Dual exhaust pipe attached to a  car's muffler with trucks. Sometimes the silencer is crossways under the front of the cab and its tail pipe blows sideways to the offside. (right in UK, left in USA looking from the back of the car) The side of a passenger car on which the  pipe exits beneath the rear bumper usually indicates the market for which the vehicle was designed, i.e. Japanese (and some older British) vehicles have the pipe on the right so they are furthest from the curb in countries which drive on the left, while European vehicles have exhaust pipe 's on the left. The petrol filler flap is normally on the opposite side to the exhaust tail pipe for reasons of packaging (keeping the filler pipe away from the hot exhaust) but also to position it closest to the curb.

The end of the final length of exhaust pipe where it vents to open air, generally the only visible part, often ends with just a straight or angled cut, but may include a fancy tip. The tip is usually chromed and is often of larger pipe than the rest of the exhaust system. This produces a final reduction in pressure, as well as prevents rusting of the tips, and can be used to enhance the appearance of the car. These are the least expensive parts of the system.

In the late 1950s in the United States manufacturers had a fashion in car styling to form the rear bumper with a hole at each end through which the exhaust would pass. Two outlets symbolized V-8 power, and only the most expensive cars (Cadillac, Lincoln, Imperial, Packard) were fitted with this design. One justification for this was that luxury cars in those days had such a long rear overhang that the exhaust pipe scraped the ground when the car traversed ramps. The fashion disappeared after customers noted that the rear end of the car, being a low-pressure area, collected soot from the exhaust and its acidic content ate into the chrome-plated rear bumper.

• Dual exhaust pipe
• Chrome exhaust pipe
• header pipe