it is seriously underpower. pickup sucks, but top speed and handling is just nice for me. personal best record of 185kmph on kesas, just before christmas

the intro-paper thingy says it's max speed is 175kmph. lol.
the way i drive, i tend to keep it around 2k to 2.5k rpm, usually reaching 80kmph to 90kmph, sometimes 100kmph if it's a smooth and clear path. i don't like to press brake, most of the time i just let go of accelerator and the car slow down itself, because if i do brake, i will have to rev high to pick up fast enough before people start flashing headlights or worse, bang my car.
never clock the time before, but it sucks when it comes to racing. i had troubles following friend's car too, mainly because of the slow pickup. on the bright side, i know i won't be racing with anyone.
i'm happy with my 1.3 gen2. it's fine, with more power it could be better. i hate the kesas highway cheras stretch where you have to go up hill. my car's engine sounds like it's going to explode soon. maybe it's because of the car's weight, cuz i don't see myvi having problem going uphill.
try to shift manually when at the cheras stetch... have problem with my previous less powerful cars too. but rev hard and it will go.