@danyal, Steermatic has 110 hp which is the same as 1.5L Civic Exi. More importantly it has the same torque as that of 1.6 Civic Vti. Combine that with a close-ratio seven speed gear box (in manual mode) and you have a winning combo.
I'm not being pesonal with Xli/Gli. My dad has one. Drive the corolla for one hour. Swap the cars and drive the steermatic for 1 minute. You'll undertsand the difference. It just wraps around you. The throttle input, the steering feed back etc. What else can i say.... 