I hoped they'd have a vxr or each gen lol. And maybe even mention the "limited edition" Corsa c that was absolutely fucking everywhere in Arctic White with gloss black wheels lol. Or the numerous "nurburgring" edition lol
Thanks Rory that was a great video. I learned to drive and passed my test in a '09 Corsa, it did have extremely hard seats, but it was nice and stable so I've got a soft spot for them! I also dated a girl who had an old '00 Corsa, she didn't actually use the brakes unless she had to come to a complete stop, which... always made you feel alive.
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I don't find the seats to be any different than in other cars, cheaper or more expensive, newer or older. I actually think they're really comfortable, especially with the great side support.
@@MrJordanwain I enquired about a high-miler Corsa C diesel pick-up that was for sale on Gumtree in Jeffrey's bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa, for the equivalent of about 2K Sterling last week. Unfortunately it was sold already : ( That's about half of what a lower mileage example will sell for.
I recently rented an Opel Corsa in Tenerife, 3 cyl petrol. I have to say abusing the crap out of it on winding mountain roads in the fog was some of the most fun ive ever had in a car.
The Nova was my first car, and I passed my driving test in that magnificent machine! I think mine was a 1985 model. The car was older than me! I think the Nova was notoriously easy to steal, you didn't need keys, a screwdriver in the ignition barrel would do the trick unfortunately! Mine was stolen by joy riders 3 times during my ownership, somehow it always found its way home to me! 🤣 Brought back many memories watching this! Thanks for the nostalgia!
I passed my test in 98 in a Corsa, I'm now on to my 7th Corsa (the electric one) and have been a driving instructor for 14 years. The Corsa has never let me down. And the new electric one is fantastic
As someone who owns a 2020 plate corsa, and has driven a 65’ plate and an 09’ plate corsa, they’re a great sporty lil car with lots of character🤣🤣love them
Like Rory, I also learned in a Corsa so agree that it has a special place in my heart too. But 31k does seem a lot for a small hatchback, even if it is all electric.
All cars are overpriced now, as they try to get buyers to choose PCP/Hire Purchase deals with extortionate monthly payments. I’ll stay buying second hand reliable cars until EVs become sun £20k for a decent sized one. Some Hybrids from Toyota are very reasonably priced at the moment.
@@thecraigmachine69 Don't forget about battery depletion. A tesla replacement battery can easily cost over 20K not including VAT and labour. Anyone who says a battery can hold 80 percent after 5 years is talking nonesense
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@@thecraigmachine69 Nonsense, they're not overpriced. I got my Corsa D for less than 2500 😁
Also learnt to drive in a Corsa B. 1.2. Basic. Wind down windows and mirrors, no power steering, hardly any power. But well designed, tough and easy to drive. Great visibility.
My father drove a Corsa B until it did not pass TÜV anymore a few years back. Two years ago my sister bought a Corsa E, so the journey of the Corsa continues in my family
I just bought an '04 Corsa C as my first car from autotrader, still haven't gotten a chance to drive it yet as I'm 17 in September however I already love it, it only has 1.0 3cyl engine which is great for insurance and only has 41000 miles on it!
Brilliant video. My Corsa anecdote is that a friend had a Corsa B in ~1991 and we went for a spirited drive. On a rural road he hit a patch of muck and the thing understeered heavily towards the verge. He caught it, just, but there was no power steering and he couldn't get the lock off, so it snapped into oversteer the other way. He caught that, just, but the steering was still very heavy so it oversteered back and as he caught it again, the tyres caught the road slightly, making the car judder. It came back round and I thought "next time it's going to roll". As it swung, just before the end of the arc I grabbed the handbrake and yanked it on, making the car do a 180. As it completed the 180 I shouted "BRAKE" and my mate hit the brakes hard and it skidded to a stop in a straight line, still on the road. No damage, no problem. And breathe....
I have the first generation Corsa B, also a 5 door and it’s very practical, feels very advanced for its era, although mine is marginally higher up in the spec range having mod cons like electric windows and a/c. All round an awesome car and little wonder it sparked such an impressive line up of Corsas to follow.
