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This sounds like a Chinese toy. A true system would have been integrated with the car's electronics and activated via the drive mode buttons, not have a Bluetooth remote.
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Chinese toy...or Akra. Akra uses similar tech in very nearly all of their BMW M-car exhausts. |
You're still referring to an aftermarket company. The point (which I can only guess) was that BMW should have integrated the system as an OEM part rather than something you would buy from a 3rd party. Maybe a sport exhaust button on the console like every other manufacturer has. Bmw also screwed up its outsourcing for the Akra M5/M6 exhausts since it's insane to pay 8k more for a better sounding car when it should have come standard. That's higher than Ferrari sport exhaust pricing lol. BMW took Audi's Quattro guy, they just need the AMG exhaust guy now. |
This is such a niche product - why would BMW not use off the shelf tech?
Moreover, I wouldn't call this aftermarket anymore than the Bosch engine injectors and Michelin tires that came with the car. Akra or Eeissman likely make this as it's their specialty. Simply, they're sub contractors, some of the best ones in the business.
A small subset of M3/M5 customers will always want a louder, considerably more expensive titanium exhaust. Forcing all M3/5 buyers to pay more (titanium isn't easy to work with) to satisfy that small subset is nonsense.
It's likely that G01 has integrated exhaust valving (at least on the X3/4 M)...but the F25 is going on 5 years. We should applaud BMW for even considering supporting this platform in the first place.