OP,

I see where you are coming from but I completely disagree with you. I come from the "tuner" world having owned a supra, 370z, and a couple wrx's. I just happen to like japanese sports cars, but I can't stand the tuner crowd. I find myself transitioning to the track car crowd and this is where I envision this car really appealing to. This is the same crowd that buys a Lotus Elise/Exige for the pure driving experience and can forgive the daily driving short comings or takes an E30 BMW 325 and just tracks the **** out of it.

I think the WRX exhaust note is out of place in the WRX. I'm not a fan of exhaust notes in cars that don't look like they should have an exhaust note. I know the WRX is a performance based sedan, but it falls into this category. On the other hand, the 818 will be built to perform and mine will be as loud as I can get it. I honestly don't care too much about what it sounds like, as long as it performs awesome and looks awesome.