Great balanced review and a total flip compared to the recent Ferrari reviews! Having seen (albeit the previous gen Corsa) at £10K for a 3 year old one, the depreciation on these is mammoth even for a Vauxhall
I agree with you that Vauxhall have definitely upped their design game recently and are producing some good looking cars. This Corsa is a smart looking small hatch. However, whilst this may be a more reasonably priced EV, I’m sure that most people looking at a small hatch car will look at the £10,000 premium for the EV (50% premium on the base model!! 😮) and say that it’s just not worth that extra cost. That £10,000 would pay for 70,000mls of fuel for the petrol version! So unless you are a committed fan of EVs, which I would suggest most people are not, then the EV just makes no sense even with a good finance deal 🤔
If you can recharge your diesel 700 miles in 5 minutes AND it comes with the added benefit of not burning your house down as you sleep, it's Win-Win.🤨🤨🤨
From what I can see it’s not a major change from the outgoing model. Key thing with any EV is realising if it’s fit for YOUR purpose. Our MINI electric is perfect as our daily with us covering minimal miles per day. The Corsa electric is a bargain on the second hand market, with cheapest models from around the £10k bracket and equivalent to many ICE cars. I know where my money would go
friend of mine in battle with Vauxhall over range, halved in just over a year, they know theres a problem but wont step up. He’s cant use it for work and they have said the battery is not the issue but want him to pay £350 to diagnose it, which he will not do. Beware buyers , they have cocked up and it will be on Watchdog soon…
Great to see Vauxhall finally getting its act together! Pretty car and fun to drive, should be a winner with the public. 39k for a Corsa, world gone mad. 6 years ago I bought a brand new Golf R estate mk7.5 for 36k! So it’s good to see Vauxhall making the finance a little more attractive.
Nice review. One thing you didn't mention is competition. With Ford no longer offering the Fiesta in the UK I can see the Corsa being even more popular albeit in petrol drive. EV pricing still crazy
I had a Vauxhall Senator 3.0 CDi with the LCD dash for 18 months back in the mid-90s. Cost a fortune in fuel but an absolute beast of a car, I loved it! As a current EV owner I definitely won’t be buying brand new for my next one but there are some great 12-24 months old bargains out there that I would have no qualms about. My current EV is 3.5 years old with no noticeable degradation of the battery.
That’s making me feel old. My late father was the service manager at H.R.Owen’s Hampstead Garden City branch where they did Rolls Royce. He took me to the launch party for the original Corsa at their branch in Slough. Horses for courses I suppose.
Have a look at the last gen ones: you can find them for £10-14k with very low mileage and they are effectively the same car. I also think they look great.
@@tSp289 I've just bought a 73 plate petrol Corsa just under £19000 almost brand new. Don't trust electric cars and the country isn't ready for them either. Car companies seriously need to bring down the prices of electric cars as alot of people will be priced out of the market. I would have thought that if countries want us to be more greener then they should sell petrol cars at a higher price and reduce the price of electric cars, simples. It's just that car companies are greedy and want more money.
@@juliebaxter3564 Depends on your circumstances. If you've got somewhere at home to charge and don't frequently do long motorway journey they make a ton of sense e.g my longest regular journey is 70 miles, so an EV cosa even in -10 C should be able to manage to go there and back on a single charge, then recharge to full for abut £3.50. Talking about trust, I drive a 16 yr old FIAT which costs me hundreds in repairs on a regular basis. EVs just don't have 90% fo the parts that can go wrong on an ICE and a battery with thermal management should last for decades - which the huge majority fo them have been. On cost, consider that ICE engines have been made for about 200 years. It's an extremely mature technology. First gen EVs are still available as used cars today. They're too expensive now, but look at the massive depreciation they've had this year and consider tat new battery tech inc solid state will be on sale in the next few years, which offers double the range, faster charging, minimal degradation and lower cost. Have you ever driven one? Because of the immediate power delivery even a 136 BHP EV corsa is quicker off the line than my mapped 185 BHP sporty hatchback. I went for a test drive in one feeling a bit scpetical and within 30 seconds I was giggling like a little girl and looking forward to my next payday so I can buy one. My brother has a Tesla that can pull so hard your head smacks off the headrest. It's early days for EVs, but you'd be mad to count them out based on the few teething troubles they've had so far.
As always Peter…a very fair and realistic review of a car that has a purpose…a reliable family runabout with a good amount of style and practicality. As others say, it will depreciate like a used sandwich but then will be a wonderful purchase. It isn’t exciting…but it was never meant to be ….that hat was worn by the Astra 2.0 GTE Red Top….and my (now) wife had one when they were new….maybe one of the best engines of all time!! We will see what that Astra Tourer is like…probably far better than it will ever be recognised for.🤔😬😃😃😃😃😃
Another honest unbiased review - thank you but no thank you! I’ve just purchased my first Porsche (a 3 year old base 718 Cayman) and feel like that little 7 year old boy again - the one who had a poster of a 911 (930) turbo s on his bedroom wall!! Sincere thanks for your Porsche content over the past few years, it has helped and encouraged me to achieve my dream car. Also thanks for the Zunsport vlog, very informative and your Ped15 discount still works and has saved me some dosh on my grilles purchase😃
Hi Ped it’s so nice to see you reviewing a car that I can afford great review from the limited time that you obviously had with the vehicle. I have actually ordered a Grandland because it offered the best value for money for me as it is a Motabilitycar all it cost me was £250 up front I’m looking forward to receiving my new car in December 👍🏻
The design is very good. Like many cars it’s getting wider which affects parking. The range is reasonable now but it’s so expensive. We have a 2019 1.0 polo which is a 60HP engine and does 60 mpg. I think it’s a better car even though it’s the base model
Good review again,nicely done.I think Vauxhalls are improving in looks these days.The new Astra looks pretty good.With the costings I still think that the ICE cars still make the best sense at the moment.
Hi Ped Good to see Vauxhall on the channel at last.👏 Like the styling and overall has plenty of plus points in this segment. However PRICE ouch. The EV market is slowing and value for money is on most buyers mind. Would be interested to learn if you may have an ICE version at some point to compare.
Please stop saying “you’ll charge it at home” because most people living in cities doesn’t have a place at home to charge. They’ll have to use public charging.
Loved my 2002 Vauxhall Corsa 1.7 DTI, was a great car and had many good drag races in it. When we part exchanged it the mileage was 151,000. I grew up with many of the great Vauxhall sports models over the years and the Astra GTE with the digital dash was way ahead of its time.
It would be interesting to do a comparison between Byd Dolphin, Vauxhall Corsa Ultimate and a 5 door electric Mini Countryman. Although, the Mini Countryman I notice is £10,000 more than the Corsa or Dolphin cars. I suspect that there will be an electric version of the Mini 5-door hatch, which I have no doubt possibly would be priced similar to the Corsa and Dolphin.
The B mode seems similar to an exhaust brake on my lorry. Obviously not the same but slows you down slightly on hills. I had a brand new 1.2 black Corsa SXi in 2005 with tinted windows and rear lights back in the day. Loved it. I’m considering replacing my Focus for a used Corsa e Elite Nav for my commute and local driving. They’re going for around £13k at the moment. I will only be charging it at home so would work great and save me a ton of cash on fuel. Our other car is a diesel Meriva which we use when we have the kids or do long runs. Then for the weekend fun I’m considering a GT86.
