but my car weighs almost 1.5ton. So I have to apply a little gas in order to move the car from standstill. your statement might be true for a lightweight supermini car like Kancil. When I was in driving school, I did the same too with driving school's Kancil and 120Y. Their idle rpm is tuned a little bit high to avoid stalling (usually occurred when newbie trainees don't know how to play with clutch).

it's still a car. A '74 volvo 144 to be exact. kerb weight already 1300kg.


it's running on a 2L 4 cyl engine with single carb. Idle rpm normally set at 700-900rpm but peak torque only comes at 3000 rpm. Peak HP is only 97HP at 5700 rpm.

the transmission gear ratios are designed to enable highway cruising/overtaking without having to change gear quite often (4 speed), not to crawl in traffic jams (late 60's automotive engineering philosophy). with such gear ratio and idle rpm, i need to step a little gas. the plus point is, i don't need to press more than half of pedal travel at highway speed.