Sounds like I'll need to go the path of an independently controlled valve on an aftermarket exhaust of some sort. I saw a product that allows you to trigger the exhaust valve using the buttons on the mirror, so no messy extra key fobs. This might be an option with other valve/exhaust systems that use a wireless key fob also but I've not seen it done this way before.
Same over here as well. You described it perfectly. And I have the track version. Same deal with the Sports buttonJust a heads-up to all the Aussies.. if you are disappointed with the way your cars sounds, get an after market exhaust. I had the AWE Touring Non-Resonated exhaust installed and holy shitballs! This exhaust really wakes the car up: It audibly burbles and crackles now (particularly on accelerator lift off) and finally sounds like an actual genuine sports car!
The AWE doesn't utilise the flap but in my short drive today I found that putting the car in non Sports-Mode suitably reduced the burbles/crackles, whilst maintaining a solidly audible exhaust note. Perfect.
I'm not sure what they did, but Toyota Australia did a real number on our exhausts/exhaust flap coding as before adding the aftermarket exhaust I barely ever heard a burble or crackle from my "sports car." And (with stupid ASD coded off) that Sports button used to make absolutely no difference to the exhaust note.
It makes a difference now.
This is how the car should've been delivered straight from the showroom.
My installer talked me out of installing the Track Edition and while I'm very happy with the Non-Resonated Touring, I can only imagine what the Track sounds like!
Not many cars are louder on track. That’s for sure
I can't agree enough. In all honesty, I was seriously debating trading the car for an M2 but even after only a few days of installing the Awe exhaust, I've just enjoyed driving the car a whole lot more. I know it's just adding some volume and a nice tone but it has really changed the whole driving experience for me!Not many cars are louder on track. That’s for sure
If I daily’ed her more, I’d pick the touring as well. It makes such a HUGE difference w/ either of those AWE exhaust!!
Thank you for this! It confirms what was suspected, that it's just the exhaust that's different to to the US spec. Also glad to know that you can get some decent sound out of the manual. Most of the videos online show the manual models as sounding pretty ordinary.Just a heads-up to all the Aussies.. if you are disappointed with the way your cars sounds, get an after market exhaust. I had the AWE Touring Non-Resonated exhaust installed and holy shitballs! This exhaust really wakes the car up: It audibly burbles and crackles now (particularly on accelerator lift off) and finally sounds like an actual genuine sports car!
The AWE doesn't utilise the flap but in my short drive today I found that putting the car in non Sports-Mode suitably reduced the burbles/crackles, whilst maintaining a solidly audible exhaust note. Perfect.
I'm not sure what they did, but Toyota Australia did a real number on our exhausts/exhaust flap coding as before adding the aftermarket exhaust I barely ever heard a burble or crackle from my "sports car." And (with stupid ASD coded off) that Sports button used to make absolutely no difference to the exhaust note.
It makes a difference now.
This is how the car should've been delivered straight from the showroom.
There is definitely something weird about our exhausts and likely the valve coding too. The sound coming out of the car now is just perfection.
We have the US-spec midpipe, and the EU-spec rear muffler, at least, on the initial editions. I doubt it would have changed.
Not yet. Also not a fan of the orange. I imagine an already extremely rare car in a unique colour like that could be a bit of a unicorn in Australia.
Does anybody have any figures of exactly how many are in Australia? The last information I saw in an article online (no idea how accurate it was and was a year or two ago) there was over 700. More recently, someone mentioned here that we have around 600 as of 2023. Does anybody actually know know?
Ordered July 2023, build confirmed for Feb. They've indicated 2 months for delivery. Call it start of May, would make it 10 months total if all goes to plan..
Yes. I was quoted 6-9 months that ended up 13 months to the day. Biggest dealer in Melbourne as well.