The engine isn't lugging at 2,200 as long as you keep it on a light throttle. It also corresponds fairly nicely to 30 mph in 3rd, 40 in 4th and 50 in 5th which is handy for going through town/village speed limits.
As soon as the road's clear then 3,000 upwards is the fun zone

My point (perhaps not very well made) is that the "old" compensator had it's good points when it works and there could be a low rev compromise with the 2014 Centra unit.
I'm sure as more Centras get out in the field we'll get more feedback.