I`m afraid to say they seam to be like that the 1.5 engine is a little Gutless and Not to easy on the fuel either, I had the 1.5 S 09 model for a year was glad to see the back of it when I sold it,bought a 1.3 05 Tracker model with 34K on the clock and in my opinion the 1.3 engine/Jeep is the better choice of the two fair enough the 1.3 is a good bit smaller all round but still a Cracker little Jeep and has plenty of power for what it is, plus far better on the fuel too. But none of the two are fast machines any how, far too low geared in top gear, could do with an over drive but they never went that way or even a 6 speed would have helped big time but it`s all down to cost.