It's got decent pick up, all those gears. When you need tp accel fast, it's there, but hey, the van is loaded to the gills..all that stuff ends up on ground if you go too fast. Best thing is getting a call 100 kms away when you have 600 already on tank, you know you can go without stopping for gas as it gets 1000 to 1200 kms consistently. A lot less time spent looking for gas stations.