I agree, a lot of the modern 16v engines only start to really pull between 4k - 7k at around 6500 there isn't much left on a standard engine.
My 8v will pull straight threw from 1k to around 6k no problem
I was playing with a Civic last night, on corners he wansnt that clever, as soon as we hit a straight he passed me. I was doing around 90 tho so go figure.
It's the driver sometimes lol.