The Toyota Corolla is number 1 selling car in WORLD!! way better then Honda as engine has half of moving parts and doors are 1 weld as well as many other places. They get better MPG with standard engine and with XRS get a lot more power then Civic. 178 Hp and 154 torque which si does not touch. they hold better resale and are cheaper, bigger, and more reliable. New 09 gets 38MPG average. New si costs 30k while XRS is 26,000. S or LE are 16-19000 loaded while Civic is 18000 -22000.