Mine is definitely the trend of doing “catless downpipes” and “resonator deletes” making your exhaust super raspy as a means of gaining more volume rather than doing a proper exhaust setup. Especially since high flow cats these days will flow more hp than most are making.
Careless down pipes and res deletes definitely make cars sound like their true self. But it all comes down to the backbox. That’s normally what makes the car sound good or shit