Finally we managed to find time to test drive the Exora Bold last weekend. Can say I couldn't stop smiling (or was it grinning from ear to ear?) all the way from start to finish. The torque was simply superb. We were pleasantly surprised with the short driving experience that we had.

Say you're driving a normally-aspirated Exora CPS, would you consciously make an effort to keep the rpm below the 2000 mark while driving off when the lights turn to green?

I don't get your point actually. but to answer your question anyway, without the turbo spooling it would behave just like any other 1.6-litre nomarlly-aspirated engine.