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- Ferrari 296 GTB / GTS: unleashing the piccolo V12, the complete guideThe 296 won the purists over to hybrids: 830 hp and a V6 that Maranello itself nicknamed the piccolo V12. The nickname says it all about...
- Aston Martin DB11 V12: the majesty of the twin-turbo V12, the complete guideThe DB11 V12 introduced the twin-turbo 5.2: majesty, torque and endless reach. Fans of the naturally aspirated V12 miss a little of its voice: that is...
- Aston Martin DB11 / DB11 Volante V8: unleashing the twin-turbo V8, the complete exhaust system guideThe DB11 V8 is the rational Aston GT: lighter at the nose than the V12, agile, with an expressive V8. The factory exhaust remains tuned for...
- Aston Martin DB12: unleashing the twin-turbo V8, the complete exhaust system guideThe DB12 opens the era of the Super Tourer: 680 hp of twin-turbo V8 and complete technological refinement. Its factory voice is carefully tuned but held...
- Aston Martin DB9 / DB9 Volante V12: enhancing the naturally aspirated V12, the complete guideThe DB9 may well be the most beautiful GT of its era, and its naturally aspirated V12 now makes it an exceptional used buy with rising...
- Aston Martin DBS / DBS Volante V12 2007-2012: bringing out the naturally aspirated V12, the complete guideThe James Bond DBS, with its naturally aspirated 6.0 V12 and timeless lines, is already a sought-after modern classic. Its refined factory exhaust keeps back a...
- Aston Martin DBS Superleggera / Volante exhaust: the majesty of the twin-turbo V12, the complete guideThe DBS Superleggera is the ultimate Super GT: 725 hp of twin-turbo V12, carbon everywhere, an overwhelming presence. Its factory voice is beautiful but polished: the...
- Aston Martin DBX707: unleashing the twin-turbo V8, the complete exhaust system guideThe DBX707 is the most powerful combustion-engined SUV in the world: 707 hp, with the number right there in its name. A superlative like that calls...
- Aston Martin DBX: unleashing the twin-turbo V8, the complete exhaust system guideThe DBX achieved the impossible: putting Aston DNA into a family SUV. Its twin-turbo V8 is expressive as standard, but held back by the factory exhaust....
- Aston Martin Vanquish / Vanquish Volante V12: enhancing the naturally aspirated V12, the complete guideThe Vanquish carries the naturally aspirated 6.0 V12 in its most accomplished form: the ultimate Aston grand tourer, all carbon fiber and refinement. The factory exhaust...
- Aston Martin V12 Vantage 2009-2018: enhancing the naturally aspirated V12, the complete guideThe original V12 Vantage is Gaydon's gentle madness: the big naturally aspirated V12 in the small chassis, often with a manual transmission. Collectors are already snapping...
- Aston Martin Vantage / Vantage Roadster V8 2018+: unleashing the twin-turbo V8, the complete exhaust system guideThe modern Vantage is Gaydon's pure-bred sports car: 510 hp of twin-turbo V8, a playful chassis and the face of a fighter jet. Aston took real...
- Porsche Macan 95B: the complete exhaust system guideThe Macan is the most dynamic compact SUV of its generation, a well-deserved best-seller. Its factory sound says nothing about this DNA. Our exhaust gives it...
- Porsche Cayenne 955 / 957: the complete exhaust system guideThe first Cayenne, especially in V8 form, is aging with panache, and used prices put a V8 within almost everyone's reach. The engine has a generous...
- Porsche Cayenne 958: the complete exhaust system guideThe Cayenne 958 is the bargain of its segment: reliable, fast, and now very affordable. A valved exhaust system is the modification that does the most...
- Porsche Cayenne PO536: the complete exhaust system guideThe Cayenne PO536 is the benchmark SUV for demanding drivers: a sharp chassis and smooth, powerful turbocharged engines. Acoustically, it is simply not there. Our Cayenne...
- Porsche Panamera 970: the complete exhaust system guideThe Panamera 970 has become a used buy with formidable value for money. Its engines have character, yet the factory exhaust conveys none of it. Our...
