175 Nm of torque, multiplied by the 4.1:1 final drive ratio, divided by the 0.324 m tire radius, means 2215 N of drive force. With a 1320 kg curb weight, that's about 0.17 g acceleration. "Sedate" would be a generous term for this.
The stock engine puts out up to about 280 Nm of torque, and is multiplied by the lower transmission gears, so this is a small fraction of the stock performance.
The motor can run up to 8000 rpm and can't produce its full rated power until 3000 rpm, but that gearing means those correspond to 238 km/h (@8000 rpm) and 89 km/h (@3000 rpm). So in normal driving, the motor is rarely given a chance to perform properly. The motor is just not well suited to driving the final drive directly, without an extreme final drive ratio. If you could get an 8.22:1 final drive (and you can't), you could get twice the acceleration up to 45 km/h, without losing any performance above that; you would have a 120 km/h top speed due to the motor speed limit, but you won't be able to reach that in a reasonable time anyway.
A typical production EV with a motor of similar speed specs (and usually much higher power) runs at least 6:1 overall reduction.
The stock engine puts out up to about 280 Nm of torque, and is multiplied by the lower transmission gears, so this is a small fraction of the stock performance.
The motor can run up to 8000 rpm and can't produce its full rated power until 3000 rpm, but that gearing means those correspond to 238 km/h (@8000 rpm) and 89 km/h (@3000 rpm). So in normal driving, the motor is rarely given a chance to perform properly. The motor is just not well suited to driving the final drive directly, without an extreme final drive ratio. If you could get an 8.22:1 final drive (and you can't), you could get twice the acceleration up to 45 km/h, without losing any performance above that; you would have a 120 km/h top speed due to the motor speed limit, but you won't be able to reach that in a reasonable time anyway.
A typical production EV with a motor of similar speed specs (and usually much higher power) runs at least 6:1 overall reduction.