i test drive 208 and the 1.5 civic turbo and could say the 208 beat the civic turbo hands down. i felt the torque when accelerating with the 208 and it just keeps going with only ~40% of pedal pressed (3 adult in car). for the civic, i had to floored the accelerator to feel the power and the acceleration is not as good as 208 (3 adult in car too). i think the 208 win hands down in performance. but reliability wise i really not sure.