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This is the new Opel or if you live in Britain, the Vauxhall Corsa supermini and it was officially unveiled today prior to a world premiere at the Paris Motor Show in October. GM's European subsidiary calls the Corsa E a brand new car, and for the most part, it is, as all exterior body panels, the interior and even the engine range has been renewed, but why does it look so familiar then?
For that, you can blame the use of the outgoing model's basic cabin architecture and packaging and perhaps, Opel's reluctance to reimagine the exterior from scratch.
That's not to say that the fifth-gen Corsa doesn't look modern, because it does, especially with the Adam-style pointier front end that adopts Opel's latest hallmark design cues, and the car's sides that are more sculptured and include a ‘blade’ running across the lower door-sections. The rear end is less fancy, but it ties up with the rest of the car neatly.
Since the platform has been carried over, the new Corsa is near-identical in length (+3mm) to the current model and as such, it will offer more or less the same space, both for passengers, and their luggage (285 liter boot).
However, everything else inside has changed with Opel's designers gifting the Corsa E with a more stylish and sophisticated interior that draws inspiration from the Adam. On the center console of most editions, you'll find Opel's Intellilink touchscreen infotainment set-up that operates through a 7-inch color display.
The biggest news under the bonnet is the introduction of GM's new 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder ECOTEC Direct Injection Turbo petrol offered with 90PS (89hp) or 115PS (113hp) outputs, both achieving a peak torque of 170Nm (125 lb-ft) at 1,800 rpm. Opel isn’t ready yet to share consumption figures, but it said that "when combined with a Start/Stop system, emissions and fuel consumption are expected to be exceptionally low for a petrol engine".
The petrol engine range kicks off with a revised 69hp 1.2-liter, and continues with an updated 1.4-liter naturally-aspirated four delivering 89hp and a turbocharged 1.4-liter with 99hp. The only diesel mentioned is an improved version of the current model's 1.3-liter CDTI with 74hp or 94hp that meets Euro 6 emissions standards.
For that, you can blame the use of the outgoing model's basic cabin architecture and packaging and perhaps, Opel's reluctance to reimagine the exterior from scratch.
That's not to say that the fifth-gen Corsa doesn't look modern, because it does, especially with the Adam-style pointier front end that adopts Opel's latest hallmark design cues, and the car's sides that are more sculptured and include a ‘blade’ running across the lower door-sections. The rear end is less fancy, but it ties up with the rest of the car neatly.
Since the platform has been carried over, the new Corsa is near-identical in length (+3mm) to the current model and as such, it will offer more or less the same space, both for passengers, and their luggage (285 liter boot).
However, everything else inside has changed with Opel's designers gifting the Corsa E with a more stylish and sophisticated interior that draws inspiration from the Adam. On the center console of most editions, you'll find Opel's Intellilink touchscreen infotainment set-up that operates through a 7-inch color display.
The biggest news under the bonnet is the introduction of GM's new 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder ECOTEC Direct Injection Turbo petrol offered with 90PS (89hp) or 115PS (113hp) outputs, both achieving a peak torque of 170Nm (125 lb-ft) at 1,800 rpm. Opel isn’t ready yet to share consumption figures, but it said that "when combined with a Start/Stop system, emissions and fuel consumption are expected to be exceptionally low for a petrol engine".
The petrol engine range kicks off with a revised 69hp 1.2-liter, and continues with an updated 1.4-liter naturally-aspirated four delivering 89hp and a turbocharged 1.4-liter with 99hp. The only diesel mentioned is an improved version of the current model's 1.3-liter CDTI with 74hp or 94hp that meets Euro 6 emissions standards.
Actually is from Opel Adam!
) so I have to vote the newest generation!