Vauxhall-Opel are right to celebrate 40 years. Also, I've noticed that for the last few years, the last couple of generations of Corsa have really become popular with young drivers, like more than before, and I reckon this is because they look bloody great. Like baby musclecars with snazzy interiors, sharp alloys, body kits, go-faster stripes. That's how it should be done! They look amazing! It's quite a shame that the current model is kind of grown up with 5 doors. It think that's a mistake, because the kids like a 3 door - it's sportier, and maybe a gap to be filled?? The tartan socks with 80s Vauxhall logo are cool and hilarious though. Cars should be fun, and car owners have more if a sense of humour than car companies think. Well done is all I can say. The crease down the bonnet is a big GM trait that fortunately has been carried over to the new PSA models, and the side bulges go back to the Vauxhalls from the early 1900s.
Learned to drive in a 2017 Corsa, can't say I was a fan of it in any way, shape or form. Then again it was the 1.4 and that engine seems to bring down any car it's fitted to. Great vid!
When I was 5, we moved to Spain, where my father was put in charge of setting up the Opel plant at Zaragoza (where they build the Corsa) and setting up General Motors operations in Spain. We lived there from 1980-84, and the Corsa will always have a special place in my heart. The marketing slogan they came up with in Spain in those days was “ingeneria alemana a su alcanze” = “German engineering within your reach.”
I’m so lost for words 😭🧡🦈 I will “forever” 💕 Vauxhall! The CORSA is an icon and I fully support its legacy ✊ “Vauxhall all GRIFFIN NO BULL” “Vauxhall British 🇬🇧 brand since 1903” “Vauxhall new rules Britannia” Us brits 🇬🇧 can’t seem to get enough of the CORSA and I can see why! It’s characteristics, styles, it’s looks 😏and even the way it drives. Every generation is spectacular to look at, Seeing how it’s grown and improved to leave it’s legacy of the Vauxhall NOVER in our minds and hearts 🥰 for future generations to come.
Last year i gave my 1.5td corsa b to my father in law it has 650000 km or 40 389 milles. Still runs perfect. I have had it since 2007. Never ever broke down on me…
I have a corsa d sricdti 1.7 turbo diesel 130bhp 220nmt had it over 3 years now and still love it as much as the day i got it just like looking at it outside my house 🏠 😀
I’m baffled as to why they haven’t released a GTE model for the electric car. Seems an obvious choice to bring back the name with a mildly hot ev version.
@@Its-Just-Gizmo VW don’t own the rights to GTE. However, the original Vauxhall GTE was a GM product, Stellantis have said that they’re likely to introduce a GSI one at some point, doubtful it’ll come to that UK though.
Cool to see what kind of corsa I maybe have in the future. Currently own -07 Corsa D and maybe in 15 years I have that new one. Looks good, but hard to say how good it is in 2027.
Best thing about the corsa b was how easy it was to fit a calibra turbo motor in them. The car Vauxhall should have built lol,so much fun and keeps you on your toes when driving one.
In the UK we were offered a cabriolet model of the Corsa B but it didn't sell too well. There is a South African Ute of the Corsa B available too. The Vauxhall Combo started off with the Corsa B front end too
Corsas and Novas hold many fond memories to me. Two mates had B Sports 15/20 years ago. I learned to drive in a Corsa C, I owned a Nova MK1 in the early 00's when I was a kid, to this day my mum has a Corsa D. Although never actually driving my Nova or owning a Corsa. They play such a huge part of my history. Although the f Is a PSA product, sales speak for themselves! And Vauxhall are doing more to honour the Corsa/Nova than ford did for the fiestas 40th birthday.
I had 1 of the 500 Nova van's ordered by BT, It's still sitting in my friends yard, With prices now so high I'm tempted to go drag it out and restore it.
1990 nova 1.5 td. Absolute machine. Would spin in 3rd gear all the way to 4th in the wet. did 60odd mpg which was nice. Quicker than a gsi also I believe
Good video, Thank you. I was not lucky with my electric corsa. The Vauxhall app paralized the car. No turn off, no drive...even I could not lock the doors. The RAC restarted the system after a long waiting time.
Hahahaha Corsa B 1.5D was the car in which I've learned how to drive! I was a 130kg monster of a man and it was a pain in the but to drive hahahah now I own a Corsa D, i am kind of restoring it as I don't need a new expensive car.
