Transmission designed for 10-15 min cold start delay

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Originally Posted by yaris-me

The other thing that you may not realize is that the ECU is adaptive. If you drive slow the ECU will adapt to that driving style. When someone who drives spiritedly drives your car for a while, you will notice a different feel to the car until it adapts back to you. This is done with the "drive by wire" throttle that the ECU controls.

Adaptive ECU has nothing to do with this person's issue. Her engine is cold and the car shifts late (as is the case with all cars) until the engine heats up.