"Exhaust flaps" refers to movable devices located in a vehicle's exhaust system that can open or close to control the flow of gases exiting the engine.
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In the 1LE, the 3.6 - liter adds a selectable setting to the exhaust, wedging the active
exhaust flaps open, allowing the LGX V - 6 to sing freely.
In the case of the LC it just amplifies the natural sound of the V8 directly from the engine and
active exhausts flaps take care of the rest.
The reconfiguration extends to numerous parameters including the: steering, engine management and
adjustable exhaust flaps to enhance the notorious five - pot warble.
It's hard to creep out of a city in a Gallardo — something about the tall buildings and the opening
of exhaust flaps at 4000rpm just seems to rob you of any stealth.
It is powered by the M152 engine, rated 421 PS (310 kW; 415 hp) @ 6,800 rpm and 540 N ⋅ m (398 lb ⋅ ft) @ 4,500 rpm, and equipped with AMG cylinder management, start / stop function, sports exhaust system with
integrated exhaust flaps, AMG SPEEDSHIFT PLUS 7G - TRONIC automatic transmission, AMG sports suspension with torque vectoring brakes and AMG direct - steer system, 3 - stage ESP, ventilated and perforated brake discs on all wheels with 360 x 36 mm front and 330 x 22 mm rear brake discs.
And on the right side of the central console, at the base, there is the button for pleasure: if you push this button with a symbol of an exhaust system, a sports exhaust system with fully
variable exhaust flaps will offer the experience of the AMG typical sound.
The sports exhaust system features logic - controlled
exhaust flaps in both rear silencers, which remain closed when the gearbox is set to Comfort mode and only open if you select Sport or switch the gearbox to its manual mode.
, and doesn't have a warping plastic fuel flap and
sticking exhaust flap, with dealerships whose service staff don't have a clue and deny all knowledge of these increasingly common problems.
But flex your right foot, and the car springs to life, that symphony underhood roaring louder as the tach edges toward 4,000 rpm and an
extra exhaust flap opens.
The rear end gets a black diffuser insert with trim in silver shadow and the two chromed twin tailpipes of the AMG sports exhaust system with internal
dynamic exhaust flaps.
An optional AMG Performance exhaust system (fitted on the local car as standard) offers the
same exhaust flap and a dedicated tailpipe trim design, but has a more audible note when the throttle is open and during gear shifting, downshifting and during upshifting under full load.
Whether you're looking for a performance - focused roar or a quiet cruise, the S - Class Cabriolet can deliver with its
automatic exhaust flaps.
They all adjust the response of the sports suspension, of the steering, of the ESP and the position of the AMG
Performance exhaust flap.
Two square, chrome - plated tailpipes of the AMG sports exhaust system with
exhaust flap add an appropriately bold finishing touch.
Along with the RS sport exhaust with its inimitable sound and driver -
controllable exhaust flaps, the RS 5 Coupe is a powerful drive for the senses.
The rear end is dominated by the diffuser insert with matte titanium grey trim and by the rectangular, chrome - plated tailpipe trim of the twin tailpipes of the AMG sports exhaust system
with exhaust flap.
A mechanical front axle locking differential and AMG Ride Control sport suspension with adaptive damping are now optional as part of the AMG Dynamic Plus package while the exhaust system features an automatically
exhaust flap as standard.
quattro management is a standard feature integrated in the dynamic handling system Audi drive select, along with the steering, S tronic, engine management and
adjustable exhaust flaps — along with the optional RS sport suspension plus with adaptive damper control.
A tower brace beneath the hood provides additional torsional rigidity, and the dual tailpipes feature a ZL1 - style
active exhaust flap.
The pleasure is not excluded and a sports exhaust system with fully
variable exhaust flaps will offer the experience of the AMG typical sound.
Sound, performance and longevity are the outstanding traits of the BRABUS stainless sport exhaust system with actively
controlled exhaust flaps.
The good news is that it should still sound like a bat out of hell — the C63 comes standard with a sports exhaust system that features an electronically controlled
exhaust flap.
That's especially true when you push the «loudener» button that opens
the exhaust flaps and brings all that glorious V - 8 exhaust noise into the surrounding environment.
When
the exhaust flaps open - at higher revs in Comfort, and almost all the time in Sport - the sound that emerges is almost on - par with the V10 in Audi's R8, and quite dramatic when pops and crackles emerge from the exhausts with each gearchange.
But, oddly, it all but disappears with
the exhaust flap open and it's ends up being quieter in Track Mode at 70 - ish mph.
Onlookers outside the car are treated to blats of real, raucous inline - six sound as
the exhaust flaps kick rudely open.
It sounds subdued inside the cabin, despite the fact that the Sport + mode opens electronically controlled
exhaust flaps.
With the Jaguar's transmission in Sport mode and
the exhaust flaps fully opened, I have a blast hustling along the road.
For the first time AMG is using a sports exhaust system featuring
an exhaust flap on each side.
The steering wheel is crammed full of buttons, including the ignition, performance, and traction - control modes, and
exhaust flaps.
The exhaust flaps open as soon as you cycle the button on the steering wheel to dynamic.
From the driver's seat, the already good GLC design continues with AMG badging, synthetic suede detailing and additional switchgear on the center console to control Dynamic Select, stability control, suspension settings and, optionally,
the exhaust flap.
The standard
exhaust flap can be adjusted in two stages using the switch in the center console or depending on the selected drivingmode, to make the exhaust note more sporty or discreet.
Even with just four cylinders pumping away, the exhaust note is that of a V - 8, thanks to its AMG sports exhaust system that includes large pipe cross-sections and an automatically controlled
exhaust flap.
The test car's 2.0 - litre four - cylinder turbo comes with
exhaust flaps and body wings offensively and announces its appearance already from afar.
Porsche has also fitted
an exhaust flap that is claimed to provide «robust acoustic qualities.»
Being an RS model this hyper - hatch features a «S» button which, among other things, opens
an exhaust flap to release more of that awesome five - pot growl.
At higher loads and engine speeds — or at the push of a button in the standard Audi drive select control system —
the exhaust flap is opened for an even richer sound.
An exhaust flap is installed in each of the two large tailpipes of the dual exhaust system.
Also new is a double front spoiler, an aerodynamic underbody, a large air intake at the front that references the 308 GTB, a diffuser with active flaps, new positioning for
the exhaust flaps and new - look lights.
As standard, the system takes into account the engine characteristics, steering, S tronic transmission and quattro drive system as well as optional extras such as Audi magnetic ride,
the exhaust flaps and dynamic steering.
An acoustic as well as visual treat is the all - stainless BRABUS sport exhaust system with actively controlled
exhaust flap, which can also be purchased separately without the engine tuning.