Opel corsa run ended with the E generation. The new one is a rebadged Peugeot with belt driven engines. It will never be the workhorse with the chain driven engines that went on and on
I got my license on a 08 or 09 Corsa. My mom has an 05 Astra. At the time both felt quite similar aside from seating position with the Corsa being a little bit less comfortable but I oddly liked the Corsa, I wasn't a fan of the Astra at the time although it's grown on me over the past 6 years since I legally became a driver. I'm a big fan of the electric Corsa but I think it's a little bit too complex for what the line is meant for. The driving assist stuff is overkill unless you're on the road all day which let's be honest is a stretch for the ICE version, the digital cluster display doesn't look good with the round plastic frame, the rear window could be a little bit bigger negating the need for a rear camera, the rear door frames are too bulky and makes entering the already cramped rear cabin section worse, and the electric finger brake button kills the fun. Some of these things could be fixed for cheap or even make the car cheaper by a few euros but it would make it better.
The love for the Corsa is global, not only in England, in south america too for example. We have only 2 generations, B and C (and F only in Uruguay with Opel branding)
For my first 3 cars I had the corsa c 1.0 poverty spec, corsa c 1.4 SRi and the corsa d 1.3 cdti and they were all reliable. I sold the SRi for next to nothing and wish I’d just kept it as a second car as it was a fairly unique colour and spec.. in fact I’ve never seen another one the same in person
The Corsa B is being unfairly judged by history, in my view. I lived in Australia at the time, and owned an SB Holden Barina, which was a rebadged Corsa B. Admittedly we got bigger engines and a better ride/roadholding combination compared to the Europe, but compared to the Suzuki-based Barina that preceded it, the SB Barina felt much sturdier with big car road manners and refinement. I've grown up to BMWs now, but I still miss my little Barina.
Can you please do a historical video like this for the Suzuki Swift? I had a 1994 Suzuki Swift Gti back in 1998 as my first car. Had rims and a body-kit on it, plus an after market exhaust. My dream car when all my mates had Holden and Ford V6 sedans or Ute's. Ran it until it died. Sold for scrap. Glory days. Or even a video on Japanese cars that were all modified by people in the 90's. Like the Civic, Lancer, Mirage, and Nissan Silvia and Skyline. That would be cool.
Im driving a corsa b for now a whole year and its my first car. And compared to other small cars in the price range i love it. Its for some reason really fast it can do 150kmh easily and if you push it a little harder even 170-180kmh is possible which to me is insane that such a small an ,,cheap‘‘ car can do that. I told my father that i love it and if he is able to mantain the car i would still drive it even for the next 2-3 years. Sadly the car has almost 200.000 kilometers now and my father is kinda scared that one day the car might not start again and i would be late for work. He is looking to buy me a new car for that reason but till that day comes im driving the corsa b :) Side notes: My corsa b is a 2 door model made in 1999 with around 65-75 ps/horse power.
I remember putting the Nova GTE on my ‘list’. I thought it was cracking looking car in my early teens. Then the Corsa GSi 16v was released with an updated version of the GTE’s engine and that then became the one I wanted in my late teens. I always preferred them to their Ford counterparts. Great to see all the generations together, to see how they’ve evolved.
@@nathandepasquale9571 wanted Speelines on mine but need the rear arches rolling if I remember so kept the original Ronals on mine. Put better brakes and exhaust on it.
I drove a Vauxhall Corsa to pass my driving test on 16th December 1994, I couldn’t afford one back then so I bought a 1989 Vauxhall Nova 1.0 as my first car in white!
I learned to drive in a corsa D and the went and bought a D s.e in 2019, I loved it, the interior felt quit up market and was full of kit, the suspension was made of chocolate unfortunately so it didn't last long
True story. It was my first car. I drove it from my gran house to make an insurance. From there i went to work. ... from the moment i sat on the car for the 1st time til i roll the thing? 1hour and 23 minutes. To be 18 and an idiot...
For me, I genuinely like the new Corsa and it’s probably better built than the Fiesta but I would opt for the Fiesta, countless people online and on reviews have complained about ongoing Apple CarPlay and Android Auto issues in all current gen Stellantis products which is a shame.
there's a brittish mith that says this car is German. that brazilian Chevrolet the australian Holden nihon Suzuki deutsche Opel usaer GMC along with the Astra, this was a car for the world.
