I'll agree with you on that, and not just because I own one either. The effective power band is roughly 1,500 to 6,000: which is a very broad spread. The first time I drove it I found myself doing 80+ in 60 zones because there was no sensation of speed, no noise from the engine, nothing.
I don't think it is super-fast in the vein of a SRi turbo, but it is effortless in terms of mid-range power which is where we spend most of our time driving. Economical too.