"he slows down to a snail's pace half a mile before the light"

Guilty. I take my foot off the gas as soon as it turns red and my F150 is a 6-speed auto so you can imagine the engine braking I get. I see drivers get frustrated and pull into the other lane, only to find out they end up behind a bunch of vehicles at the light whilst I pull away easily.

And I accelerate very slowly and never drive above the limit unless I see a situation I wish to avoid. I am amazed at the acceleration and agility of my new truck. On side streets, 15 to 20 kph in a 50 unless I know I am holding someone up. It's not just about the gas... it's about reducing the stress level because the drivers around here WILL stress you out.

Mum's car is a Chrysler 300. I do the driving. I drive 40 kph in a 50 unless I know I am holding someone up because she is blind in one eye and doesn't see well with the other... she gets nervous. BUT, when I get that German engineered puppy on the road without Mum in it, I CANNOT drive the limit (except on a few heavy traffic roads). Man does that riggin ever move and handle!!! I crank up the volume and rooooll. It corners on a dime at speed. I blew the carbon out early this morning in light traffic on a four lane. Three times, pedal to the metal from a dead stop on the shoulder to 160 kph. Unfortunately, I could only hold 160 briefly because there was too much traffic to do so. Talk about blue air! She ain't made for tooling around town at 40 kph eh.