Top Gear’s guide to buying a used Vauxhall Corsa – Top Gear

One of Britain’s bestselling cars. The Corsa as British folk know it has been around since the early Nineties, but the name originates from the Opel Corsa of 1982 – better known to us as the Vauxhall Nova. If you love a geeky model code, that original is the Corsa A, while the best second-hand buys are a Corsa D or E – those made between 2006 and 2019. While they’re designated as separate generations, there’s an obvious similarity in their shape. The D was such a success that Opel and Vauxhall didn’t feel a pressing need for complete reinvention come replacement time.

It’s the cheese sandwich in the automotive meal deal. It’s the simple, straightforward choice that will slip into your life free of drama and with utmost simplicity in its operation. The point is well evidenced by the latest-gen car in its fully electric Corsa-e form; if you want an EV that’s exactly like your old petrol or diesel car, one that makes the jump into EVs as painless as possible, it’s the one.

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