Skoda vs Honda engines

Test drove a few automatics from Škoda, Honda and Hyundai. No doubt, the 1.0L AT of Škoda/ VW is much better than the others we test drove. Like nothing could compare this. 🤌🏾 Absolutely love the driving feels. Manual is no doubt better but need an automatic for the tier - 1 city traffic as it could get very difficult for elders driving in the family. How good is Honda engine in terms of power and overtakes? Because, Elevate is comfortable to drive but makes a lot of noise when accelerating which is carried to the cabin and the car seems to accelerate rather slowly. Keeping the engine and the driving factors aside, I’ve a couple questions. As soon as I mention Honda, people say best because it’s reliable and need not think about anything for about 1.5-2lac kilometres! This is really good to hear. Whenever I mention Škoda, people say damn, that’s really a driver’s car because of how responsive it is. Now, does this mean Škoda/ VW engines are powerful but not reliable in the long term? We’d be having this vehicle for as long as we can keep (10+ years) and would it be a problem or run into issues later? Any other pointers/ suggestions/ recommendations are welcome. Thanks in advance 🙏🏾