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[QUOTE="CR125_tom, post: 173620, member: 22825"]
It depends what you're looking for.  I want my truck to have lots of low end torque, but I don't necessarily want that in my car (now that I'm a family man :think ).  Back in the hot rod days...from the 60's (and even the 80's), there weren't that much technology in the engines of production cars to have them crank at 8000 rpm except in high dollar race engines.

Personally, I like the slingshot feeling when I'm in a light sportscar at the peak of the hp curve.  Even better sensations if it's a turbo.   I also love taking my gixxer up to 10k on the tach...BUT I also love the neck snapping low end torque of a Corvette out of the hole.

I would want my truck's peak torque to be at least 2800 actually for all practical senses so it doesn't wheeze out on acceleration and I bet it's better on the engine (that is unless you got a diesel or a lugging big block).  
I would want my sportscar to peak hp and torque at least at 5000.  Much more fun drivin!!

As far as having to drive the living crap out of the rice burners; I had a civic SI that went to 220K miles before I sold it and it still purred.  The only hop up was a header and catback exhaust (no big coffee can exhaust tip).  Only major replacement item was a new clutch and I didn't drive it like a pansy.   
Can't say that about the mustang i had.
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