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BHPians share their favourite exhaust style in cars

22nd February 2024, 15:33 by Ananth Iyer

Not too long ago, exhaust meant just a small piece of metal, whereas now, it plays as significant role in the aesthetics and driving feel of a car.

BHPian mgastor2022grey recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

The Indian car scene is changing rapidly, so do the various styles adopted by the manufacturers. Not too long ago, exhaust meant just a small piece of metal, whereas now, it plays as significant role in the aesthetics and driving feel of a car. BHPians, what's your favorite exhaust arrangement style in modern cars?

Single / double downturned: This is generally for cars that do not prioritize exhaust noise / aesthetics and just hides the exhaust from plain sight to a certain extent. Sometimes, the cars which have these are loaded with fake exhausts in the bumper. Eg: Mercedes E Class.
Single shown / Dual exhausts in a single side: For cars that tend to come as sporty within a budget, this serves as a good position. This may not be very loud, gets the job done to an extent. Eg: I20 N-Line.
Single exhausts in either side (i) Circular: These have circular exhausts in either sides. This may look sporty, but not the fully-maxed sportiness we want. But nonetheless, this looks S-E-X-Y. Eg: 3 Series G20 Pre-LCI.
Single exhausts in either side (ii) Free-Flow: These have a free-flowing shape for the exhausts, but a single one placed in either side. Eg: BMW M340i.
Quad exhausts: Appear as the most sporty, most loud and most expressive form of the exhausts. Seen in various performance M, AMG and RS models. However, some companies are terribly doing it (Gloster, I'm looking at you!), but keep them aside. Eg: BMW M5.
Other: There are certain other exhaust placements done by manufacturers, such as Mini, where they place it in the center, or lotus, where triple exhausts are present.

Here's what GTO had to say on the matter:

Equal number of pipes on both sides, whether one or two (obviously!).
I really miss the BMW 535i's exhaust setup...
... on my 530d:
This is where I really appreciate Kia. They pick up even the small details, a company that is continuously improvising. This is such a smart-looking butt:
The otherwise handsome Thar looks awful with its huge silver end-can placed so prominently. So I painted mine matt-black:
On a related note, crank up the volume. This is among the best-looking & best-sounding exhausts on the planet.

Here's what BHPian vattyboy had to say on the matter:

Something like this-
I am glad that Mercedes provided 2 real exhausts and didn't do a cost-cutting back then.

Here's what BHPian shankar.balan had to say on the matter:

What about the twin exhausts in the centre? That's not an option in the poll.
But it suits my car rather well I think.

Here's what BHPian GForceEnjoyer had to say on the matter:

I'd describe myself as a "don't care about number, just need symmetry" person. Oh, and anything with more than four cylinders should have one that can sing.
2 exhausts with one on either side look great, while some oddball choices like the Lexus LFA's triple exhaust pipes also look fantastic!
Whatever goes well with the design is the best kind of exhaust setup.