That's an output rating well beyond what other performance cars of the era were making. (topspeed.com)
Other performance cars use rear - biased all - wheel - drive systems that send more torque to the rear wheels to provide desirable, rear - wheel - drive - like handling. (cars.com)
So the noise is an unfortunate by - product of the car's performance intent, then, although in my opinion that doesn't satisfactorily explain why the Civic Type R makes it when many other performance cars do not. (autocar.co.uk)