New Vauxhall Corsa review: Has Britain's best-selling small car become better?

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Vauxhall's Corsa hatchback is Britain's best-selling supermini and I've been 運動ing the 最新の model ? both 石油 and electric 力／強力にする ? in its 40th 周年記念日 year.

Amazingly, over five 世代s [if you count the Nova 開始する，打ち上げるd in the UK in 1982, that is], it's been around for a third of the entire life of the Vauxhall brand, which is this year celebrating its 120th birthday.

Bosses have 扱う／治療するd the nation's favourite small car with a 中央の-life facelift - be it a 公正に／かなり 包括的な one to make some big changes since it was 開始する，打ち上げるd 支援する in 2019.

But do these 昇格s and tweaks keep it at the 最高の，を越す of the pile for Britons wanting a solid five-seat compact hatchback? And is the Corsa Electric really 価値（がある） the 抱擁する 賞与金 over the basic 石油 見解／翻訳／版?

Vauxhall has given the 最新の Corsa a 徹底的な 中央の-life 精密検査する. But is the Corsa Electric (left) really 価値（がある） twice the price of the 入ること／参加（者） 石油 (権利)? We've 実験（する）d both to find out...

The 中央の-cycle update has seen the Corsa 範囲 become 簡単にするd with three 削減する levels - 入ること／参加（者）-level Design, GS, and Ultimate ? and a choice of three 石油 engines and two electric モーターs.?

It's also been made chrome-解放する／自由な, has a new fully 数字表示式の 操縦室 and refreshed alloy wheel designs.

The touchscreen infotainment 審査する size has been upped to 10-インチs, while the tech 力／強力にするing it has also been given a 改造する.

What's the 石油 Corsa like to 運動?

What 証明するd a particular 予期しない delight was getting behind the wheel of the perky new Corsa GS 1.2-litre Turbo 石油.

For 言及／関連, Vauxhall has 中止するd selling the Corsa with a ディーゼル engine, so that's no lo nger an 選択 for UK 買い手s.?

Our man was overjoyed to 実験（する） the 1.2-litre 石油 that's without keyless tech, a 押し進める-button ignition and (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 gearbox. It is a 支援する to basics モーター with a six-速度(を上げる） 手動式の 伝達／伝染 and a physical 重要な

Having been the best-selling supermini of 2021 (and the 完全な most bought new car in Britain) and 2022, Corsa is on 跡をつける to repeat the feat this year

After spending so much time 運動ing many of the 最新の modern hi-tech cars with whizzy 'start' buttons to 解雇する／砲火／射撃 up the engine or electric モーター and engage (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 伝達／伝染s with steering wheel paddles to change gear, it took me a moment to re-orientate myself with 支配（する）／統制するs that return to something 似ているing 条約.

For my car had...a 重要な. A physical 重要な. One that you slot into the ignition switch on the dashboard and turn to start the car. What a delight! And a 救済 to 可能性のある 買い手s 脅すd witless about the 現在進行中の keyless 乗り物 crimewave!

Then it was my foot on the clutch to put the 手動式の stick-転換 into first gear.?The joy of six gears left me in fourth-世代 Corsa heaven and brought a real smile to my 直面する.

Now I 高く評価する／（相場などが）上がる there are many people out there still 運動ing older or 入ること／参加（者）-level 乗り物s for whom this is やめる a normal everyday experience.?

井戸／弁護士席, savour it. Like I did. Because the 傾向 is away from that.?

Few new cars have a 手動式の gearbox - 特に with the move に向かって electric.?

So, the 行為／法令／行動する of 肉体的に changing gear may soon become a lost art. In fact, the 最新の DVSA stats show that?one in five 運動ing 実験（する）s are now for an (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃-only licence - that's compared to?just one in 20 a １０年間 ago.

And it's not just new 運転者s who want 自動車s; searches for cars with (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 伝達／伝染s have risen from 9.9 per cent in 2014 to 18.6 per cent this year, the AA recently 設立する.

The fact that it took me a few seconds to find myself was w arning enough.?

