Yes its tempting to take it past 3500 :) My last car was Mercedes E320 96 and M3 95. This car has more power/torque than my m3 did but you have to wait a second for power where as the m3 was almost instant. Love them both the same and each car reward's you in different ways. I catch so many people stairing at the car that you feel shy to look at them and say hi.lol :)