Offering excellent value, the Vauxhall Corsa is a practical and affordable supermini car with a pleasant interior that well with its rivals like Ford Fiesta, Skoda Fabia and Volkswagen Polo. Vauxhall Corsa started its journey from Vauxhall Nova in the mid-eighties, whereas in Europe knew the same car as the Opel Corsa. In 1993 Vauxhall Corsa adopted the Corsa name and since then it has become synonymous with affordable, fun and user-friendly motoring.
This latest model differs from the earlier models of the Corsa as buyers have loved always the little Vauxhall‘s brands of their practicality, affordability and built quality as well as its cheeky look.
With constant refreshes and trim changes for the Corsa to keep it new and fresh, the latest model is a very thorough rebuilt of its predecessors. It’s available with three or five doors range respectively.
Corsa has a large range of engine. There are ten in total, many with very similar outputs, though the difference between the three cylinders and four-cylinder units is significant. Four-cylinder petrol engines include the entry level 1.2, 1.4 and a turbocharged and 1.0 turbocharged three-cylinder is used by Corsa.
The turbo version in 1.4 litre with 98bhp is a little better but it’s still quite noisy as compared to 113 bhp three cylinder turbo petrol engines, which completely changes the character of the car. If fuel consumption and fuel economy is concerned then 1.3 diesel engine is matchless, with the 113 bhp 1.0-litre petrol engine is a great choice if you tend to drive short distances.
The 1.3litre CTDi engine with 94 bhp is the best for long distances and its 93g/km CO2 emission make it free to tax. It would certainly get the clients vote over the same engine with 74bhp, which takes a sluggish 14.8 seconds to get from 0-62 mph.
At the top of the range of engines of Corsa, the extreme is VXR model with 1.6litre turbocharged engine reaching 202 bhp. According to the expectation it is as fast as any sports car available in the market in the same range with dash to 60 mph within six seconds. The power tends to come in a big surge, however.
The petrol engines in the old Corsa were fairly gutless, so the latest 113 bhp 1.0litre turbo is a very welcome addition to the lineup. It pulls strongly even at low revs and takes the car from 0-62 mph in 10 seconds. It is the second quickest engine in the range and also very refined and efficient, so it’s the one Vauxhall recommends.
At a glance, you could easily mistake the new Corsa for its predecessors it has the same door pillars and glass area as before.
Improvements to the suspension and engines of the new Corsa mean it is more refined than before. It also has one of the best interiors in its class. The steering and suspensions have been set up specifically for UK roads, so the Corsa deals with rough surfaces with great ease. With the Corsa design one gets LED lights, a leather steering wheel, and air conditioning and fog lights.
