[comptiger5000]

Around here, an underpowered car can be a real PITA. A lot of the highway ramps are short, and on the Merritt Parkway, some of the older ramps still have stop signs at the top. Trying to merge into 60mph traffic from a dead stop with decent traffic volume requires a car with guts. In my old 2000 Hyundai Elantra (2.0, auto), the 0-60 was over 10 seconds. Merging on these ramps was only possible at WOT, and even then, it required a huge gap in traffic. Doing it in the Jeep is MUCH easier (0-60 in 6.8s).

This is why more vehicles should have diesels, at least as an option. You can have the extra power without killing mpg like you do with most gas engines.