normally its more vaulves the better,
you car goes faster only because it much lighter than civic, but i really doubt the drving capabilites of the civic driver as power to weight ratio of civic is much better than your car and your car might be faster from 0-30k (that means first gear only) but then it should civic all over your car.
unles other wise your starlet is the GT version with turbo in which case you will eat civic.