Hatchback 2013 Comparisons || Civic vs Corolla

**Snoop_gee** · 04-09-2013 08:31 AM

I really found this quite interesting in
\The competition is fierce in the hot hatch world.
The price tag + the feature u get + possible extras + warranty etc.

Recently i had my Burmese co-worker asked to help him decide on a car for his parents.
He wanted something brand new straight from the show room and economical.

Since they were deciding on the NEw! Toyota Corolla i was hoping to steer him away from that and go the New Civic hatch.

So lets check em out side by side.

What im really after is open minded opinions and feedback.

P.S in the End my co-worker went for the Civic purely based on the interior looks heaps better in terms of quality finish and the exterior styling looks SEXY

Imagery

Price
Only a guide of course
Honda Civic VTi-L Hatch back
$25,490 approx

Toyota Corolla Ascent Sport
$22990 approx

Transmission
Assuming we are looking at Automatic Transmissions .

Corolla
7 GEARS MultiDrive S-CVT (Constantly Variable Transmission)

Civic
5 Gears Sports Automatic

Engine:
Both are very very similar
1.8L
Torque and power:
Civic 104 kW 174 Nm
Corolla 103 kW 173 Nm

More details to add. ..
pending

**EKVTIR-T** · 04-09-2013 10:04 AM

Did you consider Pulsar

**neut** · 04-09-2013 10:32 AM

Ive sat in new corolla, Black outside and black inside with leather options, surprisingly i find it not bad. Theres afew cheap plastic feel here and there. Is also came with the Panorama sunroof, i think that what its called. I havent been in the civic so i cant comment

**Perry** · 04-09-2013 01:40 PM

My dad was in the same situation at the end he chose the civic just because build quality was different to the civic and price is very similar.
The new civic comes with alot of good standard features opose to previous years examples Reverse camera,bluetooth connectivity, USB adaptors etc. for around 21K for a VtiL that's pretty good.

**MangoGino** · 04-09-2013 02:33 PM

I think the Corolla's Ascent Sport version equivalent to a Civic's is the VTi-S version and not the VTi-L. The Ascent Sport's price ranges from $22500-$23500 where the VTi-S is from $21000-$22000. VTi-L is aimed at the Levin SX. VTi-LN at the Levin ZR. Toyota stripped a bit of features from the Ascent which is priced at the VTi-S range and sometimes even more, so imo just isn’t worth it. I had a very difficult time deciding too but I went with the Civic VTi-S as it looks nicer in the interior and feels better built, to me anyway. I also liked how the rear seats can fold up. I got better extras like 5 yr warranty and road side assistance, rego, black and white plates, mats & boot tray for $21000. Prices are for manual btw. The Corolla looks nicer when raw I reckon as it has that black bumper and the rear diffuser which you have to purchase separately for the civic.