Vauxhall Corsa is a good hatchback with great performance

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15 Dec 2017
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Vauxhall Corsa

Style, comfort and practicality, all is perfect


Vauxhall Corsa is a practical, affordable and excellent in hatchbacks

When performance is everything, then Vauxhall Corsa is the best choice in hatchbacks. It is with good practical approach, it is affordable and easy to live with, standard equipment and features are there to perform well and above all its interior is pleasant one if compares with its rivals. Well balanced body structure with good road grip along with stylish and appealing look is its hallmark. It offers very comfortable experience to be in. Its practicality is more desirable than its famous and well renowned rivals. Ford Fiesta hatchback, Renault Clio Hatchback and VW Polo hatchback are its major rivals but Vauxhall Corsa is nose tip ahead from its competent rivals in some dimensions.

Exterior and interior are well matched with each other

Vauxhall Corsa is a stylish hatchback. Its exterior is beautifully made with good aerodynamic design. Front grille and front bumper has good symmetry in them. Well fixed and designed headlamps are well prominent and dominant. Side walls are with strong and dark creases but at the bottom just like sports car. Gradually up lift structure offers less thrust and resistance while driving.

Back is impressive with good tail lights. Back bumper has a good finish and completed the aerodynamic shape of the vehicle. Interior is outstanding. Interior is spacious and airy. Cabin is open and wide. Interior designing is good and simple. Sitting arrangement is good and reasonable but some of critics have some issues with them. Dashboard is fixed with lots of features and equipment. Systems, controls and dials are good in style and design. Overall practicality of its interior is good.

 Features and equipment are reasonable

General features of Vauxhall Corsa are very good and reasonable.  There are anti lock braking system, body colored bumpers, PAS, ISOFIX children anchor seats, standard air bags with side curtains, remote and central locking, service indicator, parking sensors, air conditioning, dual zone climate control, CD player, audio remote, different alarming systems, adaptive cruise control, traction control, sports wheels,  alloy rims, LED daytime running lights, DAB radio, USB connectivity, front fog lights, sports suspensions, delicate gear knob, automatic lights and windscreen wipers.

Safety kits are very good and impressive in working. Parking sensors and lane departure warning alert is also there along with adaptive cruise control and speed limiters. Euro NCAP has given five out of five stars in crash test due to its solid and perfect built structure.

Powerful and frugal diesel and petrol engines are available in Vauxhall Corsa

1.4-Litre petrol engine is capable of 147bhp and 162lb/ft torque. It is good in response. It takes 8.6 seconds to get from 0-62m/h along with top speed of 130m/h. Fuel average of this engine is reasonable with 50m/g along with 132g/km of Co2 emissions.

It is fitted with six speed manual gearbox and front wheel drive unit as standard. In diesel engines category there is a 1.3-Litre CDTi engine with good performance overall. The most special thing of this diesel engine is its fuel consumption. It gives more than 80m/g of fuel average. It takes 11.4 seconds to reach from 0-62m/h along with top speed of 113m/h.