I’m shocked!!! Based on the Peugeot 208 but doesn’t have the dreaded 206 indicator stalks! There are a fair few details in the interior that hark back to GM Vauxhalls 😆
Only got a little way in before having to comment, has any research even been done here at all? The Nova SR had a 1.3 and the a 1.4 72bhp engine. But power was lower in those days purely because engines didn’t rev as high, still had good torque.
Loved my Corsa D, still think I'll grab a vxr from that era one day for the lolz. 190bhp, triangle tailpipe and spoiler that probably does nothing, oh yus!!!
The fact that they couldn't find the Highest spec versions of every Gen just shows how rare they are.... As well as how good they as Enthusiast base.
I hoped they'd have a vxr or each gen lol. And maybe even mention the "limited edition" Corsa c that was absolutely fucking everywhere in Arctic White with gloss black wheels lol. Or the numerous "nurburgring" edition lol
Because they have been scrapped
@@Its-Just-Gizmo same , Never owned a corsa but heard great things about them , as well the special edition are super rare as in VW world.
@@EpilepticNinja24 personally I'd rather shit in the woods than drive another Corsa, except the new model, with the electric motor.
A Nova and a Redtop is all I need.
Edit- Corsa VXR owner
Thanks Rory that was a great video. I learned to drive and passed my test in a '09 Corsa, it did have extremely hard seats, but it was nice and stable so I've got a soft spot for them! I also dated a girl who had an old '00 Corsa, she didn't actually use the brakes unless she had to come to a complete stop, which... always made you feel alive.
I don't find the seats to be any different than in other cars, cheaper or more expensive, newer or older. I actually think they're really comfortable, especially with the great side support.
My friend had a Corsa D limited edition from new and I remember the seats being very hard compared to my comfortable Corsa C.
The Corsa B was a whole family in Brazil. It had a sedan, a Station Wagon and a pick-up
Re Corsa B, my son has the sedan and there are plenty pickups on the roads here in South Africa. I don't think we had the 5-door hatch version here.
I’d love to import a Corsa C pickup from Brazil or South Africa to the UK!
@@MrJordanwain I enquired about a high-miler Corsa C diesel pick-up that was for sale on Gumtree in Jeffrey's bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa, for the equivalent of about 2K Sterling last week. Unfortunately it was sold already : ( That's about half of what a lower mileage example will sell for.
I recently rented an Opel Corsa in Tenerife, 3 cyl petrol. I have to say abusing the crap out of it on winding mountain roads in the fog was some of the most fun ive ever had in a car.
The Nova was my first car, and I passed my driving test in that magnificent machine! I think mine was a 1985 model. The car was older than me! I think the Nova was notoriously easy to steal, you didn't need keys, a screwdriver in the ignition barrel would do the trick unfortunately! Mine was stolen by joy riders 3 times during my ownership, somehow it always found its way home to me! 🤣 Brought back many memories watching this! Thanks for the nostalgia!
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I passed my test in 98 in a Corsa, I'm now on to my 7th Corsa (the electric one) and have been a driving instructor for 14 years. The Corsa has never let me down. And the new electric one is fantastic
I bought used 2015 3 door one with proper automatic gearbox and I absolutely love it! ♥
As someone who owns a 2020 plate corsa, and has driven a 65’ plate and an 09’ plate corsa, they’re a great sporty lil car with lots of character🤣🤣love them
Like Rory, I also learned in a Corsa so agree that it has a special place in my heart too. But 31k does seem a lot for a small hatchback, even if it is all electric.
I remember when James May complained how expensive BMW 1 series was at 17K. The good old days
All cars are overpriced now, as they try to get buyers to choose PCP/Hire Purchase deals with extortionate monthly payments. I’ll stay buying second hand reliable cars until EVs become sun £20k for a decent sized one. Some Hybrids from Toyota are very reasonably priced at the moment.
@@thecraigmachine69 Don't forget about battery depletion. A tesla replacement battery can easily cost over 20K not including VAT and labour. Anyone who says a battery can hold 80 percent after 5 years is talking nonesense
@@thecraigmachine69 Nonsense, they're not overpriced. I got my Corsa D for less than 2500 😁
31k is a lot, especially considering you could be looking at a GR Yaris for that much.
