A couple of things for whatever its worth...the 93 black & tan pictured is not an LE, LE's (Limited Edition) have red leather/interior, not tan.
The 1.6 & 1.8 cars are not terribly different performance wise. A straight up race in stock trim will end up with the 1.8 winning, but only by a nose. In scca spec racing however 1.6 cars win more often then not. The 1.8 has more torque but the 1.6 has a "happier" high rpm powerband.
None of them are a bad choice.