what is the downside? Heavy wear and tear on a small engine?
I’ve seen some relatively small 4s with turbos last well over 100,000 miles with proper maintenance.
Do you notice that GM and Chevy keep changing the names of their cars. Vega, Chevette, Nova, Cobalt, Cruze.
You get the impression that they are trying to make people forget their experiences with the older cars.
Civic and Corolla have been around for thity years.
what is the downside? Heavy wear and tear on a small engine?
.......................... Not if they use one made by Honda.
“what is the downside?”
Low torque. Not a biggie for most people.