But what 広大な／多数の／重要な, tactile fun. It really is engaging with the car in a way that 運動ing an (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 ? or even a paddle 転換 - cannot 配達する.

The 中央の-spec GS 削減する riding on 17-インチ wheels with its 燃料-sipping 100 horsepower 3-cylinder turbocharged 石油 engine cost £23,605 - 含むing £700 for the fetching Crimson Red 賞与金 two-トン metallic paint with 黒人／ボイコット roof.

It's a enjoyable, simple and 比較して raw to 運動, with acceleration from 0-to-62mph in an 適する 9.9 second up to a 最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる） of 120mph - which is more than you could ever need.

Ray says the 手動式の 石油 Corsa is 広大な／多数の／重要な, tactile fun. 'It really is engaging with the car in a way that 運動ing an (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 ? or even a paddle 転換 - cannot 配達する'

CO2 放出／発行s are 比較して low at between 114g to 117g/km with cash-saving 燃料 economy of up to 55.4mpg

The id-life 昇格 has seen the Corsa get a new fully 数字表示式の 操縦室 and refreshed alloy wheel designs.?The touchscreen infotainment 審査する size has been upp ed to 10-インチs, while the tech 力／強力にするing it has also been given a 改造する

? Slide me ?

Boot capacity for the 石油 Corsa is 309 litres with the seats up. That's far from class 主要な. The Renault Clio, for example, 申し込む／申し出s up to 391 litres of space. 倍の the 後部 seat backrests 負かす／撃墜する and there's 1,118 litres of 負担ing room

CO2 放出／発行s are 比較して low at between 114g to 117g/km with cash-saving 燃料 economy of up to 55.4mpg.

An 8-速度(を上げる） (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 見解／翻訳／版 is also 利用できる at a 賞与金, in this 事例／患者 押し進めるing the 小売 price (which hardly anyone ever 支払う／賃金s, given how 割引-happy Vauxhall 売買業者s are) to £25,606.

The 石油 範囲 starts from £19,625 for the 75 horsepower 1.2-litre Corsa up to £28,385 for the bells-and-whistles 130 horsepower 1.2-litre turbo (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃.

A hybrid model will arrive in time for the new year, Vauxhall says.?

Is the Corsa Electric just as impressive then??

Having tried the 1.2-litre 石油 Corsa, Ray also took a spin in the 昇格d Corsa Electric

You notice すぐに a 重要な 上げる from the extra oomph of 力／強力にする. 'It 加速するd briskly and silently from 残り／休憩（する） to 62mph in a whizzy 8.2 seconds, which felt 劇的な faster than the 1.7 seconds 湾 to the 1.2 石油 I drove before it'

The most important 業績／成果 明言する／公表する of all is its （人命などを）奪う，主張するd 範囲 of 246 miles. This should be good for long distance trips 同様に as 地元の runs or 都市の 減刑する／通勤するing

Vauxhall also put on a 選択 of the 殴打／砲列-only Corsas for me to try.

I took to the wheel of the 無-放出／発行 156 horsepower (115kWh) Corsa Electric in 最高の，を越す of the 範囲 Ultimate long-範囲 削減する.

You notice すぐに a 重要な 上げる from the extra oomph of 力／強力にする.?

It 加速するd briskly and silently from 残り／休憩（する） to 62mph in a whizzy 8.2 seconds, which felt 劇的な faster than the 1.7 seconds 湾 to the 1.2 石油 I drove before it.?

最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる） - where 合法的な [essentially he German Autobahn] - is 93mph.?

Yet, the most important 業績／成果 明言する／公表する of all is its （人命などを）奪う，主張するd 範囲 of 246 miles. This should be good for long distance trips 同様に as 地元の runs or 都市の 減刑する／通勤するing - the latter two 事例／患者s where the Corsa is most 一般的に operating in the 手渡すs of its British owners.

非難する to 80 per cent takes just 30 minutes on a 100kW DC 急速な／放蕩な charger. However, 推定する／予想する 5 hours 15 minutes for a 十分な 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 on a 国内の 11kW AC charger, and 7 hours 30 minutes with a 7kW 見解／翻訳／版.

