Mainstream automobile, hot entrance: This is the script Opel followed for the introduction of its new fifth-generation Corsa hatchback. The profitable subcompact Opel debuted with a small aid 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 automobiles 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 little Opel will go on sale in other markets, too expect to see it in locations as diverse as Latin America and China, where it will be supplied below the Chevrolet and Buick monikers, also. At launch, the Corsa lineup will consist of 3- and 5-door physique styles, but a notchback version may possibly join these 2 choices later.
Unlike some of its competitors, the new Corsa can be fitted with a number 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 method. That’s all effectively and great, but the car’s breadth of decision gets a little out of hand when it comes to powertrain options.
Opel offers 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? Great, due to the fact there’s a lot more: Diesel-lovers can decide on between 2 1.3-liter 4s with 74 and 94 horsepower, both of which get a 5-speed manual. Oh, and there are positive to be larger-overall performance possibilities in the future.
Layering on the option, Opel delivers 4 curiously named trim levels: Selection, Edition, Colour Edition, and Innovation. But wait, there’s more: The German-engineered Corsa also will be rebadged as a Vauxhall for the U.K. industry. The Brits get a lowered engine portfolio but an even much more creative set of trim-level designations: Life, Sting, Sting R, Design and style, Excite, SRi, SRi VX-Line, SE, and Restricted 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 avoid salespeople and consumers alike from diving off the deep end.
Opel Debuts New Corsa Hatchback in Paris, Nails Most Confusing Engine Lineup Ever Award
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