Also learnt to drive in a Corsa B. 1.2. Basic. Wind down windows and mirrors, no power steering, hardly any power. But well designed, tough and easy to drive. Great visibility.
My father drove a Corsa B until it did not pass TÜV anymore a few years back. Two years ago my sister bought a Corsa E, so the journey of the Corsa continues in my family
my first car is an Opel Corsa C 1.2 XD, i honestly love it, its big yet small and the 75hp engine keeps it going well enough due its low weight
I just bought an '04 Corsa C as my first car from autotrader, still haven't gotten a chance to drive it yet as I'm 17 in September however I already love it, it only has 1.0 3cyl engine which is great for insurance and only has 41000 miles on it!
Auto journalism at it's very finest, what a retrospective. Fabulous Rory👍👊
I too learned on the Gen B and subsequently bought a Calibra as my first car.
Brilliant video.
My Corsa anecdote is that a friend had a Corsa B in ~1991 and we went for a spirited drive. On a rural road he hit a patch of muck and the thing understeered heavily towards the verge. He caught it, just, but there was no power steering and he couldn't get the lock off, so it snapped into oversteer the other way. He caught that, just, but the steering was still very heavy so it oversteered back and as he caught it again, the tyres caught the road slightly, making the car judder. It came back round and I thought "next time it's going to roll". As it swung, just before the end of the arc I grabbed the handbrake and yanked it on, making the car do a 180. As it completed the 180 I shouted "BRAKE" and my mate hit the brakes hard and it skidded to a stop in a straight line, still on the road. No damage, no problem. And breathe....
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I have the first generation Corsa B, also a 5 door and it’s very practical, feels very advanced for its era, although mine is marginally higher up in the spec range having mod cons like electric windows and a/c. All round an awesome car and little wonder it sparked such an impressive line up of Corsas to follow.
Great episode. I still own my corsa b. It’s 30 years old hehe had 3 corsa b’s together at a stage.
the corsa c with the 16v engine and manual gearbox is actually a hoot to drive.
Did they come in automatic also?
@@benjones7117 Yes, i have an automatic one. But its only a 4-gear transmission
1.2 twinports were 🔥
I had a couple including the 1.4 SRi and enjoyed it
@@benjones7117 Yes but the automatic ones are very crap on fuel
Vauxhall-Opel are right to celebrate 40 years. Also, I've noticed that for the last few years, the last couple of generations of Corsa have really become popular with young drivers, like more than before, and I reckon this is because they look bloody great. Like baby musclecars with snazzy interiors, sharp alloys, body kits, go-faster stripes. That's how it should be done! They look amazing! It's quite a shame that the current model is kind of grown up with 5 doors. It think that's a mistake, because the kids like a 3 door - it's sportier, and maybe a gap to be filled?? The tartan socks with 80s Vauxhall logo are cool and hilarious though. Cars should be fun, and car owners have more if a sense of humour than car companies think. Well done is all I can say. The crease down the bonnet is a big GM trait that fortunately has been carried over to the new PSA models, and the side bulges go back to the Vauxhalls from the early 1900s.
You can still find that corsa all over Brazil nowadays. Classic car for us!
Corsa vxr arctc with the glass roof was awesome
Learned to drive in a 2017 Corsa, can't say I was a fan of it in any way, shape or form. Then again it was the 1.4 and that engine seems to bring down any car it's fitted to. Great vid!
Rory, you do a great job presenting these clips. I love the enthusiasm, and mix of facts and fun. 👏🏻
Passed my test in a Corsa D.
There's no denying they're a staple on British roads, and probably will be for many years
When I was 5, we moved to Spain, where my father was put in charge of setting up the Opel plant at Zaragoza (where they build the Corsa) and setting up General Motors operations in Spain. We lived there from 1980-84, and the Corsa will always have a special place in my heart. The marketing slogan they came up with in Spain in those days was “ingeneria alemana a su alcanze” = “German engineering within your reach.”
I’m so lost for words 😭🧡🦈 I will “forever” 💕 Vauxhall! The CORSA is an icon and I fully support its legacy ✊ “Vauxhall all GRIFFIN NO BULL” “Vauxhall British 🇬🇧 brand since 1903” “Vauxhall new rules Britannia” Us brits 🇬🇧 can’t seem to get enough of the CORSA and I can see why! It’s characteristics, styles, it’s looks 😏and even the way it drives. Every generation is spectacular to look at, Seeing how it’s grown and improved to leave it’s legacy of the Vauxhall NOVER in our minds and hearts 🥰 for future generations to come.
