@ Autophile: I have not had the pleasure of using supreme in Altis so far therefore cannot comment on the knocking element. However I occasionally drive a friend's Lancer 1.6 Auto which gives horrible knocking on supreme.
@ Massive_one: Liana has been re-sold by my colleague to his relative therefore the umbilical cord is cut. There can't be any comparison between a 1.3 and 1.6L car. Altis is quieter and more responsive. Liana was economical and sticked to the ground like a lizard.
@ mani43. Thanks for the stats. They reflect only western europe. I was discussing entire europe, Americas, UK and UAE.