Hi guys!
I've been a very satisfied owner of an i30 SR (PD) - also my first ever Hyundai - for roughly 3 months now and everything I've experienced with this car has been fantastic (massive step up from my manual VRX Colt) but I've had one question nagging me for a while now and it is this:
Why do the US delivered Elantra SRs (Elantra Sport) and i30 SRs (Elantra GT Sport) get amazingly sounding stock exhausts, while we get a wheezy one with only a subtle hint of a burble? Looking at a couple of YouTube videos, and it's very clear that the US delivered models sound pleasantly aggressive with all the pops and crackles and it's making me wonder - what exactly is making all the difference in sound?
I'm no exhaust expert, so if someone knowledgeable can chime in with any info, that would at least give me some closure (lol). I'm curious as to why Hyundai would give the US a sick exhaust but then leave all the other regions with the petrol turbo models high and dry?
PS. Still love my SR to bits though.