xkcd bot (now with alt text)title text: An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.
(https://xkcd.com/2948)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2948)
Phil Stevens 
@xkcdbot But you get the joy of needing a transmission to turn that pitiful off-idle torque into something useful!