- Porsche Panamera / Sport Turismo 971: the complete exhaust system guideThe Panamera 971 is the accomplished sports sedan: a remarkable chassis, efficient turbo engines and total acoustic discretion. A Porsche of this caliber deserves to let...
- Porsche 918 Spyder: exhaust for a hypercar, the complete guideThe 918 Spyder needs no introduction: a member of the holy trinity of hypercars, with a racing V8 screaming to 9,150 rpm through its top-exit exhausts,...
- Porsche Boxster / Cayman 987: the flat-six signature, the complete exhaust system guideThe 987 is the gateway to Porsche's mid-engined flat-six, and an excellent buy on its way to becoming a youngtimer. Its dated factory exhaust holds a...
- Porsche Boxster / Cayman 981: the flat-six signature, the complete exhaust system guideMany consider the 981 the purest mid-engined chassis of the modern era, with the last entry-level naturally aspirated flat-sixes. The market has noticed. The mid-mounted engine...
- Porsche 718 Boxster / Cayman 982: giving the flat-four a real voice, the complete guideThe turbocharged flat-four 718 is dynamically brilliant, often judged more effective than the 981. That leaves the question of sound, THE talking point of this model...
- Porsche 911 Carrera 991: the flat-six signature, the complete exhaust system guideThe Carrera 991.1, with its 3.4- or 3.8-liter naturally aspirated flat-six, remains one of the best ways into the 911 world. Its factory exhaust is decent,...
- Porsche 911 Carrera 992: the flat-six signature, the complete exhaust system guideThe Carrera 992 is the everyday 911 par excellence, and the OPF has made it surprisingly quiet: at start-up, you find yourself listening for the flat-six....
- Porsche 911 Turbo 997: waking up the twin-turbo flat-six, the complete guideFor many, the 997 Turbo is the ultimate 911 Turbo: the last compact format, the Mezger engine in the early cars, and values that keep climbing....
- Porsche 911 Turbo S 991.1 and 991.2: the catapult you can hear, the exhaust system guideThe 911 Turbo S 991.1 and 991.2 are benchmarks among sports cars you can use every day: a 3.8-liter biturbo flat-six, 560 then 580 hp, and...
- Porsche 911 Turbo S 992: waking up the twin-turbo flat-six, the complete guideThe Turbo S 992 accelerates harder than the hypercars of ten years ago, in near-total silence. It is the Turbo's trademark, and many owners want to...
- Porsche 718 GT4 / Spyder / GTS 4.0: bringing out the naturally aspirated flat-six, the complete guideThe naturally aspirated 4.0 in the GT4, Spyder and GTS 4.0 is Porsche's gift to purists: the return of the flat-six to the sharpest mid-engined chassis...
- Porsche 911 GT3 RS 992: bringing out the best in the naturally aspirated flat-six, the complete guideThe 992 GT3 RS is the most extreme 911 ever approved for the road: prototype-grade active aero and a racing flat-six that revs to 9,000 rpm....
- Mercedes C 43 AMG W205 / S205 / C205 / A205: waking up the twin-turbo V6, the complete guideThe C 43 W205 and its twin-turbo V6 make up the rational AMG sedan par excellence, now very attractive on the used market. The V6 has...
- Mercedes C 43 AMG W206 / S206: the bite of the AMG 2.0, the complete exhaust system guideThe C 43 W206 switched to the 408 hp AMG four-cylinder: fast and efficient, but acoustically anonymous, the classic criticism of this generation. Yet the 2.0...
- Mercedes C 63 AMG W205 / S205: giving the AMG V8 its thunder back, the complete guideThe C 63 W205 is the last V8 C-Class: 476 to 510 hp of AMG twin-turbo power in a compact sedan. History has already crowned it....
- Mercedes C 63 AMG W204 / S204 / C204: bringing out the naturally aspirated 6.2, the complete guideThe C 63 W204 is already a cult car: the naturally aspirated 6.2 in a compact sedan, a recipe that will never return. Its value is...
