It depends on your driving style. If you wish to beat honda city than consider purchase the CFE variant. I own Preve Exec and from my experience, Exec variant lacks power when you are moving from a stationary position. This is apparent especially after the traffic light turns green. You can see myvi, honda city and sometimes even vios overtake you. But i must give credit to Exec variant on its performance on the highway. Once it has gained momentum, the performance is quite impressive. If you want to race, the best that you can do on the stock exec car is put the gear in S mode. It will rev higher and the pickup is better but still honda city wins.

I must say Preve Exec is only suitable for drivers who prefer comfortable and relaxing drive. You want more performance? Buy CFE variant. Nuff said.