Honda HRV 1.5 i-VTEC CVT automatic

Hello together, we drove with full anticipation the new HR-V with automatic transmission to the test. We really like the car with its many thought-out details. Visually he can not keep up with the Mazda CX-3, but is ok for us. But what has disturbed us more or less massively are the driving performance of the gasoline with automatic transmission. We knew from various press reports that the petrolers screamed for relatively high speeds and one would be more brisk with the diesel. But that the car is driving so sluggishly has surprised us negatively. The 130 hp is not noticed at all. A diesel is not considered for us because of the driving performance of max. 8.000 – 10,000 km/year. We would also like to buy a car with automatic transmission. So only the petrol engine remains. How are your experiences?