While it certainly has its 業績／成果 and frugality 利益s over the 石油 model, this comes at a cost. And a big one! The 最高の，を越す of the 範囲 Corsa Electric costs the same as a BMW 3 Series

While it certainly has its 業績／成果 and frugality 利益s over the 石油 model, this comes at a cost. And a big one!

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The price of the car I 実験（する）d was a hefty £39,285 含むing £700 for metallic paint. Ouch! That's almost as much as a base-level BMW 3 Series saloon [which starts from £40,205 for the 320i 石油].

Vauxhall says this can be mitigated with their 競争の激しい PCP (personal 契約 購入（する）) 財政／金融 取引，協定s on 申し込む／申し出, and that the 貯金 made by switching to electric can （不足などを）補う for the extra cost of 購入（する）.?

There's also the fact that 売買業者s are 削除するing thousands of 続けざまに猛撃するs off the price of new EVs 現在／一般に - with Stellantis, Vauxhall's parent company, 顕著に 申し込む／申し出ing the biggest 割引s. It means there is little chance of anyone 支払う／賃金ing the 範囲-topping 近づく-£40k RRP for a 殴打／砲列 Corsa.?

The cheapest model in the electric 範囲 starts from £32,445 for the いっそう少なく powerful 136 horsepower 見解／翻訳／版 - which is still a sizable price tag for a small 乗り物.

Cars and モーターing 判決: Is the Corsa Electric 価値（がある） the 大規模な 賞与金 over 石油?

Daily Mail モーターing Editor, Ray Massey, says the Corsa's 改良s should keep it at the 最高の，を越す of the supermini pops for the next few years

The 改訂するd Corsa has certainly got 詐欺師 looks both inside and out that - in my 注目する，もくろむs - is a 激烈な 改良 over the 淡褐色-looking 去っていく／社交的な car.?

It has acquired the modern 'Vizor' 直面する that now adorns the Vauxhall 範囲, and this has made it all the more handsome.

The 簡単にするd 範囲 makes it a far いっそう少なく 混乱させるing 選択 for 買い手s, too. And with the 普通の／平均（する） age of Corsa 買い手s dropping, this off-the-shelf style 小売 手段 should help make it more 控訴，上告ing.

入ること／参加（者） level pricing for the 石油 variants makes it a good 選択 for those on a 予算, looking for a second car that won't break the bank, or 捜し出すing a new starter car for a son or daughter that won't leave them feeling embarrassed の中で their peers.

However, the electric 見解／翻訳／版 comes with a 法外な price tag, to say the very least.?

Is it 価値（がある） 二塁打 the cost of the 石油 just to 誇る about its eco 信任状? That's a very hard sell from a 財政上の 見地, and given the low running and 所有権 costs of the 石油, a difficult proposition to put to any 運転者 - 特に younger drivers, for whom the Corsa is 大部分は 的d.

And the Corsa Electric is at 危険 of 熱心に 定価つきの 競争相手s coming into the market, 特に EVs from 中国, which is 積極性 的ing this 部門.

The 選択 to spread the 負担 with PCP 財政／金融 契約s - starting from around £250 加える deposit - is a smart move to 的 小売 買い手s. But this won't be attractive to everyone - and others will be able to better this with more affordable 財政／金融 一括s.

Inside, Vauxhall says it has 'detoxified' the 内部の styling, with a cleaner dashboard and いっそう少なく clutter. There are 審査するs. But it still 保持するs buttons and knobs for 決定的な and safety 批判的な f unctions, which is a very good thing.

Once the new facelifted car starts rolling off 生産／産物 lines and into showrooms, it is certainly in with a good chance to 保持する its 栄冠を与える.

But as with many 競争相手 （人命などを）奪う，主張するs to the モーター 産業 君主国, it will be a 戦う／戦い 王室の.

Vauxhall Corsa through the years?

Nova (1982-1993)

The Corsa bloodline dates 支援する to the Nova, which first arrived in the UK in 1982

Vauxhall’s first supermini 申し込む／申し出ing was called Nova, not Corsa, and 開始する，打ち上げるd in the UK in 1982.

