I was driving my Jazz Mk4 today. I was on my own so no one was telling me how to drive. I was really enjoying the nippy response from the car. I was first away from traffic lights and easily reaching and cruising at motorway speed. This is not a sluggish motor car!
Certainly not sluggish. And the torque away from the lights is remarkable. You are long gone, without fuss , before the BMW's etc have even started up their stop/start engines
It brings a smile to my face seeing their shocked looks
at being left for dead by a Jazz.
And its not just being a boy racer. It can save a lot of hassle with zip merging etc if you reach 2 lanes merging into one etc ahead of everyone else .A situation where the 'big boys' tend to barge their way through the 'small fry'. I might pay the price eventually in increased tyre wear
Also this 'squirt and go' ability helps when merging onto busy roundabouts etc.
My own passenger seat conscience is good at stopping me fixating on whether I am getting 88 mpg down hill or 35 mpg uphill, or why the car isnt in EV mode when you'd expect it to be ,etc. She's right of course. These stats are great initially for showing the fuel savings possible from moderating speed a bit, gentle right foot and a few other techniques. But once learned its better to always drive like that out of habit ,sit back and enjoy. Let the car do its own stuff, with only occasional mpg checks out of interest.