- Mercedes CLA 35 AMG C118 / X118: a voice worthy of the AMG badge, the complete guideThe CLA 35 is the gateway to the AMG world, with the style of a four-door coupé. Its acknowledged weak point: a sound far too tame...
- Mercedes CLA 45 AMG C117 / X117: unleashing the 2.0 AMG, the complete exhaust system guideThe CLA 45 C117 helped invent the hyper-hatch class: 360 hp from four cylinders in a four-door coupé whose styling still looks current. Its 2.0 has...
- Mercedes CLA 45 S AMG C118 / X118: the snarl of the AMG 2.0, the complete exhaust system guideThe CLA 45 S packs the world's most powerful four-cylinder engine into a compact four-door coupé body: 421 hp, a sharp chassis and the temperament of...
- Mercedes CLE 53 AMG C236 / A236: waking up the straight-six, the complete guideThe CLE 53 AMG combines a grand coupé with a 449 hp electrified straight-six: fast, refined, and far too quiet for an AMG. The straight-six has...
- Mercedes CLE C236 / A236: the complete exhaust system guideThe CLE embodies the modern Mercedes coupé: long hood, taut lines and assertive elegance. All it lacks is a sound signature worthy of its design, as...
- Mercedes CLS W218 / X218: unleashing the AMG V8, the complete exhaust system guideThe V8 CLS W218 combines the elegance of the four-door coupé with the volcanic character of pre-OPF AMGs. The factory exhaust favors hushed cruising: our valved...
- Mercedes CLS W219: unleashing the V8 AMG, the complete exhaust system guideThe CLS W219 invented the four-door coupé, and its V8 versions are aging beautifully: it is already a sought-after youngtimer. A quality exhaust is the modification...
- Mercedes E 53 AMG W213 / S213: waking up the straight-six, the complete guideThe E 53 is AMG's sensible grand tourer: electrified straight-six, total comfort, efficiency. Its sound is utterly discreet, and many owners would like to be able...
- Mercedes E 63 AMG W212 / S212: unleashing the AMG V8, the complete exhaust system guideThe E 63 W212 and its big twin-turbo V8 are now one of the best buys in the super sedan segment. The engine has the volcanic...
- Mercedes E 63 AMG W213 / S213 exhaust: giving the AMG V8 its thunder back, the complete guideThe E 63 S W213 is one of the fastest sedans ever built: 612 hp, a Drift mode and supercar lap times. The OPF versions lost...
- Mercedes G 63 AMG W463: unleashing the AMG V8, the complete exhaust system guideThe pre-OPF G 63 W463 carries the twin-turbo V8 of the golden era in the most iconic body on the market. The factory exhaust is already...
- Mercedes G 63 AMG W463A: giving the AMG V8 its thunder back, the complete guideThe G 63 is an absolute icon, and its side-exit exhausts are part of its character. Yet the OPF versions have lost some of the thunder...
- Mercedes GLC 43 AMG X253: waking up the twin-turbo V6, the complete guideThe GLC 43 is the sensible AMG family SUV: twin-turbo V6, permanent quattro all-wheel drive and the perfect size. Its factory sound, on the other hand,...
- Mercedes GLC 63 AMG X253: giving the AMG V8 its thunder back, the complete guideThe GLC 63 is a unique case: the only compact SUV in the world with a twin-turbo V8. That exclusivity deserves to be heard, yet the...
- Mercedes GLE 53 AMG V167 / C167: waking up the straight-six, the complete guideThe GLE 53 combines the electrified straight-six with the versatility of a large SUV: efficient, refined and acoustically absent. The gap in sound compared with the...
- Mercedes GLE 63 AMG W166 / C292: unleashing the AMG V8, the complete exhaust system guideThe GLE 63 W166 carries AMG's big pre-OPF twin-turbo V8: the thunder is in the engine, and the factory exhaust only lets a fraction of it...
- Mercedes GLE 63 AMG V167 / C167: giving the AMG V8 its thunder back, the complete guideThe GLE 63 V167 is the AMG SUV par excellence: 612 hp of electrified V8 and formidable effectiveness. The OPF cost it its voice, and owners...
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