Mainstream auto, hot entrance: This is the script Opel followed for the introduction of its new fifth-generation Corsa hatchback. The productive subcompact Opel debuted with a tiny assist from German supermodel Claudia Schiffer at the 2014 Paris auto show. Oh, and the less blonde and even less leggy Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann, Opel’s CEO, also was there.
In Europe, the Corsa competes with cars like the Ford Fiesta, the Volkswagen Polo, the Renault Clio, and the Fiat Punto, the final of which shares its platform with the now-defunct 4th-generation Corsa. The tiny Opel will go on sale in other markets, also count on to see it in locations as diverse as Latin America and China, exactly where it will be offered under the Chevrolet and Buick monikers, too. At launch, the Corsa lineup will consist of 3- and 5-door body styles, but a notchback version may possibly join these 2 choices later.
As opposed to some of its competitors, the new Corsa can be fitted with a quantity of high-finish systems such as HID headlights, auto-dimming mirrors, speed-limit recognition, lane-departure warning, a panoramic sunroof, ambient cabin lighting, and an auxiliary heating technique. That is all nicely and great, but the car’s breadth of decision gets a little out of hand when it comes to powertrain alternatives.
Opel gives the new Corsa with 2 naturally aspirated 4-cylinders (a 1.2-liter with 68 horsepower and a 5-speed manual and a 1.4-liter with 89 horsepower and a 5-speed manual, a 5-speed automated manual, or a 6-speed torque-converter-style automatic) and a turbocharged 1.4-liter 4 with 99 horsepower and a 6-speed manual and 2 turbocharged 1.-liter 3-cylinders with 89 and 114 horsepower that each come mated to a 6-speed manual. With us? Very good, simply because there’s a lot more: Diesel-lovers can choose in between 2 1.3-liter 4s with 74 and 94 horsepower, both of which get a 5-speed manual. Oh, and there are certain to be higher-overall performance choices in the future.
Layering on the option, Opel offers 4 curiously named trim levels: Selection, Edition, Color Edition, and Innovation. But wait, there’s far more: The German-engineered Corsa also will be rebadged as a Vauxhall for the U.K. industry. The Brits get a reduced engine portfolio but an even much more inventive set of trim-level designations: Life, Sting, Sting R, Design, Excite, SRi, SRi VX-Line, SE, and Limited Edition.
If the Opel Corsa ever comes to the States as a Buick—no word on that as of now—we suspect the portfolio will be severely de-cluttered. If only to avert salespeople and customers alike from diving off the deep finish.
Opel Debuts New Corsa Hatchback in Paris, Nails Most Confusing Engine Lineup Ever Award
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