I think Honda civic is a drivers car whereas corolla is more passengers car.When u take into accont the head and leg room at the back corolla wins by a big shot and when u talk abt brakes and engine civic is the winner,
A person posted whether the new civic is a good buy or should u buy a cl7 or premio,if u want to drive the car urself go for the civic,u can modify it and it feels good otherwise go for the other choices