filters, just the monster. Its collector value is climbing, and its...
- Dodge Viper Gen 5: unleashing the V10, the complete exhaust system guideThe Viper Gen 5 is the swansong: 645 hp from an 8.4 V10, the last and most accomplished of the Vipers. Already a collector's item, already...
- Dodge Charger V8 6.4: the big naturally aspirated HEMI, the exhaust system guideFrom 2012 to 2019, the Charger offered the biggest naturally aspirated HEMI in its range: a 6.4-litre V8, 477 hp until 2014, then 492 hp from...
- Dodge Challenger R/T and Charger R/T V8: the HEMI in duet, the exhaust guideChallenger R/T coupé or Charger R/T saloon, these two Dodge muscle cars share the naturally aspirated 5.7-litre HEMI V8 and the same philosophy: big displacement, abundant...
- Dodge Challenger Hellcat: the thunder of the HEMI, the complete exhaust system guideThe Challenger Hellcat is excess made car: 717 hp and upwards from a supercharged HEMI, with the howl of the blower thrown in. Even on this...
- Chevrolet Camaro Gen 5 V8: the V8 rumble, the complete exhaust system guideThe fifth-generation Camaro, the one that marked its big comeback, found its most powerful version in the ZL1, with a supercharged 6.2 V8. Its small-block has...
- Chevrolet Corvette C7: the V8 rumble, the complete exhaust system guideThe C7 Stingray is the last front-engined Corvette, and its 461 hp LT1 makes it a formidable used buy. The small-block has rumble in its genes:...
- Chevrolet Corvette C8: the V8 rumble, the complete exhaust system guideThe C8 was a revolution: mid-engined at last, with a 482 hp small-block V8 visible under the glass. Europe embraced it, but with a factory exhaust...
- Chevrolet Corvette C8 Z06: the V8 rumble, the complete exhaust system guideThe C8 Z06 carries the most powerful naturally aspirated flat-plane-crank V8 in history: 679 hp at 8,600 rpm, a racing-car scream that even Maranello has hailed....
- Ford Ranger Raptor: unleashing the EcoBoost, the complete exhaust system guideThe Ranger Raptor is the race-bred pick-up built for the road: Fox suspension, a 292 hp EcoBoost V6, a truly exceptional character. Its factory voice is...
- Ford Fiesta ST MK7: unleashing the EcoBoost, the complete exhaust system guideThe Fiesta ST MK7 is one of the most endearing hot hatches of its decade, voted the testers' favourite car when it was launched. Its factory...
- Ford Fiesta ST MK8: unleashing the EcoBoost, the complete exhaust system guideThe Fiesta ST MK8 is the universally loved pocket rocket: the most endearing 1.5 3-cylinder on the market and a go-kart chassis. Its naturally raspy three-cylinder...
- Ford Focus ST MK4: unleashing the EcoBoost, the complete exhaust system guideThe Focus ST MK4 is one of the most accomplished hot hatches of its generation: a sharp chassis and 280 hp full of torque. Its factory...
- Ford Focus RS MK3: unleashing the EcoBoost, the complete exhaust system guideThe Focus RS MK3 is already a collector's car: 350 hp, a Drift mode and a devoted community. Its 2.3 EcoBoost has an explosive character that...
- Ford Mustang EcoBoost S550: the four-cylinder Mustang, the exhaust system guideBoth before and after its facelift, the Mustang EcoBoost S550 keeps the silhouette, rear-wheel drive and playful temperament of the line, with a 2.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder:...
- Ford Mustang S197: the rumble of the Coyote V8, the complete guideWith its unashamedly retro styling, the Mustang S197 has become a highly sought-after used car, and an affordable ticket into the world of the American V8....
- Ford Mustang GT S550 V8: the Coyote in two stages, the exhaust system guideAn American icon, the Mustang GT S550 relies on a 5.0-litre naturally aspirated V8, the Coyote: 421 hp from 2015 to 2017, then 450 hp from...
- Ford Mustang S650: the rumble of the Coyote V8, the complete guideThe Mustang S650 proudly stands as the last of the affordable naturally aspirated V8s. Its 486 hp Coyote deserves the full muscle car soundtrack, the one...
- Alfa Romeo Giulietta: the complete exhaust system guideThe Giulietta is the Italian hatchback with a timeless design, and a very popular base for personalisation. A valved exhaust is the modification that changes its...
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