For me, its just stepping on the throttle; just goosing it a little and spinning the tires. A deep throaty exhaust, and roaring big engine, and a stylish coupe are waht my dreams are about.I like realistic power. Now where in the hell am I going to use 500+HP in a 3000lb car? 500+HP in a diesel truck on the other hand gets your load going faster and you can pass yuppies on the highway. The other two are for my love of camping/hunting. I won't ever do 200mph.
I'm not sure that the cummins gets up and moving like your talking about, but sure does have a lot of torque. People under estimate the diesels