How should a 1.0 16v perform?

[tomosllyr]

My girlfriend's just got herself a very nice 1.0 16v vvti S as her first car. However, she's worried that there's something wrong with it as she expected it to be quicker than it is. I've already said I'll take it for a spin when I get home (at University at the moment), but I was just wandering what it should be like to drive?

I know it'll be lacking in torque as it's 16v, but I'm guessing it should be quite nippy as it's 67bhp in a small car? Does it sound normal if it's struggling to reach 60mph in fifth? She also mentioned that there seems to be very little throttle travel - does this sound normal?

I'm sure I'll be able to tell when I drive it if it's okay or not, but just wanted to get an idea.