I have the race and love it, on cold start it's pretty loud and I hear it a bit around the city when daily driving but on the hiway there is no drone it's pretty much un-noticeable.

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X5M Eisenmann exhaust, de-Catted down pipes, 22" HRE wheels, ECUProgram stage II (700hp) tune
X5 35d Tuned and Lowered