Tractability.

No, just buy diesel.

Diesel's don't pull until at least 2000rpm.

That's the upper slopes for me these days...

:-)

Its time for a V8. I think you should V8 an MX-5. I'd love to have a shot in one.

My MX-5 labours badly at anything under about 2000rpms. Or maybe I just tell myself that it does.

...all of the good people...?

I've found that driving sensibly in the MX-5 nets me a maximum extra

3mpg ofver driving how I like and 6mpg over driving like a complete idiot. I have come to the conclusion that the slowness it isn't worth the opportunity cost of driving a car I bought to enjoy.

The Peugeot is more noticeable in its MPG variability. The difference is more like 28mpg if being silly (also denoted by sizzling brakes),

38mpg for just making mechanically unsympathetic progress and 45mpg+ if driven with a modicum of sensibleness.

My 1.1 106 is not a car blessed with much in the way of torques but it is reasonably tractable, 3000rpm at 70mph may have something to do with that.

I live a long way from a motorway, and I generally get to WOT/Redline past any trucks on my commute.

I fnd that it is much less stressful with the trucks on a busy motorway/dualler.

(c: Good lad.

Sounds like you are missing a turdodiesel in your life though.

Tell my truck that. It pulled from 900RPM.

And revved to ?.....

It'd go to 2500 but you'd want to be changing gear by 2000 so it fits the bill perfectly. Should also get 15-20MPG out of it as well if you're running tractor unit only.

And that's still a high-speed diesel :-)

The wonder of modern fuel injection and ignition allow silly engine speeds. I'm sure if you read your owners manual you will find warnings about "lugging". Yes it's smooth but it's still "lugging".