Opel Corsa D Minor Change

2011 Opel Corsa

Opel's Corsa (or Vauxhall Corsa in the Great Britain) is much more of a novice in Opel's lineup and and a European compact car good for everyone because of its value for money. In Japan, the second-generation Opel Corsa was known as the Vita because Toyota has one as the Tercel's twin. When the fourth-generation Opel Corsa broke cover in 2006, they will no longer be known as the Vita because of Opel's withdrawal in Japan due to poor sales.

The Opel Corsa/Vauxhall Corsa (formerly known as the Vita), now on its fourth generation, reaches its second phase and for this second phase, the Vita, I mean, Corsa gets a new aggressive front look and a new interior to keep the Opel compact fresh and updated to meet the demands of style-worthy customers.

The ecoFLEX version of the revised Vita, I mean, Corsa, now comes with the idling stop package. With cars such as the second-generation Mazda Axela having the i-stop, Nissan's March K13 comes with the idling stop feature, Daihatsu's TNP Move gets the Eco Idle, and the Toyota iQ Go 6MT and 3rd-generation Vitz/Yaris armed with Smart Stop, the Corsa's minor change gets the idling stop package exclusively on the Corsa ecoFLEX 1.3 CDTi. The Corsa ecoFLEX 1.3 CDTi Start/Stop uses idling stop technology, which allows the engine to shut off automatically when stopped. Power output of the Corsa's 1.3 CDTi engine is 95 HP, consumes for about 3.5 liters/100 km, and the lowest CO2 emissions of 94g/km (3-door variants) to 95g/km (5-door variants).

There are other engine variants available for the face-lifted Corsa D such as the 1.2 Twinport 1.4 Twinport, 1.6 Turbo, and the 1.7 CDTI engine. The high-performance Corsa OPC/VXR comes with the 1.6-litre turbo engine that has the power output of 192 PS and reaches a maximum top speed of 225km/h. It consumes for about 7.3 Liter/100 km.

My thoughts about the Corsa:
No longer called Vita, the fourth generation Corsa is Opel's compact car that wows the crowd with its compact capabilities. Now on its second phase of this fourth-generation model, the new Corsa bows to be more stylish than the Mazda Demio and the Ford Fiesta, but not in my point of interest. If I compare the looks of the facelifted Corsa and the Mazda Demio, I would say that the Corsa is much more stylish than the Demio.

With Mazda gets i-Stop, Nissan's idling stop is under the Pure Drive series, Daihatsu gets Eco Idle, and Toyota gets Smart Stop, the face-lifted Corsa ecoFLEX has a Start/Stop innovation on the 1.3 CDTi engine for optimized fuel efficiency.

Can this one still be called Vita?

Photo: General Motors Europe