Low speed torque and driveability ?

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I was driving my Avenger RT today and paying attention to the rpms, granny driving, taking off at a light with slowest acceleration for me to get up to speed I was in the 1800-2100 rpm band at that rate any engine makes more than enough power for that. More normal driving I'm fairly heavy footed 2000-3000 rpm, hovered at 2500 rpm average and any more aggressive part throttle (1/2 throttle) like passing, merging or just having fun it dropped down a gear and was 3000-4000 rpm and up to 5000 rpms if I stayed in it.

What I get for this car torque under 2500 rpm really don't matter much for driveability performance wise as long the car likes to run down there cause that's where it cruises. Above that any real acceleration it drops a gear and is in the 3000 + rpms and has decent pull there.

When I get my Valiant on the road this week I look at how performs at these rpms, being a 380hp crate with a smallish 2800 stall and highway gears 2.xx I know driveability is alright could be better but far from being a slug.

My 408 has an advertised duration right around 300 and doesn't like to live under 1600rpm, but will happily cruise the back roads at 1850+. A moderate hill and I'm more comfortable at 2200. It's a 4spd, so it's a little different animal than if it was an auto though.
Back when I had the 318/904 the car came with, it had a 9" converter that would flash to 4800 but on the highway it still only turned 4k at 75. It turned 3k almost all the time at neighborhood speeds too. It felt "racy" but in all honesty it was perfectly driveable. Still is, but I know folks who have ridden in it who think it's way too much for the street. Just reinforces to me the notion that drivable is super subjective because I still don't consider it fast, let alone a racecar.