What you gain on fuel gets you more expensive tyres and Insurance and less than 100 miles in the winter good luck. Once you plug it into a fast charger the money you save will be gone. If you dont get on with it expect to lose a fortune in depreciation as well.
@@davidlewis4399I’ll be getting a used one for about £12k. Not a new one. That would be nuts 😂. Insurance is the same as my Focus. Only charging up at home so will save £70 on fuel a month after charging at home. Tyres only slightly more expensive, so will be off set by cheaper servicing costs. Works for me.
When the battery goes down in range the car will be scrap. When it comes to sell it you will lose more in depreciation than you will save in fuel. @@mrbagitos
Interesting to see this new EV Corsa. I currently drive a 22 plate Corsa Ultimate Auto. I went from a Mini Cooper S Sport (and previous to that an Abarth 595) to the Corsa (I am a Motability customer) and I was concerned that I would really miss the excitement of driving a proper hot hatch. Both my previous cars were fantastic and are the two best cars I have ever had. However I love my Corsa. It's not as rapid, obviously, as the Mini or Abarth but the driving experience is just as enjoyable. My driving style has changed significantly as the Corsa is perfect for just cruising along. It is comfortable and easy to drive and my only grumble is the daft 'gear selector' which is little more than a slider which makes it a faff to get into reverse from park at times. It's economical too and I am getting well north of 50 /55 mpg on long journeys. It is an excellent car for me as a single person. The new styling on the 2024 model enhances some of the already great looks (love the blacked out badges) and the interior display looks better too. Excellent review Pete, I would be interested to see what the petrol version is like as an EV would be very difficult for me as a disabled person to live with as I would not be able to home charge and the infrastructure is just not good enough currently. Look forward to seeing the Astra video as I have has a couple of those too over the years.
Look at the size of the bloody thing!! It's only 28" shorter, 6" narrower and only 220Kg lighter than my Mustang!! No wonder we complain our parking spaces are too small. (Vauxhall Nova, which is where the Corsa came from, is 46" shorter, 22" narrower and 1020Kg lighter than my Mustang)!! I use the Mustang as a comparison because when it arrived in 2015 the motoring press said it was too big and heavy for UK roads. Having said that, it is a lovely car.
Stellantis seem to be in cloud cuckoo land with their pricing. Entry level electric £32k, MG4 starts at £26k. A 1 year old Tesla Model 3 is about £30k. £38k for the top spec, MG4 X Power is £36k. I Hope Vauxhall have some profit to play with to reduce prices when they have to seriously compete with the Chinese.
I learned to drive in a Turbo Diesel Cavalier and I thought it was brilliant my instructor not so much. One of my 20 favourite cars is the 2 door Astra mk5 on looks. I have only owned one vauxhall in my list of 30 a Corsa VXR and my experience of ownership was not great as it blew a radiator then two turbos in quick succession which was the final straw. I detail my neighbours Mokka and the roof feels like a skin of plastic as it flexes and moves around like I have not felt before. The new styling of the Astra does look good in that blue colour they do with the black roof and pillars and I think it looks closer to a focus which can't be a bad thing. I look forward to your next review as an electric sports tourer is a good idea and if they did a 4x4 version that might be very interesting.
Buying any new EV as a private buyer (i.e not as a company car) is basically like burning a pile of cash as the depreciation is so severe, most EV's have lost 70% of their value after 3 years. On the plus side it does mean we're now starting to see some very good EV's come onto the used market at knockdown prices so there are a lot of 2019 plate EV's now available around the £10k mark and these will get better over time. PS i loved the Astra, i used to drive a 2nd generation 1.6 1990 plate for work back in the day, very nippy with a really nice interior, seemed like a very modern car for its day.
Nice looking car and like the colour. I had a 1.5td Cora’s ls back the late 90s and often used to drive dads cavalier 2 litre 16v gls. Think the pricing though is a bit steep, but are they doing this to then give big discounts and make us think we are getting a good deal. Be nice if you could do a live with it for a week video. Keep up the great work
interesting video, I prefer the previous generation limited edition with the spoiler the 1.4 L, but then it did have its engine problems. It would have a foul drop. And the drive belt would go any time which was always a bit concerning Thank you, Petrol ped
One of my favourite Supermini’s, the Vauxhall Astra has two Ultimate Badges on both of the front doors but the Corsa doesn’t, GS Line Is my favourite Trim 😊
Good video. Although i suspect Vauxhall PR forgot that even though Opel has had the Corsa name in production for 40 years, the Vauxhall brand did not use the Corsa name till 1993 approx. Prior to that it was the mighty Nova (every max power readers dream base car 😁). Agree on the styling. Vauxhall finally coming out with tastefully designed cars vs the general appliance look when under the latter years of GM
Those prices would put me off, although discounts are available - I found a brand new GS trim outgoing model on Autotrader for £22995. Sobering that the top model's list price is within £1500 of the new, facelifted Tesla Model 3!
Good to see Vauxhall on the channel. Like many they were the staple of family motoring in the 80's and 90's, my Dad owned 7 consecutive Astras all the way to GSi, my first car was a 1.3SR Nova. Pretty sure Corsa wasn't used in the Uk until the 90's as my 2nd car was a Corsa in Caribic blue (3rd car was a Calibra 4x4 Turbo and then a Vectra Super Touring!) and the Police proudly nabbed all criminals in their 3.0 24v Senators as nothing could get away from them in those days. As for the Vauxhall EV prospect, my better half got a Mokka e earlier this year; styling is far improved, arguably one of the better mini SUV's out there. We picked up a 12 month old 22 plate ex Motibility with 3k miles on the clock for £20k, list I seem to recall was £38-40k, it's probably lost another 10% since we've owned it but what it has saved in servicing, VED and fueling costs just about makes up for that. Servicing is £70 every 2 years, no VED, charging is about £15 on public charging for 70% capacity which gets you about 140 miles in the summer, 80 in the winter so cheaper than the ICE she had. Like nearly all EV's at all price points, either lease brand new or pick up one used. I wouldn't worry about Vauxhall too much on these taking a depreciation bath, I reliably heard how much it costs for Vauxhall to build these and they're making plenty margin in them even to cover the near 50% depreciation in the first 18-24 months.
@@timmytimpster3807 I think what you meant to say is that Groupe PSA agreed to acquire Vauxhall in March 2017 with the official transfer of Vauxhall Motors UK Ltd and therefore financial close of the acquisition and renaming to Vauxhall Motors Ltd in September 2017, just over 6 years ago and in merging with Fiat Chrysler in 2021 that became Stelantis. But for nostalgia purposes I'll happily refer to them as GM but edited to avoid confusion.
The regen braking on both the Corsa and its Peugeot cousin the e208 should be considered as normal - coasting in and ice car, B mode - med/strong engine braking in ice car. When the brake is applied the car will deploy regen braking up to its maximum ability, after which the disc brakes are phased in as well if you need to stop even quicker. If driving smoothly you'll rarely use the disc brakes at all.
