Nobody here is comparing Civic with Aspire. That guy who owned them did that.
Anyhow, similar displacement engines generally tend to have similar RPMs at similar speeds. Like the Cultus, old carby, EFi and now the newer K-series all are around the similar RPM numbers on 120kph. Wagon R is also near the same numbers. Older Vitz without CVT also had similar RPMs at that speed. Even though the HP of old Cultus was 60, the new Cultus, Wagon R and first-gen Vitz all produce 67 HP, but they all have similar RPMs on 120kph.