There are many Petrol engines, that with a bit of tunage, blow diesel's torque out of the water..
See, your 2.4JTD engine, has 304Nm of Torque.
Saabs 2.3T Engine Used in the Aero has 350Nm of Torque.
Theres probably a few more, but when people go on about the Torque of diesels, i laugh...
And if the JTD was tuned to be a range topper/sport model then they could probably get a lot more torque/power out of it Don't underestimate modern diesels...
Anyway, back on topic. Yes, the 1.3 multijet is a fantastic engine, for all the reasons stated here