Clear bra aka paint protection film. (Ie: Xpel, 3m). But those are expensive, and people usually just do bonnet, front lip etc. And if the workmanship is not top notch, it gives you more headache than you expected. But if done properly, yes... It can even withstand a certain level of stone chipping (if you went too fast the sharp small rock will still chip it through). But Xpel claims self-healing which I haven't really go and see it.
From detailers point of view, it is hard to maintain a car scratch-less, and scratches isn't top concern. Holograms due to improper polishing, bird bombs and watermarks etching are. The latter 2 are due to user negligence. Swirls most of the time due to outside car wash, or improper washing technique by own self (using old cloth, rough and all).
My ride already 4.5 years with coating, just a few hairlines scratches here and there. An annually light polishing take care of that (which I only did once till now).
It will feel like a City/Jazz for ZF2. The HP/Torque is same as well as the ivtec mechanism (MT). CVT has slightly less as stated on brochure due to transmission.
You can always Sprintex it if you worry that much

but crz still have power due to the light weight car and fast responsive pedal setting in sport mode...