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Originally Posted by deanp

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022-hyundai-elantra-n-loud-exhaust-police-california/

The car was being operated in track mode which changes the exhaust note.

When the test station tested for compliance they did not follow the procedure outlined in SAE J1492. The test station asked the driver which mode was the loudest and tested that mode and not the normal mode that the car defaults to when started.

Yep, that was addressed in the video. Apparently the law says testing should occur in "default" mode which would have been the quietest mode. But the car was tested in (I think the video said "sport" mode). The kid took it to the dealer who said "there's nothing to fix. It's stock." The video said that the kid is screwed because they won't test again because nothing was "fixed".

I'm assuming that with him going viral, eventually the state is going to have to perform the test correctly, and presumably, that will get the kid back. And I'm guessing he won't then drive the street in track mode.