Fiesta all the way. Just that the after sales service is a lil' infamous for being bad.

I'm not exactly a car enthusiast so I might not be the best person to give review.

I drove a Viva prior to getting my Fiesta so yea, huge difference. The handling is indeed a lot better & I have no qualm when it comes to avoiding things on the road.

Not sure what you're looking for when it comes to performance so I'll zip myself on that. Performance as in mileage? PC?

And oh, I drove the manual Fiesta. TBH, the Sports variance (AT) had some issue with its firmware. At least that's what I read the most in the Fiesta Facebook group.