Awesome review I’ve got a 2021 corsa e and love it but if can afford the Astra e next year might have one of those if can’t afford Astra be another corsa e and that one you’ve driven looks very tempting
Great video. Really enjoying the channel. Its a shame, Vaxhaull used to have some incredible hot hatches. I remember my grandad taking me out in his Vectra GSi V6 from 2000. Unfortunately vaxhuall has lost its way.
Great review but I find this type of car makes no sense , fine for going round town, but then a lot of people that would buy this type of car would likely not have a place to charge it, especially those on lower incomes living in flats or terraced housing where its not easy to charge... any thoughts on this? Still 4-5K more than the ICE equivalent.. the only reason Vauxhall are giving deals it to ensure they dont break the carbon fines, which still bemuses me as these cars have a carbon footprint that just does not equate to a ICE car....
Interesting review and comments, nothing about it being fantastic or great but 'nice'. Nice drive, nice interior, just nice. Is that a different way of saying it's just OK? I'll be honest, the price is ridiculous and yes I know EV's are always more expensive but really, £35k to £38k for a Corsa? I dont think so as there are many more alternatives out there that make far more sense.
True but is is disappointing that a company with the resources and experience of Stellantis / GM / Peugeot / Citroen etc etc couldn't design and innovate something better and more affordable, especially with all the platforms they have available. Maybe they thought the existing Corsa appealed to people and didn't want to stray too far from that design? who knows what politics and corporate processes came into play. 🤣
Hi Pedro I have owned a 21 Launch Model (Orange & Black as driven by Jurgen Klopp in the tv adverts) Corsa E for the past 9 months as a daily commute driver doing around 40 miles a day during the week . I have to say that the car has performed faultlessly it is quiet, has good performance 0-30 is around 2.5 seconds and a range of around 200 miles which is fine for me. I would never go back to a petrol or diesel car now. The only downside is that some of the outside charging points can be expensive. P.S. is there going to be a new series of Vintage Voltage?
@@damme91 I charge up at home for my daily commute and other local journeys I only use the outside charging points if I go on a longer journey somewhere and yes some of them they can be expensive.
Stellantis offer this drivetrain across much of their range, so if you prefer the look of a Peugeot, a Citroen or a small Jeep then you can take your pick. Soon, the Fiat 600e will be added to this. Good road test and looking forward to hearing your views on the Astra Sport Tourer, which greatly impressed the editor of Diesel and ECO Car magazine in its PHEV form.
Agree with you the new Vauxhalls are more desirable and I’m very pleased about that. I had a couple of astras back in the day including a GTE and I loved them. I was always very envious of my uncle who had a lotus Carlton 😍 it was a shame that Vauxhall did a Peugeot on us and lost the plot. Love Thyme the food is fantastic 😀
A good review thanks. I have the older version and agree with everything you said. Range on the old version is disappointing on motorways and in bad weather but in summer it is very good. I could easily get 5 miles per kW pottering around country lanes, B roads and villages with 20mph speed limits last summer. The battery isn’t big enough IMHO.
Nice but looks like an Astra with school boy short trousers on wanting a go to secondary school lol much preferred my old nova 1.4sr lol can’t wait to see the Astra next week 👍🏻
I too, loved vauxhalls back in the 80s. I had an astra gte , fast enough, totally reliable for the 3 years i had it. Then a gte 16v and i had a cavalier sri as well. They were all reliable ,quick and fun. Those were thd last ones i had, till i bought a wee corsa for the kids to learn in. It was dreadful. Oh dear. An electric corsa should be small and cheap. I think all electric cars should be. Then they might actually make sense....
I’m with you Pete, think this looks really good in that colourway (not a chrome trim lover, so black on… always looks better IMO). Also agree about the aesthetics of recent Vauxhalls, and this is a definite improvement. It’s not cheap in electric guise, but hey - that’s what they and the competition cost, so no point in moaning about it 🤷🏼♂️
@@PixelVibe42 that works on the assumption that the manufacturers genuinely listen to their “potential” customer base. Call me cynical, but I’m not sure that’s the case. Everything has ramped up in cost, and this is still all relatively new tech, so is going to command a higher price. Personally it’s not going to affect me, as I’ll be sticking with my diesel (Vauxhall) van for as long as I can see.
@@kevincross9206 Agree with your views. I think the ‘customer’ I had in mind was more likely fleet buyers, as in they could drive down the price through fleet purchases. As someone who was sad and read the entire UK Govt’s transport policy, they said the initial purchase price of EV’s was likely too high for private buyers and they would only start to make inroads when sold on from fleets at discounted prices (or words to that effect).
Facelift has improved the looks and slightly better tech/range but of course it’s still massively overpriced as an EV. However, the reality is no one pays anywhere near that price - you can get £10k off one easily and the residuals are absolute pants. Probably going to be £15k for a 1 year old base trim low mileage one in a years time and that would be a good buy. Anyone buying a new one (rather than leasing) though is nuts!
Great review nice to see you are covering Vauxhalls even though the prices now compete with the German premium brands. Great looking cars now but they are now re badged Peugeots. I re bear BMC in the sixties with badge engineering and of course VW group are also guilty. Will you be testing the E208 and E 308 SW the Peugeot versions be interesting to compare.
Nice concise review of vauxhalls small Hatchback EV. It’s of Corsa a lot of money, just under the 40K ( luxury) VED threshold. I can’t see many low income families affording this, unless the finance packages are favorable. My main concern is if you take one on a pcp deal, the residuals are going to be scary. Nice overview Ped.
Stelantis are taking the piss with pricing. I mean, they're really gouging. Battery packs have now reached price parity for many manufacturers. Tesla and Chinese brands have battery packs that allow them to build cars to the same cost or less than petrol cars. £11k more for the entry spec? There's no way to justify it today. I can buy an MG4 - a much bigger car with more range and a better standard spec - for nearly £5k less than this. It's like they're deliberately pricing them to fail.
Like the review, and in isolation it's a good looking competent EV. But with Volvo launching the larger EX30 below £35K and Renault cutting the bigger Mégane's price by £2.5K for its lead-in model, it makes the Corsa electric look even poorer value. And looking at second hand values of the pre-facelift model, you just know the depreciation will be savage.
Vauxhall released the corsa in 1993 so been making it for 30 years not 40. The Nova outside the UK was build by Opel and called the Corsa and released in 1982. So Vauxhall need to get their press sheets updated 🤣
Nice review Ped, very fair & balanced as usual. What people have to realise is that Stellantis Group are there to shift volumes of their cars. Their profits are in PCP deals. The Chinese imports will really test Stellantis when they really hit the UK in vengeance . I always liked the Corsa, my wife has had two, a 1996 Corsa GLS and a 2001 corsa Sxi. Super economical and held residuals well. EV’s still have away to go in the mass market. Joe cannot afford 30k plus motors end of! 😠 lol
Will you please do a road test on the ice version? , the music that is played when reading a report on the stats is not required , I normally stop watching the videos when this happens but in this case Ped I stayed till the end 😊.
