Yesterday, we talked about the BMW M2 and how it was considered to be one of the worst sounding performance cars on the market. It’s not that it sounds terrible, it’s just not very exciting and makes a sort of generic six-cylinder engine noise. It also reminds us just how much we actually miss BMW engines of the past. But if you have an M2 and are disappointed with its noise, there are plenty of aftermarket exhaust systems that will give it the excitement you crave. One of them could be this catless Akrapovic titanium exhaust.
Seen in this new video from Automotive Mike, this BMW M2 has been tuned by Voodoo Ride and sports some extra power and extra noise. The power comes from a Race Chip tune which bumps power output to 450 hp. That’s more than the BMW M4 Competition Package in a car that’s a lot smaller. But we’ve seen tuned M2s before, many of them. What makes this one interesting is its noise, thanks to its catless titanium exhaust from our friends at Akrapovic.
If you want your M2 to be loud, this exhaust is for you. It’s loud. Very loud. And it makes many pops and bangs, which seems to be the new way exhaust companies compete nowadays. Rather than tune exhausts to sound better, it seems like these companies are just seeing who can make their noise feature more pops and bangs. It’s great fun for a bit but it could get exhausting after awhile. What’s nice, though, is that Akrapovic always makes a good sounding exhaust. So in between those pops and bangs, there’s a good, growly noise that makes the M2 seem far more menacing.
It sounds very angry and almost sounds like a proper racing car at certain revs. It really does sound good, especially compared to the standard M2, which can be a bit too tame. If you’re looking for extra noise from your M2, we recommend Akrapovic (or BMW M Performance, honestly) and if you want something really, really loud, go for their titanium catless exhaust system.
So that loud “farting” sound is now the trend? Stock exhaust in sport mode sounds better.
100% agree. Akra on an M2 makes it sound too much like an S55, farty and loud.
That was pathetic….
sounds great
i love the sound
Did you really write an article calling the M2 one of the worst sounding performance cars? You guys are gonna burn your lips on that crack pipe if you don’t stop. My M2 is stock as a rock and I have people raving about the exhaust sound at traffic light all the time. I’ll be in a tunnel and see someone drop their window and catch up to listen. Last track day I went to, a 718 owner was bitterly regretting the fact that his more expensive, faster porker didn’t sound nearly as good. Now you post this nonsense, the Akra exhaust makes the M2 sound like a loud, farty mess, just like an M4. If you want to change your M2 exhaust, Armytrix, Remus, MPE, IPE. All way, way better than this. Generic straight 6 my ass. Go listen to a video of the 760li or the new twin turbo v12 Aston and you’ll hear the same notes as a stock M2 exhaust. Single turbo and one bank of headers makes for a baby V12 sound. While it might not be as nuts as an RS3 at WOT, it has a smoothness and creamy refinement of its own.
It’s not clear that Road & Track are the people who need to put down the crack pipe. They found a single video of someone driving an M2 using about 1000 revs and present that as realistic depiction of how a car sounds. Just garbage.
Why would you promote something illegal?