I was annoyed when I picked up my Japanese v8 Toyota/Lexus years ago.
I was looking for a v8 commodore or falcon but they were all ratty and then I saw this v8 Lexus and was blown away, a 25 year old terrific car with more tech than a 2015 Australian car. Half the price too!
I bought the car without hearing it rev up, just based on an online ad, purely on looks and 'awesomeness'.
You'd floor the thing and it sounded like a muffled vacuum or silent F1 car or something, not a meaty "gtfo the way" Aussie sound which I wanted...
So I chopped the exhaust off and fitted pipes and it still sounded a bit crap.
Tell ya what though, it beat Xr6 turbos off the line and to about 120kmh... No 'stock' xr6 turbo ever got ahead of me. Cleverly I'd stop accelerating at 120kmh though to save face so nobody would realize their car is actually quicker above that speed, lol.
Terrific cars when in good condition - the Lexus LS 400 and Toyota Soarer v8.
They just sound crap if you're an Aussie like myself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0jLJvn-omM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSVNmpypO_M