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Diesels have lot's of torque even at low RPM. My diesel can start moving from stopped at small inclines even at idle, no accelerator input. Not great to do, but it can.

Meanwhile some gas cars will stall without accelerator input at straight road.

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Yep, I have a manual diesel 4WD and have taught several people to drive it in a pinch when needed. It's very forgiving as I can just tell them "Put your foot on the clutch, shift into first, and slowly take your foot off the clutch". At that point, they're slowly driving around in first gear and can practice shifting up and down a bit without worrying about the accelerator too much.

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