My point really is that although the Honda might be better on running costs and build quality, it certainly is not at the other end of the scale.
So the overall score should be much closer.
And as far as build quality is concerned, my wife has the latest Civic and I don't think there much difference IMO. That is comparing similar age/design cars.
As for running costs, the 350 is way cheaper than my 2 previous cars, Lexus & BMW.