First-世代 Corsa B (1993-2000)

The Corsa B, which （機の）カム in 1993, debuted the model moniker that has since become a 世帯 - or driveway - 指名する

It wasn’t until 1993 that British 買い手s saw the Nova's 交替／補充, known as ‘Corsa’, which （機の）カム equipped with the 最新の in high-tech 道具, such as a tape player (!) ? a world apart from the 最新の Corsa’s new 10-インチ 審査するs.

This first Corsa was designed to 控訴，上告 to a broader audience. A much rounder, softer design was created, with ‘saucer-注目する，もくろむ’ headlamps to tie in with its 削減（する） looks.?

It was longer and more spacious than the Nova, and also introducing higher safety 基準s for its segment, with features such as ABS ブレーキing, 味方する-衝撃 保護 and 前線 airbags. The 石油 GSi model featured 16 弁s, while the ディーゼル engine 見解／翻訳／版 became turbocharged.

Second-generatio n Corsa C (2000-2006)

The second-gen Corsa C was a roaring sales success, with the styling 控訴，上告ing to a younger audience

Styling for this 世代 of Vauxhall Corsa was not too far 除去するd from the popular previous model, though the updates saw it 控訴，上告 to a much younger audience.?

The model also grew in length again, and had a wider 姿勢 with a longer wheelbase, which 大いに 増加するd 内部の space.?

For the first time, the 団体／死体 was fully galvanised, while a sophisticated four-弁 'Ecotec' 石油 and new direct-注射 turbo ディーゼル engine 選択 確実にするd greater 力／強力にする, lower 燃料 消費 and low 放出／発行 values, 従うing with Euro 4 放出／発行s 基準s.

Third 世代 Corsa D (2006-2014)

Around 2006 is when the Ford Fiesta's 要塞／本拠地 on the market 現れるd. The Corsa D, which wasn't as good to 運動 as the Fiesta, had its work 削減（する） out

Vauxhall began to separate out design language for three and five-door models, with the smaller car giving nods to the earlier Nova’s sporty 外見.?

The five-door car became a spacious, family-焦点（を合わせる）d car while the sleeker three-door was a 会社／堅い favourite の中で boy racer types (特に the hot VXR variant that arrived in 2007).?

The model grew in length again, but not 越えるing four metres in length.?

This 見解／翻訳／版 of the car 伸び（る）d ecoFlex 科学（工学）技術 with 燃料-saving Start/Stop systems and 高度に efficient engines.

Fourth 世代 Corsa E (2014-2019)

詐欺師 looks and new tech still couldn't see the Corsa match the Fiesta on sales through the fourth-世代 model's 存在

More dynamic, practical and stylish, was Vauxhall's 目的（とする） for this 世代 of Corsa.?

A heated steering wheel, heated seats and (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 気候 支配（する）／統制する were 利用できる, along with a 前線 camera with sensors, Traffic 調印する 承認 and 小道／航路 Keep 補助装置.?

The infotainment system brought with it Apple CarPlay and Android 自動車, and a 7-インチ touch 審査する became 基準.?

Fifth 世代 Corsa (2019?現在の)

The 現在の Corsa, the first with electric 力／強力にする as an 選択, has been の近くに to - if not at the 最高の，を越す - of UK sales charts since it 現れるd. Can the facelift 改善する on this?

The 最新の 世代 of Corsa featured a fully electric powertrain for the first time, in 新規加入 to 石油 and ディーゼル-力／強力にするd engines - the latter since 存在 dropped.?

For the first time in the small car segment, the Corsa introduced adaptive glare-解放する／自由な IntelliLux LED matrix lighting, 同様に as other 明言する／公表する-of-the-art features such as 今後 衝突／不一致 警報, (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 緊急 ブレーキing and レーダ-based Adaptive 速度(を上げる） 支配（する）／統制する.?

The Corsa’s 扱うing was 改善するd with a lower centre of gravity, while the driver’s H-point has lowered by 28mm, giving a more engaged feel behind the wheel.?

A クーデター-like profile has been 達成するd with a 48mm-lower roofline, yet 前線 乗客 headroom was 現実に 増加するd.

Source: Vauxhall?