A slightly odd thing about the 1.4 GE is the position and design of the engine air intake.
It is immediately in front of the front passenger, under the bonnet of course. There is then a gap between the air intake and the air duct attached to the bonnet that runs to the front of the bonnet area.
The gap must be why, in my opinion, induction noise is quite loud. Wind the engine up to 6000 rpm and it really howls.
Vic.