He was feeling pretty peppy from the tile he'd just set, was covered with ceramic dust from cutting it.

By a seat-of-the-pants evaluation, the Sequel feels reasonably peppy; acceleration is smooth and nearly silent.

Strangely, the smaller 2.6 responded more quickly to the throttle and actually felt more peppy.

G.M. has nailed it, creating a hatchback that feels peppy and mainstream yet can sip less fuel than any gas- or diesel-powered car sold in America.

She was feeling pretty peppy about meeting at the home office site again, where the AutoChef was a treasure trove of wonders.

"If you work the gears," I wrote in the logbook, "it feels peppy enough."

And the score, which shoehorns in an assortment of songs from other Porter musicals among those he wrote for "High Society," can feel relentlessly peppy.

Compared with the popular Ford Escape, the taller Liberty felt more lurchy and less peppy.

It feels reasonably peppy, and it is surprisingly smooth for a power plant in this price range.