The small car market is more competitive than it’s ever been. Ford’s Fiesta has raised its game and is widely accepted as a great new car. The Polo is a typical Volkswagen – nicely crafted cabin and exacting engineering standards. The Hyundai is an excellent value small car competing largely on price. The Vauxhall Corsa [...]
The small car market is more competitive than it’s ever been. Ford’s Fiesta has raised its game and is widely accepted as a great new car. The Polo is a typical Volkswagen – nicely crafted cabin and exacting engineering standards. The Hyundai is an excellent value small car competing largely on price. The Vauxhall Corsa falls somewhere between all of these descriptions. It’s a good all rounder and one of Vauxhalls best selling brands falling just below the Astra.
The Corsa is around £15,500 for the 1.4 petrol engine making it a shade more expensive than the Fiesta but it does come with a striking 100,000 mile warranty. The warranty can be overplayed as it only covers against mechanical failure, not wear and tear but nevertheless this is a resounding statement of Vauxhall’s confidence in their product. The warranty offsets the slightly more expensive price tag making it an all round decent value.
It delivers an impressive 98bhp and there is an option of a version with longer gear ratios. If you use a small car for motorway travel your car can be revving at between 3,500 and 4,000 revs when it reaches higher speeds in fifth gear. With a longer fifth gear the mpg rises slightly to 51.4mpg.
The Corsa’s cabin is where it gains high acclaim. It has a solid feel, more so than many of its competitors. Some of the cheaper brands make the driver feel like they are sitting in a small budget car. The Corsa gives the impression of something more sumptuous and pricey. It is also one of the roomier cabins on the small car market. These details weigh heavier on the practical users mind than the seasoned car critics – occasionally critics can dwell too much on performance when the consumer is more concerned with cabin quality and space.
The Corsa is a quality small car that feels like something a bit pricier than its competitors.
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