Two of my most enjoyable cars were the Cavalier SRi and more recently the Vauxhall Astra GTC limited edition. Since Peugoet took over ownership and the design of both Astra and Corsa, they just don't look Vauxhall anymore in my view. 😢
In the current market that entry price and finance deal is about what you would expect. I’ve made to secret of the fact I think all new cars are too expensive 🤷♂️
This type of car, which will likely spend most of its time in an urban environment, with only the occasional long trip should be ideal for electrification. But the price!?! How much is an MG 4... Prefer the dashboard on this than on its Peugeot sister.
Nice video. I like it because it is you😃 But I disagree in regard to the electric Cora’s being affordable. I know that this is always relative, but the ev is about 13K more than the cheapest petrol version. And that is imo the problem with all ev’s. Compared to their petrol (and diesel!) siblings they are just too expensive.
Just test drive your favourite petrol one, please. As it stands, Peugeot probably won't give us a 208 gti/rallye. Come on Vauxhall/Opel, step up your game with a new GSi/OPC variant. Finally, may I remind all of the absolute fabulous Carlton.
I don't particularly like the styling - it's dull as dishwater, though the grey & black press car spec doesn't help! I agree that it's a size/power/range which will suit a wide range of buyers. But the electric being 60% more expensive than the 100hp petrol seems unreasonable.
A Honda E costs over £37,000. Great looking and interesting little car but way to expensive too. Think ive seen 3 on the road. A year old one is on Auto Trader at a main dealer for £16,500 . EV pricing is ridiculous
Ha ! Don’t remind me ! Sure , it’s 2023, but what I mentioned above, is absolutely achievable under £20,000. Some one has got a have roll of the dice and go for it.
Sadly its all about perception, you mention Corsa in the pub, next to the guy who has a german brand.. they should probably have changed the name just like ford have done with the fiesta
For context, in 1989, I got a company car, and my wife wouldn't drive the GTi - so we sold it and bought the Nova. She'd learnt to drive in a Nova, very popular with driving instructors, and of course, the Nova was replaced by the Corsa.
£38,000 for the range topper?! Is it April 1st ? That would buy you 4 Mercedes S classes,( 2007 versions!) . The first manufacturer to offer a new , spacious, hybrid Ev, with most modern features , under £15,000 , will have a queue of buyers as long as the M6.
How do they justify a 60% uplift in price from petrol to electric models. Just looked at the PCP numbers, the petrol automatic is £150 per month less than the electric, that's 1250 miles worth of petrol, I do half that so I'll be sticking with petrol for a while yet, and that's ignoring the fact that as someone without ability to home charge electric is way more inconvenient.
Let me start by confirming I own a BEV and live Vauxhall's current designs. However, their EV prices are not only far too high but they also devalue like mad. Look at Definitely Not a Guru and you can see 2021 and 2022 Mokka & Corsa at or below £15,000.... So rounding up a touch £20,000 devalued in 24 months!! Clearly buying a Corsa or Mokka EV is best done second-hand... There is no way that £35,000 (Corsa) or £40,000+ (Astra) is value for money when a Tesla can be purchased for the same money and offers far more space. If NOT comparing to Tesla then look at Citroën E-C3 (also by Stellantis) for just over £20,000..... At least £10,000 cheaper than the Corsa.
Hi there 👋.....I know the used price's have plummeted but a couple year's back there were times that you could get a new Cora towards the end of the month for 23/24k and im sure those prices would have been comparable for fleet buyers so the depreciation isn't always as dramatic
@bwarey52 For Fleet.... absolutely. But for Joe Blogs paying RRP... not great. My friend has a top spec Mokka (actually very nice looking) 2022 he paid nearly £38,000. It was valued in October and was offered £17,500. So £20,000 in 18 mths.
@PetrolPed Indeed... but I feel Vauxhall are not helping themselves. Start with a high RRP....After 6mths their own dealers discount the cars... £5k to £8k.... So residual values take another hit. At least start the Corsa at a realistic £29,000 with £32k being top spec. However, I like what you said about their efforts with PCP.
@@mikadavies660 that's some drop 😳 it's a strange time in the market for sure,MG coming in with the MG4 pricing and the Model 3 at around 40k has skewed the market
Ped. We had one (GS) and alas it was a disappointment. The ride quality and overall build quality did not match the huge price tag (new). The centre mirror was too low and restricted view. The temperature controls are just too much out of comfortable reach. The apple CarPlay connection was hit and miss. It’s not a very bad car but it’s not worth the massive cost new when looking at the enormous depreciation as Vauxhall are selling pre-reg ones with nearly £10k off which has bottomed the resale value. We now have a mild hybrid fiesta and it’s so much more solid than the Corsa. Alas ford have stopped the fiesta 😢
Remember when a Corsa was a cheap and cheerful way to get on the road with cheap insurance, running costs and a nice, usable car? Not so much an overpriced Peugeot in a frock.
The cost of an electric Corsa is frankly insane! I wouldn’t even consider one.
There are 680 Corsa EVs on the road. I'm surprised it's that many.
£38,000 for the EV ‘Ultimate’. £38,000 for a Corsa! I just bought a brand new GTI ClubSport with everything for £41,000 ….
Cheap leases got them shifted
@@grandprix1337Leases and PCP mainly
@Taylor40667 what would you say is Cheap?
Great balanced review and a total flip compared to the recent Ferrari reviews! Having seen (albeit the previous gen Corsa) at £10K for a 3 year old one, the depreciation on these is mammoth even for a Vauxhall
I agree with you that Vauxhall have definitely upped their design game recently and are producing some good looking cars. This Corsa is a smart looking small hatch. However, whilst this may be a more reasonably priced EV, I’m sure that most people looking at a small hatch car will look at the £10,000 premium for the EV (50% premium on the base model!! 😮) and say that it’s just not worth that extra cost. That £10,000 would pay for 70,000mls of fuel for the petrol version! So unless you are a committed fan of EVs, which I would suggest most people are not, then the EV just makes no sense even with a good finance deal 🤔
If you can recharge your diesel 700 miles in 5 minutes AND it comes with the added benefit of not burning your house down as you sleep, it's Win-Win.🤨🤨🤨
Well said
From what I can see it’s not a major change from the outgoing model. Key thing with any EV is realising if it’s fit for YOUR purpose. Our MINI electric is perfect as our daily with us covering minimal miles per day. The Corsa electric is a bargain on the second hand market, with cheapest models from around the £10k bracket and equivalent to many ICE cars. I know where my money would go
Lotus Carlton! What an amazing car.
Indeed it is!
friend of mine in battle with Vauxhall over range, halved in just over a year, they know theres a problem but wont step up. He’s cant use it for work and they have said the battery is not the issue but want him to pay £350 to diagnose it, which he will not do. Beware buyers , they have cocked up and it will be on Watchdog soon…
Great to see Vauxhall finally getting its act together! Pretty car and fun to drive, should be a winner with the public.
39k for a Corsa, world gone mad. 6 years ago I bought a brand new Golf R estate mk7.5 for 36k! So it’s good to see Vauxhall making the finance a little more attractive.
Nice review. One thing you didn't mention is competition. With Ford no longer offering the Fiesta in the UK I can see the Corsa being even more popular albeit in petrol drive. EV pricing still crazy
EV's can be had really cheap used if you dont mind throwing good money away.
