BMW M Performance Exhaust NOT legal anymore in Germany! Featured on BIMMERPOST.com



The exhausts are not legal in Europe since from the coming months onwards you are not allowed to offer a button in the interior that switches to an exhaust mode that is louder than before. Also you are not allowed to make an aftermarket exhaust that is louder than the stock exhaust.



New rules in Europe which means that all systems currently on the market and which are coming cannot be sold anymore. This means that the upcoming BMW M2 M Performance exhaust will not be sold in Europe until the system is made legal or complies to rules and regulations. That means that you would buy an exhaust that is not louder and would cost you a lot. So I could see BMW says, we are not going to offer it. Too much hassle, for nothing.



Additionally, Europeans will not and cannot upgrade their exhausts to make it louder if they want to keep driving a car legally. Germany as a country is in the forefront of this now with the tough TUV rules, but other countries will follow as well. It is a shame, but the world is moving into a direction of making cars less loud and also more environmentally friendly. If you have any more information on this, then please feel free to share it below, but this is what I discussed today and the news is out in the open.



MR



EDIT by Artemis (July 1, 2018):



Comment posted on June 16, 2018:

Quote: Artemis Originally Posted by I recently saw a BMW Aftersales document (in German) confirming that the current M Performance Exhaust is discontinued because of European and German emissions regulations.

It's a June 2018 "Kurzinformation" document entitled "BMW M Performance Parts. Einstellung Abgasanlagen ab Produktion 07/2018. Aufgrund aktueller Gesetzgebungen wird das Angebot von Abgasanlagen eingestellt."

Dusted and done. If you're lucky you may still find a current MPE kit in stock somewhere. However, if it got to be backordered at BMW Germany, you'll be very likely toast. eau_rouge on June 15, 2018, posting the document I referred to:

Quote: eau_rouge Originally Posted by

EDIT: CONFIRMED by BMW

There will be no MPE. As far as I know, BMW will not produce a Performance exhaust due to the OPF discussion. Akrapovic will not be able to make one that fits the regulations either, so that will be an issue for homologation, at least in Europe.EDIT: CONFIRMED by BMW For those of you who did not know yet, the BMW M Performance exhaust sales have been stopped. The exhausts are not legal in Europe and are therefore not being sold anymore in Europe. U.S. and other regions are NOT included.The exhausts are not legal in Europe since from the coming months onwards you are not allowed to offer a button in the interior that switches to an exhaust mode that is louder than before. Also you are not allowed to make an aftermarket exhaust that is louder than the stock exhaust.New rules in Europe which means that all systems currently on the market and which are coming cannot be sold anymore. This means that the upcoming BMW M2 M Performance exhaust will not be sold in Europe until the system is made legal or complies to rules and regulations. That means that you would buy an exhaust that is not louder and would cost you a lot. So I could see BMW says, we are not going to offer it. Too much hassle, for nothing.Additionally, Europeans will not and cannot upgrade their exhausts to make it louder if they want to keep driving a car legally. Germany as a country is in the forefront of this now with the tough TUV rules, but other countries will follow as well. It is a shame, but the world is moving into a direction of making cars less loud and also more environmentally friendly. If you have any more information on this, then please feel free to share it below, but this is what I discussed today and the news is out in the open.MRComment posted on June 16, 2018:Comment posted by forum fellowon June 15, 2018, posting the document I referred to: