My 3.23, 1900 rpm stall speed car spends 90% of its drive time at or below 2100 rpm. Most everything other than free way driving is below that rpm. It cruises through neighborhoods at about 1100 rpm. I would say that most of the light throttle, loaded acceleration is usually in the 1500 to 2000 rpm range, getting the car back to 45 mph, pulling up a hill or accelerating out of a turn.

Don't lose focus on what your goal is, and how the car is really used/driven.