Paid £900 for my P reg Corsa van in 2002.Stuck a set of oversized alloys on it.Loved it.👍
I had a Vauxhall Senator 3.0 CDi with the LCD dash for 18 months back in the mid-90s. Cost a fortune in fuel but an absolute beast of a car, I loved it!
As a current EV owner I definitely won’t be buying brand new for my next one but there are some great 12-24 months old bargains out there that I would have no qualms about. My current EV is 3.5 years old with no noticeable degradation of the battery.
I remember them 👌
A stunning colour with the black lines also , really good value 👍👍👍
Really crap value you mean
That’s making me feel old. My late father was the service manager at H.R.Owen’s Hampstead Garden City branch where they did Rolls Royce. He took me to the launch party for the original Corsa at their branch in Slough. Horses for courses I suppose.
That price! Holy crap! £40 grand for a Corsa! That is straight up ridiculous!
It’s the world we now live in 😢
Have a look at the last gen ones: you can find them for £10-14k with very low mileage and they are effectively the same car. I also think they look great.
@@tSp289 I've just bought a 73 plate petrol Corsa just under £19000 almost brand new. Don't trust electric cars and the country isn't ready for them either. Car companies seriously need to bring down the prices of electric cars as alot of people will be priced out of the market. I would have thought that if countries want us to be more greener then they should sell petrol cars at a higher price and reduce the price of electric cars, simples. It's just that car companies are greedy and want more money.
@@juliebaxter3564 Depends on your circumstances. If you've got somewhere at home to charge and don't frequently do long motorway journey they make a ton of sense e.g my longest regular journey is 70 miles, so an EV cosa even in -10 C should be able to manage to go there and back on a single charge, then recharge to full for abut £3.50. Talking about trust, I drive a 16 yr old FIAT which costs me hundreds in repairs on a regular basis. EVs just don't have 90% fo the parts that can go wrong on an ICE and a battery with thermal management should last for decades - which the huge majority fo them have been.
On cost, consider that ICE engines have been made for about 200 years. It's an extremely mature technology. First gen EVs are still available as used cars today. They're too expensive now, but look at the massive depreciation they've had this year and consider tat new battery tech inc solid state will be on sale in the next few years, which offers double the range, faster charging, minimal degradation and lower cost.
Have you ever driven one? Because of the immediate power delivery even a 136 BHP EV corsa is quicker off the line than my mapped 185 BHP sporty hatchback. I went for a test drive in one feeling a bit scpetical and within 30 seconds I was giggling like a little girl and looking forward to my next payday so I can buy one. My brother has a Tesla that can pull so hard your head smacks off the headrest. It's early days for EVs, but you'd be mad to count them out based on the few teething troubles they've had so far.
As always Peter…a very fair and realistic review of a car that has a purpose…a reliable family runabout with a good amount of style and practicality. As others say, it will depreciate like a used sandwich but then will be a wonderful purchase. It isn’t exciting…but it was never meant to be ….that hat was worn by the Astra 2.0 GTE Red Top….and my (now) wife had one when they were new….maybe one of the best engines of all time!! We will see what that Astra Tourer is like…probably far better than it will ever be recognised for.🤔😬😃😃😃😃😃
Another honest unbiased review - thank you but no thank you! I’ve just purchased my first Porsche (a 3 year old base 718 Cayman) and feel like that little 7 year old boy again - the one who had a poster of a 911 (930) turbo s on his bedroom wall!! Sincere thanks for your Porsche content over the past few years, it has helped and encouraged me to achieve my dream car. Also thanks for the Zunsport vlog, very informative and your Ped15 discount still works and has saved me some dosh on my grilles purchase😃
Hi Ped it’s so nice to see you reviewing a car that I can afford great review from the limited time that you obviously had with the vehicle. I have actually ordered a Grandland because it offered the best value for money for me as it is a Motabilitycar all it cost me was £250 up front I’m looking forward to receiving my new car in December 👍🏻
Nice 👍
The design is very good. Like many cars it’s getting wider which affects parking. The range is reasonable now but it’s so expensive. We have a 2019 1.0 polo which is a 60HP engine and does 60 mpg. I think it’s a better car even though it’s the base model
Good review again,nicely done.I think Vauxhalls are improving in looks these days.The new Astra looks pretty good.With the costings I still think that the ICE cars still make the best sense at the moment.
Hi Ped
Good to see Vauxhall on the channel at last.👏 Like the styling and overall has plenty of plus points in this segment. However PRICE ouch. The EV market is slowing and value for money is on most buyers mind. Would be interested to learn if you may have an ICE version at some point to compare.
Great video of the New Vauxhall be great to see what your impressions are having one for a longer period
Yeah. Will try and make that happen 👍
Please stop saying “you’ll charge it at home” because most people living in cities doesn’t have a place at home to charge. They’ll have to use public charging.
Loved my 2002 Vauxhall Corsa 1.7 DTI, was a great car and had many good drag races in it. When we part exchanged it the mileage was 151,000. I grew up with many of the great Vauxhall sports models over the years and the Astra GTE with the digital dash was way ahead of its time.
Astra GTE Speedo was horrid even when it was new.
@@entropy5431 loved it 😂
It would be interesting to do a comparison between Byd Dolphin, Vauxhall Corsa Ultimate and a 5 door electric Mini Countryman. Although, the Mini Countryman I notice is £10,000 more than the Corsa or Dolphin cars. I suspect that there will be an electric version of the Mini 5-door hatch, which I have no doubt possibly would be priced similar to the Corsa and Dolphin.
The B mode seems similar to an exhaust brake on my lorry. Obviously not the same but slows you down slightly on hills. I had a brand new 1.2 black Corsa SXi in 2005 with tinted windows and rear lights back in the day. Loved it. I’m considering replacing my Focus for a used Corsa e Elite Nav for my commute and local driving. They’re going for around £13k at the moment. I will only be charging it at home so would work great and save me a ton of cash on fuel. Our other car is a diesel Meriva which we use when we have the kids or do long runs. Then for the weekend fun I’m considering a GT86.
What you gain on fuel gets you more expensive tyres and Insurance and less than 100 miles in the winter good luck. Once you plug it into a fast charger the money you save will be gone. If you dont get on with it expect to lose a fortune in depreciation as well.
@@davidlewis4399I’ll be getting a used one for about £12k. Not a new one. That would be nuts 😂. Insurance is the same as my Focus. Only charging up at home so will save £70 on fuel a month after charging at home. Tyres only slightly more expensive, so will be off set by cheaper servicing costs. Works for me.
When the battery goes down in range the car will be scrap. When it comes to sell it you will lose more in depreciation than you will save in fuel. @@mrbagitos
Interesting to see this new EV Corsa. I currently drive a 22 plate Corsa Ultimate Auto. I went from a Mini Cooper S Sport (and previous to that an Abarth 595) to the Corsa (I am a Motability customer) and I was concerned that I would really miss the excitement of driving a proper hot hatch. Both my previous cars were fantastic and are the two best cars I have ever had. However I love my Corsa. It's not as rapid, obviously, as the Mini or Abarth but the driving experience is just as enjoyable. My driving style has changed significantly as the Corsa is perfect for just cruising along. It is comfortable and easy to drive and my only grumble is the daft 'gear selector' which is little more than a slider which makes it a faff to get into reverse from park at times. It's economical too and I am getting well north of 50 /55 mpg on long journeys. It is an excellent car for me as a single person. The new styling on the 2024 model enhances some of the already great looks (love the blacked out badges) and the interior display looks better too. Excellent review Pete, I would be interested to see what the petrol version is like as an EV would be very difficult for me as a disabled person to live with as I would not be able to home charge and the infrastructure is just not good enough currently. Look forward to seeing the Astra video as I have has a couple of those too over the years.
