sir beg to differ, the worst of these r civic for sure. have u seen the inside of the bonnet the quality of weld and to top it off have u ever recorded the string of issues and warranty claims and rust issues with civic.
to top it off the price of turbo RS is insane, to me its the most irrelevant car and gonna be hard sell shortly coz of it falling in the price range of sportage.
Elantra on the other hand is the new bad boy, you may think that it doesnt have any advantage over corolla or civic but it does have tons of advantages not only on paper. it does have good 17 HP on top and a very robust and tried and tested gear box. also the inside of the engine bay the insulation of the doors the fit and finish of the bumpers more or less every single department is better in Elantra.
plastics are same in all 3 sedans. have you seen the local interior quality in corolla (the moulded plastic have wrinkles if u look closely) and the door cards of civic are similar quality.
the seats of civic r worst. the rear leg room of civic is a joke. if u compare elantra has more space at rear seats than civic.
i dont think civic is a better buy than elantra in any department and so is corolla. besides corolla has the most localized parts and it shows when u look closely and m talking from personal experience coz i have kept it.
i suggest that u take a good drive test of elantra and decide, i did that and found it heads and shoulders above the competition. the list of optional extras goes on and on.
even with conventional auto the average observed milage by the users of elantra is 13-15 kmpl in city which is surely better than civic and equal to corolla.
besides both corolla and civic are so common. i think exclusivity and head turning ability of elantra is miles ahead too specially with its super bright DRLS (civic DRLs look like parking light infront of elantra).
civic is 6 years old design and upcoming one is surely fugly from front and corolla will be fugly from behind. and than there will be proper new shape 2022 and handsome elantra to compete with them. so we should open our hearts and accept the reality.
elantra is the new bad boy, its a better car in every way.