Between Corolla Altis Diesel and Chevrolet Cruz,which one is better bet in terms of performance?

Toyota focused in economy instead of performance in Altis diesel and it shows in the peformance and efficiency figures, in the other hand GM focused on mainly in performance. Altis comes with a 1.4 ltr engine and in the same time Cruze with a 2.0 ltr engine. Altis gives you more miles and cruze gives you more fun. Practically Altis will be the right pick as concerned resale value, cost of ownership, maintenance cost and space.