Thanks for this 👍
Look at the size of the bloody thing!! It's only 28" shorter, 6" narrower and only 220Kg lighter than my Mustang!! No wonder we complain our parking spaces are too small. (Vauxhall Nova, which is where the Corsa came from, is 46" shorter, 22" narrower and 1020Kg lighter than my Mustang)!! I use the Mustang as a comparison because when it arrived in 2015 the motoring press said it was too big and heavy for UK roads.
Having said that, it is a lovely car.
Stellantis seem to be in cloud cuckoo land with their pricing. Entry level electric £32k, MG4 starts at £26k. A 1 year old Tesla Model 3 is about £30k. £38k for the top spec, MG4 X Power is £36k. I Hope Vauxhall have some profit to play with to reduce prices when they have to seriously compete with the Chinese.
I learned to drive in a Turbo Diesel Cavalier and I thought it was brilliant my instructor not so much. One of my 20 favourite cars is the 2 door Astra mk5 on looks. I have only owned one vauxhall in my list of 30 a Corsa VXR and my experience of ownership was not great as it blew a radiator then two turbos in quick succession which was the final straw. I detail my neighbours Mokka and the roof feels like a skin of plastic as it flexes and moves around like I have not felt before. The new styling of the Astra does look good in that blue colour they do with the black roof and pillars and I think it looks closer to a focus which can't be a bad thing. I look forward to your next review as an electric sports tourer is a good idea and if they did a 4x4 version that might be very interesting.
Cheers John 👍
Buying any new EV as a private buyer (i.e not as a company car) is basically like burning a pile of cash as the depreciation is so severe, most EV's have lost 70% of their value after 3 years.
On the plus side it does mean we're now starting to see some very good EV's come onto the used market at knockdown prices so there are a lot of 2019 plate EV's now available around the £10k mark and these will get better over time.
PS i loved the Astra, i used to drive a 2nd generation 1.6 1990 plate for work back in the day, very nippy with a really nice interior, seemed like a very modern car for its day.
Nice looking car and like the colour. I had a 1.5td Cora’s ls back the late 90s and often used to drive dads cavalier 2 litre 16v gls. Think the pricing though is a bit steep, but are they doing this to then give big discounts and make us think we are getting a good deal. Be nice if you could do a live with it for a week video. Keep up the great work
So many cool cars from Vauxhall, favourite was the Astra GTE and Cavalier SRi, Tigra..what happened!
Indeed 🤷♂️
interesting video, I prefer the previous generation limited edition with the spoiler the 1.4 L, but then it did have its engine problems. It would have a foul drop. And the drive belt would go any time which was always a bit concerning Thank you, Petrol ped
One of my favourite Supermini’s, the Vauxhall Astra has two Ultimate Badges on both of the front doors but the Corsa doesn’t, GS Line Is my favourite Trim 😊
Good video. Although i suspect Vauxhall PR forgot that even though Opel has had the Corsa name in production for 40 years, the Vauxhall brand did not use the Corsa name till 1993 approx. Prior to that it was the mighty Nova (every max power readers dream base car 😁).
Agree on the styling. Vauxhall finally coming out with tastefully designed cars vs the general appliance look when under the latter years of GM
Indeed. I loved the Nova. Especially the GTE 👍
Those prices would put me off, although discounts are available - I found a brand new GS trim outgoing model on Autotrader for £22995. Sobering that the top model's list price is within £1500 of the new, facelifted Tesla Model 3!
Not exactly affordable for a B segment car! IMHO
Good to see Vauxhall on the channel. Like many they were the staple of family motoring in the 80's and 90's, my Dad owned 7 consecutive Astras all the way to GSi, my first car was a 1.3SR Nova. Pretty sure Corsa wasn't used in the Uk until the 90's as my 2nd car was a Corsa in Caribic blue (3rd car was a Calibra 4x4 Turbo and then a Vectra Super Touring!) and the Police proudly nabbed all criminals in their 3.0 24v Senators as nothing could get away from them in those days.
As for the Vauxhall EV prospect, my better half got a Mokka e earlier this year; styling is far improved, arguably one of the better mini SUV's out there. We picked up a 12 month old 22 plate ex Motibility with 3k miles on the clock for £20k, list I seem to recall was £38-40k, it's probably lost another 10% since we've owned it but what it has saved in servicing, VED and fueling costs just about makes up for that. Servicing is £70 every 2 years, no VED, charging is about £15 on public charging for 70% capacity which gets you about 140 miles in the summer, 80 in the winter so cheaper than the ICE she had.
Like nearly all EV's at all price points, either lease brand new or pick up one used. I wouldn't worry about Vauxhall too much on these taking a depreciation bath, I reliably heard how much it costs for Vauxhall to build these and they're making plenty margin in them even to cover the near 50% depreciation in the first 18-24 months.
Do keep up vauxhall and Opel now owned by Stellantis the Peugeot/ fiat merger ....has had nothing to do with GM for 7 years
@@timmytimpster3807 I think what you meant to say is that Groupe PSA agreed to acquire Vauxhall in March 2017 with the official transfer of Vauxhall Motors UK Ltd and therefore financial close of the acquisition and renaming to Vauxhall Motors Ltd in September 2017, just over 6 years ago and in merging with Fiat Chrysler in 2021 that became Stelantis. But for nostalgia purposes I'll happily refer to them as GM but edited to avoid confusion.
The regen braking on both the Corsa and its Peugeot cousin the e208 should be considered as normal - coasting in and ice car, B mode - med/strong engine braking in ice car. When the brake is applied the car will deploy regen braking up to its maximum ability, after which the disc brakes are phased in as well if you need to stop even quicker. If driving smoothly you'll rarely use the disc brakes at all.
Indeed 👍
Good video, Good to see some different & obtainable cars. Keep up the good work
Thanks. Will do 👍
@@PetrolPedI've put an order for the petrol version of the model you're driving in the same spec but 1.2 turbo automatic 130 ultimate
Awesome review I’ve got a 2021 corsa e and love it but if can afford the Astra e next year might have one of those if can’t afford Astra be another corsa e and that one you’ve driven looks very tempting
Right on!
Great video. Really enjoying the channel. Its a shame, Vaxhaull used to have some incredible hot hatches. I remember my grandad taking me out in his Vectra GSi V6 from 2000. Unfortunately vaxhuall has lost its way.
Great review but I find this type of car makes no sense , fine for going round town, but then a lot of people that would buy this type of car would likely not have a place to charge it, especially those on lower incomes living in flats or terraced housing where its not easy to charge... any thoughts on this? Still 4-5K more than the ICE equivalent.. the only reason Vauxhall are giving deals it to ensure they dont break the carbon fines, which still bemuses me as these cars have a carbon footprint that just does not equate to a ICE car....
