The exhaust on my MGB is far louder than anything on a saxo etc. I know this as a good mate has a moded saxo and you wouldn't notice it next to the MG.
I love the sound of good cars and bikes for that matter. There is nothing better than sitting in a loud car listening to the burble of the engine, sucking of the K&N filters and the throaty exhaust note.
I also have an endure bike with a Dep pipe, just as loud and equally as good. It screams when you rev the nuts off it.
I think it’s something some people will never understand.