Honestly mate, people aren't joking. 35 in 4th gear up hill is asking alot. Your revs will probs be around 2k rpm, maybe less. Any car, no matter how much low end torque it has will struggle to pick up doing that. Shift down to third and you will have a little pick up at about 3k rpm. Shift down to second and your bang in the middle of your peak torque range at about 4.5k rpm and you will have power on tap.