Interesting review and comments, nothing about it being fantastic or great but 'nice'. Nice drive, nice interior, just nice. Is that a different way of saying it's just OK? I'll be honest, the price is ridiculous and yes I know EV's are always more expensive but really, £35k to £38k for a Corsa? I dont think so as there are many more alternatives out there that make far more sense.
Not every car can be great 😜
True but is is disappointing that a company with the resources and experience of Stellantis / GM / Peugeot / Citroen etc etc couldn't design and innovate something better and more affordable, especially with all the platforms they have available.
Maybe they thought the existing Corsa appealed to people and didn't want to stray too far from that design? who knows what politics and corporate processes came into play. 🤣
Hi Pedro
I have owned a 21 Launch Model (Orange & Black as driven by Jurgen Klopp in the tv adverts) Corsa E for the past 9 months as a daily commute driver doing around 40 miles a day during the week . I have to say that the car has performed faultlessly it is quiet, has good performance 0-30 is around 2.5 seconds and a range of around 200 miles which is fine for me. I would never go back to a petrol or diesel car now. The only downside is that some of the outside charging points can be expensive.
P.S. is there going to be a new series of Vintage Voltage?
You get more miles with the petrol model unless your charging at home. You will be paying more to run it. I get 348 miles with my petrol😊
@@damme91 I charge up at home for my daily commute and other local journeys I only use the outside charging points if I go on a longer journey somewhere and yes some of them they can be expensive.
Stellantis offer this drivetrain across much of their range, so if you prefer the look of a Peugeot, a Citroen or a small Jeep then you can take your pick. Soon, the Fiat 600e will be added to this.
Good road test and looking forward to hearing your views on the Astra Sport Tourer, which greatly impressed the editor of Diesel and ECO Car magazine in its PHEV form.
great review on electric corsa . i still have my vauxhalls
It looks good Sir Pete! But my family’s to big for this. I need a good priced electric suv or gas powered suv that fix’s 6
Right on 👍
Agree with you the new Vauxhalls are more desirable and I’m very pleased about that. I had a couple of astras back in the day including a GTE and I loved them. I was always very envious of my uncle who had a lotus Carlton 😍 it was a shame that Vauxhall did a Peugeot on us and lost the plot. Love Thyme the food is fantastic 😀
Oh wow…Lotus Carlton 👌
A good review thanks. I have the older version and agree with everything you said. Range on the old version is disappointing on motorways and in bad weather but in summer it is very good. I could easily get 5 miles per kW pottering around country lanes, B roads and villages with 20mph speed limits last summer. The battery isn’t big enough IMHO.
Nice but looks like an Astra with school boy short trousers on wanting a go to secondary school lol much preferred my old nova 1.4sr lol can’t wait to see the Astra next week 👍🏻
I too, loved vauxhalls back in the 80s. I had an astra gte , fast enough, totally reliable for the 3 years i had it. Then a gte 16v and i had a cavalier sri as well. They were all reliable ,quick and fun.
Those were thd last ones i had, till i bought a wee corsa for the kids to learn in. It was dreadful. Oh dear. An electric corsa should be small and cheap. I think all electric cars should be. Then they might actually make sense....
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I’m with you Pete, think this looks really good in that colourway (not a chrome trim lover, so black on… always looks better IMO). Also agree about the aesthetics of recent Vauxhalls, and this is a definite improvement.
It’s not cheap in electric guise, but hey - that’s what they and the competition cost, so no point in moaning about it 🤷🏼♂️
I personally think there is every reason to moan about the price of EV’s, otherwise the manufacturers will never see the need to produce cheaper ones!
@@PixelVibe42 that works on the assumption that the manufacturers genuinely listen to their “potential” customer base. Call me cynical, but I’m not sure that’s the case.
Everything has ramped up in cost, and this is still all relatively new tech, so is going to command a higher price.
Personally it’s not going to affect me, as I’ll be sticking with my diesel (Vauxhall) van for as long as I can see.
@@kevincross9206 Agree with your views. I think the ‘customer’ I had in mind was more likely fleet buyers, as in they could drive down the price through fleet purchases. As someone who was sad and read the entire UK Govt’s transport policy, they said the initial purchase price of EV’s was likely too high for private buyers and they would only start to make inroads when sold on from fleets at discounted prices (or words to that effect).
@@PixelVibe42 - hadn’t thought about it from a fleet point of view, but that makes sense 👍🏻
Facelift has improved the looks and slightly better tech/range but of course it’s still massively overpriced as an EV. However, the reality is no one pays anywhere near that price - you can get £10k off one easily and the residuals are absolute pants. Probably going to be £15k for a 1 year old base trim low mileage one in a years time and that would be a good buy. Anyone buying a new one (rather than leasing) though is nuts!
Great review nice to see you are covering Vauxhalls even though the prices now compete with the German premium brands.
Great looking cars now but they are now re badged Peugeots. I re bear BMC in the sixties with badge engineering and of course VW group are also guilty. Will you be testing the E208 and E 308 SW the Peugeot versions be interesting to compare.
Thanks! 👍
Had a Vauxhall Cavalier SRi. Didn’t they become part of the Saab group?
Hello pal, I have to agree, the Vauxhalls of our era were always special, defo not so for a good while, only in my opinion. 👍👍🇬🇧
It’s a car. It goes down the road. It costs around 10k more than the equivalent petrol automatic.
Nice concise review of vauxhalls small Hatchback EV.
It’s of Corsa a lot of money, just under the 40K ( luxury) VED threshold. I can’t see many low income families affording this, unless the finance packages are favorable. My main concern is if you take one on a pcp deal, the residuals are going to be scary. Nice overview Ped.
Well said!
With regards to the price they are 13k off list price on autotrader for the ev version. You can pick one up for 20k brand new.
Stelantis are taking the piss with pricing. I mean, they're really gouging.
Battery packs have now reached price parity for many manufacturers. Tesla and Chinese brands have battery packs that allow them to build cars to the same cost or less than petrol cars.
£11k more for the entry spec? There's no way to justify it today. I can buy an MG4 - a much bigger car with more range and a better standard spec - for nearly £5k less than this.
It's like they're deliberately pricing them to fail.
Yes hopefully they go out of business, ripping people off
Like the review, and in isolation it's a good looking competent EV. But with Volvo launching the larger EX30 below £35K and Renault cutting the bigger Mégane's price by £2.5K for its lead-in model, it makes the Corsa electric look even poorer value. And looking at second hand values of the pre-facelift model, you just know the depreciation will be savage.
Vauxhall released the corsa in 1993 so been making it for 30 years not 40. The Nova outside the UK was build by Opel and called the Corsa and released in 1982. So Vauxhall need to get their press sheets updated 🤣
Does regent put the brake lights on? Some Evs seem to slow quickly with no brake lights to warn you
Yes 👍
Nice review Ped, very fair & balanced as usual. What people have to realise is that Stellantis Group are there to shift volumes of their cars. Their profits are in PCP deals. The Chinese imports will really test Stellantis when they really hit the UK in vengeance .
I always liked the Corsa, my wife has had two, a 1996 Corsa GLS and a 2001 corsa Sxi. Super economical and held residuals well. EV’s still have away to go in the mass market. Joe cannot afford 30k plus motors end of! 😠 lol
Great review. 👍
The new Astra ev tourer estate sounds nice,but I bet the price will be £44.000 plus!?
