Vauxhall has showed the all-new Vauxhall Corsa at the Frankfurt motor show in petrol and electric guises, ahead of customer deliveries beginning in January.
Prices for the Ford Fiesta rival were revealed last month. The base variant, the 1.2-litre non-turbo petrol in SE trim, starts from £15,550, with standard kit including LED headlights, 16in alloys and a 7in touchscreen radio.
SE can be had with sat-nav for an additional £740, plus a Premium pack. Further up the range is SRI (from £18,700), Elite Nav (from £18,990) and petrol and automatic-only Ultimate at £25,990.
Though yet to be officially confirmed, company car price lists reveal the battery electric Vauxhall Corsa E model starts at £26,790 after the UK government grant. That's expected to be less than the equivalent Peugeot e-208, with which the Corsa shares its powertrain and platform.
Vauxhall claims all combustion engine variants emit less CO2 than the most efficient versions of the outgoing Corsa, partly thanks to a weight reduction of up to 108kg. The line-up starts with a 74bhp 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol unit mated to a five-speed manual gearbox - this is the lightest variant of the car, weighting in at 980kg.
A 99bhp turbocharged version is also available from launch that can be had with a six-speed manual or eight-speed automatic transmission.
Also available is a 1.5-litre diesel unit producing 99bhp and 184lb ft of torque, though it’s expected to make up a small fraction of the total sales. Official economy or performance figures of the three engines aren’t yet available, but they are likely to be comparable to the same units in the platform-sharing Peugeot 208.
The new Corsa is the first Vauxhall model that has been developed since the firm was bought by the PSA Group, which also owns Peugeot, Citroën and DS. It shares the PSA Group’s new CMP platform and powertrains with the recently launched 208.
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Has anyone tried using this for the new Corsa? It seems really slow/buggy. Which is not a good thing if car manufacturers want to change the way they sell cars.
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The problem seems to be with Google Chrome as I just tried it with Microsoft Edge and it works fine with that browser.
Finally: Looks pretty good
In my opinion the outgoing Corsa has been a bit long in the tooth for a while, and the facelift with the sticky out front lip and bulging headlights was weird and ugly and couldn’t hide the fact it was an old design from 13 years ago.
I think this new Corsa looks much more modern and fresh and I think will sit better with it’s Astra and Insignia siblings.
Also just a geeky observation, but it looks as though this might be the first Vauxhall to finally catch up with the trend of putting side-repeaters on the door mirrors as opposed to the front fenders.
Pricey
No, you're not alone
and it's not just list prices. Ford, now Vauxhall both have entry level superminis running 16in wheels. An entry level superminin once provided an option for those looking for affordable basic transport but even the tyres (decent) are going to cost a packet on these little cars from now on, or force people onto cheap, less safe rubber.