1.2 The mix does him good

Like all manufacturers in the Stellantis galaxy, Opel has the right to get a gasoline cycle with Miller’s recent 1.2 turbo variable, as well as a 48 V hybrid, and this fits like a glove for the small Corsa modified a year ago in the middle of the course. This 3-cyl. revisited, with a transmission chain to replace a badly damaged belt, available in 100 hp and 205 Nm or 136 hp and 230 Nm Above all, the new eDCT6 gearbox accommodates an electric motor of 28 hp and 55 Nm Values ​​of “electricity” it is added to the “warm” values ​​and gives a true boost of about thirty seconds during start and restart, or at constant speed.

So the whole thing shows real fear, while reducing the consumption to 4.6 l/100 km, with 101-104 g in WLTP, according to Opel: in the WLTP “highway”, the consumption reaches 5.5 l / 100 km is better . During our test, we recorded 5.7 l/100 km in mixed city, urban and highway use, and 6.2 liters on the highway. For tough urban routes, you can return to less than 5.0 l thanks to the small electric motor that works half the time. In addition, the latter allows classification as a hybrid (1 to 30 km/h in electric mode), not allowed from the old TVS until the end of 2024.

Opel Corsa hybrid which starts at 23,700 euros including tax

This quality and this very low CO2 should compensate for the high price of this city car, from 23,700 euros including tax, automatic gearbox included, while the old 100 hp 1.2 turbo-petrol with manual transmission costs 20,900 euros with tax 116-120 g. And cousin 208, identical in every way, doesn’t fare much better.

Other “basics” of this Opel Corsa have not been modified since its facelift. The Vizor’s front panel design remains instantly recognizable. And the interior, quite austere, especially in full black, gives the quality of the materials and their collection. The icing on the cake is that the cockpit counters can be read by tall drivers, which is not the case with the 208. With two common criticisms for this CMP platform from Stellantis: the rear axle is very difficult in terms of damping. , even on 16” wheels, and the characteristic whistling sound from the gearbox in electric mode that the sound barrier has difficulty filtering out.