We shall see
I'd sooner look at an new MG5 long range for £30k
Will you please do a road test on the ice version? , the music that is played when reading a report on the stats is not required , I normally stop watching the videos when this happens but in this case Ped I stayed till the end 😊.
I’ll put that car in my list. Quiet background music is my style. Feels very strange without it and I don’t think it works.
Embargoed til the next Wednesday... nothing to do with the day Autocar's weekly mag comes out then? ;)
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Nova SR,SRi and GTE, oh the days.
Two of my most enjoyable cars were the Cavalier SRi and more recently the Vauxhall Astra GTC limited edition. Since Peugoet took over ownership and the design of both Astra and Corsa, they just don't look Vauxhall anymore in my view. 😢
Very nice!
Price Wise "pretty good" your words? Mad! I own a kia soul ev also expensive.
Is this really your opinion on the Corsa? Or just after views?
In the current market that entry price and finance deal is about what you would expect. I’ve made to secret of the fact I think all new cars are too expensive 🤷♂️
I'm aware of typical ev prices, I was just surprised by your comment on the price! A rubbish price compared with MG or BYD prices from China.
I went round Millbrook test track in a Lotus Carlton it was very quick.
Nice 👌
Damn good value as a used car.
My brother in law had a Vauxhall Victor with a broken carburettor. You filled it up and drove 500m..😂
This type of car, which will likely spend most of its time in an urban environment, with only the occasional long trip should be ideal for electrification.
But the price!?! How much is an MG 4...
Prefer the dashboard on this than on its Peugeot sister.
Nice video. I like it because it is you😃
But I disagree in regard to the electric Cora’s being affordable. I know that this is always relative, but the ev is about 13K more than the cheapest petrol version. And that is imo the problem with all ev’s. Compared to their petrol (and diesel!) siblings they are just too expensive.
Charging speed???
Just test drive your favourite petrol one, please. As it stands, Peugeot probably won't give us a 208 gti/rallye. Come on Vauxhall/Opel, step up your game with a new GSi/OPC variant. Finally, may I remind all of the absolute fabulous Carlton.
I don't particularly like the styling - it's dull as dishwater, though the grey & black press car spec doesn't help! I agree that it's a size/power/range which will suit a wide range of buyers. But the electric being 60% more expensive than the 100hp petrol seems unreasonable.
A Honda E costs over £37,000. Great looking and interesting little car but way to expensive too. Think ive seen 3 on the road. A year old one is on Auto Trader at a main dealer for £16,500 . EV pricing is ridiculous
Ha ! Don’t remind me ! Sure , it’s 2023, but what I mentioned above, is absolutely achievable under £20,000. Some one has got a have roll of the dice and go for it.
Nice but the Corsa EV prices are simply nuts.
Great video but £38K for a Corsa. I can't get my head around that, even for en EV that seems a bit steep to me.
You and me both!
Watch Fridays video for one of the best cars I’ve driven in years that is less than that 🤔😜
Absolute 🔥🚒
Sadly its all about perception, you mention Corsa in the pub, next to the guy who has a german brand.. they should probably have changed the name just like ford have done with the fiesta
Petrol one would be a nice car... electric one is still silly money..
We sold our mk1 Golf GTi to buy a Vauxhall Nova in 1989, says everything 😂.
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For context, in 1989, I got a company car, and my wife wouldn't drive the GTi - so we sold it and bought the Nova. She'd learnt to drive in a Nova, very popular with driving instructors, and of course, the Nova was replaced by the Corsa.
£38,000 for the range topper?! Is it April 1st ?
That would buy you 4 Mercedes S classes,( 2007 versions!) .
The first manufacturer to offer a new , spacious, hybrid Ev, with most modern features , under £15,000 , will have a queue of buyers as long as the M6.
This is 2023 - not 2003 !
Share your sentiments regarding Vauxhall. Some great cars produced and rally heritage to boot.
Yep 👍
How do they justify a 60% uplift in price from petrol to electric models. Just looked at the PCP numbers, the petrol automatic is £150 per month less than the electric, that's 1250 miles worth of petrol, I do half that so I'll be sticking with petrol for a while yet, and that's ignoring the fact that as someone without ability to home charge electric is way more inconvenient.
Let me start by confirming I own a BEV and live Vauxhall's current designs. However, their EV prices are not only far too high but they also devalue like mad. Look at Definitely Not a Guru and you can see 2021 and 2022 Mokka & Corsa at or below £15,000.... So rounding up a touch £20,000 devalued in 24 months!! Clearly buying a Corsa or Mokka EV is best done second-hand...
There is no way that £35,000 (Corsa) or £40,000+ (Astra) is value for money when a Tesla can be purchased for the same money and offers far more space. If NOT comparing to Tesla then look at Citroën E-C3 (also by Stellantis) for just over £20,000..... At least £10,000 cheaper than the Corsa.
Hi there 👋.....I know the used price's have plummeted but a couple year's back there were times that you could get a new Cora towards the end of the month for 23/24k and im sure those prices would have been comparable for fleet buyers so the depreciation isn't always as dramatic
Not just a problem for Vauxhall sadly 😢
@bwarey52 For Fleet.... absolutely. But for Joe Blogs paying RRP... not great. My friend has a top spec Mokka (actually very nice looking) 2022 he paid nearly £38,000.
It was valued in October and was offered £17,500. So £20,000 in 18 mths.
@PetrolPed Indeed... but I feel Vauxhall are not helping themselves. Start with a high RRP....After 6mths their own dealers discount the cars... £5k to £8k.... So residual values take another hit. At least start the Corsa at a realistic £29,000 with £32k being top spec. However, I like what you said about their efforts with PCP.
@@mikadavies660 that's some drop 😳 it's a strange time in the market for sure,MG coming in with the MG4 pricing and the Model 3 at around 40k has skewed the market
I had a Vauxhall Astra
Sorry Pete just another boring ev ,but fair play to you with another unbiased review I always enjoy listening to your opinions.
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38k for this when a base model 3 is 40k I know what I would choose
Ped. We had one (GS) and alas it was a disappointment. The ride quality and overall build quality did not match the huge price tag (new). The centre mirror was too low and restricted view. The temperature controls are just too much out of comfortable reach. The apple CarPlay connection was hit and miss. It’s not a very bad car but it’s not worth the massive cost new when looking at the enormous depreciation as Vauxhall are selling pre-reg ones with nearly £10k off which has bottomed the resale value. We now have a mild hybrid fiesta and it’s so much more solid than the Corsa. Alas ford have stopped the fiesta 😢
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Remember when a Corsa was a cheap and cheerful way to get on the road with cheap insurance, running costs and a nice, usable car?
Not so much an overpriced Peugeot in a frock.
£10k more than the petrol…..reason to not go EV right there……😢
At the moment, that £10,000 would get you 6,802 litres of petrol. Which is good for 64,619 miles at an average of 9.5l/km.
At these prices I would opt for the new Volvo EX30.
I fell down the stairs yesterday
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You can buy a new Tesla M3 RWD for a little more than the cost of the top model Corsa.
I know what I would buy