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There are 3 different (good) sounds a car will make.
The first is not all that common, but you can buy intakes that make a loud "WHaaHHLLmm" sound.
The second is of course the exhaust. This explains why you hear a loud rumble that sounds like a weed-whacker hitting puberty and identify it as an import with modified exhaust. Most imports are only 4 cylinders, which explains why BMWs and Civics and Integras sound exactly the same with an upgraded exhaust.
Which brings us to the last one, the engine. If you listen to your engine as opposed to your exhaust, you will obviously get two very different sounds. That "Zing" you refer to is the incredible build of the F1 Cars' engine. It is tuned to absolute perfection, which gives it that high-strung breathless sound. Displacement to Cylinder ratio have alot to do with engine sound. You can find like a 5.7 litre V-8 that sounds deep and rumbly, and at the same time, find a 4.6 litre V-12 that sounds like an F-1 car.
So yea, (sometimes) intake, then exhaust, but usually engine are what makes cars sound how they do.
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