AutoExpress has rendered the upcoming Opel/Vauxhall Corsa, which is expected to retain a new front fascia and undergo an interior overhaul in time for the Paris Motor Show in September.
The aging hatchback has been spied more than once wearing a revised front end similarly styled to Opel’s small city car, the Adam. Despite the styling tweaks, the Corsa will ride on the same platform as before and is expected retain the same styling from the A-pillar backward.
Inside, the new Corsa will use a thick-brimmed steering wheel, glossy black plastics and a soft touch dashboard, much like in the Adam.
Under the hood will be Opel’s new 113 horsepower, 1.0 liter three-cylinder gasoline engine, which AE says will be mated to a new, six-speed manual transmission. Opel’s 200 horsepower, 1.6 liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine, which debuted in the Cascada convertible last year, is expected to make an appearance in an upcoming high performance version of the Corsa.
AE says Opel’s 1.6 liter CDTi diesel might also be offered with the new Corsa. This engine will comply with Euro 6 emissions standards and emit just 100g/km of C02.
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Actually the Corsa D (the current version) is not based on GM’s Gamma platform, but on the Small Common Components and Systems platform (SCCS) , developed jointly by FIAT and Opel/GM, when both companies were allied with each having a share of the others capital.
One feature to be expected in the Corsa D facelift, which has not been mentioned in the article, is the Intellilink touch screen system, which was also added to the Meriva B by the recent facelift of that car. Well, this is my expectation.
I wonder if there are any plans for VXR to be extended across all the range such as Adam, Mokka, Cascada, Meriva, Zafira & Zafira Tourer.
I cant think of anything cooler than an Adam VXR.
I can’t help but love seeing a good platform live on past “expiration” date. In part, because all of the media hate is fun to read. Can’t help but notice Toyota Corolla and Jag are immune from such flack, but that is another story.
GM & FIAT have made a mint of this platform and it will live on as Adam for years to come.