So you're saying that the Altis/Civic 1.8 will definitely smoke the old EG hatchback with the 1.6 B16A?

It all depends on many factors, dude. Power-to-weight ratio, that's one thing. Another factor is engine tuning and technology. If you compare, City VTEC (1.5) with old Waja (1.6 4G18), obviously the City will beat it la.

Actually in this case I'm quite surprised. Didn't expect the Altis to be so powerful... but then again the engine is used in the MR-S also