My 1.4 16V doesn't need reving to move at 1mph.
I'm guessing that as your 1.4 16v is 85PS and the previous poster was referring to the 1.4 16v 75PS, that the 10PS at these power levels really did make a difference.
On the other hand, if you had had a 1.4 8v which I think was 60+PS then that car was a lot more flexible at
lower engine revs, so it too would have been quite happy at low speeds.
Actually the BBY 1.4 16V 75PS engine in the older and heavier chassis of Polo/
Ibiza was not very good to drive at all, having 1.4 16V 85PS in the lighter chassis Polo/
Ibiza makes a serious difference in the driving experience.
Edit:- sorry, if I had re-read this thread from the beginning I would have seen that loonymoon had said all that some time ago!!