I picked up my Corsa E the other day. I love it! Won't go back to P/D.
Last year i gave my 1.5td corsa b to my father in law it has 650000 km or 40 389 milles. Still runs perfect. I have had it since 2007. Never ever broke down on me…
Rory makes an exciting review on a dull boring car. Great presenter. UK's Jason Cammisa.
Awesome video. Very informative. Hopefully you do more documentary videos in the future.
I have a corsa d sricdti 1.7 turbo diesel 130bhp 220nmt had it over 3 years now and still love it as much as the day i got it just like looking at it outside my house 🏠 😀
Rory, you are a journalistic legend mate. My first company car was a version B.....fond memories :-)
The first review of a Vauxhall and Corsa that is fair and not German masters biased. Brilliant. Thank you.
I’m baffled as to why they haven’t released a GTE model for the electric car. Seems an obvious choice to bring back the name with a mildly hot ev version.
Because VW golf GTE 👀
@@Its-Just-Gizmo VW don’t own the rights to GTE.
However, the original Vauxhall GTE was a GM product, Stellantis have said that they’re likely to introduce a GSI one at some point, doubtful it’ll come to that UK though.
@@q3b26 yeah, I never said VW did own it.
I think theres rumours of them doing something like this with an all electric astra.
Cool to see what kind of corsa I maybe have in the future. Currently own -07 Corsa D and maybe in 15 years I have that new one. Looks good, but hard to say how good it is in 2027.
I loved my old Nova. E-reg saloon (a bit boring) but cheap, fun and my first car. It went twice around the clock.
Best thing about the corsa b was how easy it was to fit a calibra turbo motor in them. The car Vauxhall should have built lol,so much fun and keeps you on your toes when driving one.
As much as I love the Nova and the Corsa B, having learnt to drive in a Micra K10 that is my favourite old school hatch.
In the UK we were offered a cabriolet model of the Corsa B but it didn't sell too well. There is a South African Ute of the Corsa B available too. The Vauxhall Combo started off with the Corsa B front end too
Corsas and Novas hold many fond memories to me.
Two mates had B Sports 15/20 years ago. I learned to drive in a Corsa C, I owned a Nova MK1 in the early 00's when I was a kid, to this day my mum has a Corsa D. Although never actually driving my Nova or owning a Corsa. They play such a huge part of my history.
Although the f Is a PSA product, sales speak for themselves! And Vauxhall are doing more to honour the Corsa/Nova than ford did for the fiestas 40th birthday.
I had 1 of the 500 Nova van's ordered by BT, It's still sitting in my friends yard, With prices now so high I'm tempted to go drag it out and restore it.
1990 nova 1.5 td. Absolute machine. Would spin in 3rd gear all the way to 4th in the wet. did 60odd mpg which was nice. Quicker than a gsi also I believe
Just don't crash
That's more the tyres than the power
@@R03333 no tread was good,maybe not Michelins but defo legal!
Another great one. Enjoyed it. Thanks Rory!!
Good video, Thank you. I was not lucky with my electric corsa. The Vauxhall app paralized the car. No turn off, no drive...even I could not lock the doors. The RAC restarted the system after a long waiting time.
My favourite car Is the corsa e generation
My mum had a Nova when I was young. My 1st car was a Corsa C.
Hahahaha Corsa B 1.5D was the car in which I've learned how to drive! I was a 130kg monster of a man and it was a pain in the but to drive hahahah now I own a Corsa D, i am kind of restoring it as I don't need a new expensive car.
I learned to drive in a Corsa, had a couple of Nova’s early on and a 1.3 SR
Opel corsa run ended with the E generation. The new one is a rebadged Peugeot with belt driven engines. It will never be the workhorse with the chain driven engines that went on and on
had a nova as my first car... It was a total deathtrap! i loved it!
I got my license on a 08 or 09 Corsa. My mom has an 05 Astra. At the time both felt quite similar aside from seating position with the Corsa being a little bit less comfortable but I oddly liked the Corsa, I wasn't a fan of the Astra at the time although it's grown on me over the past 6 years since I legally became a driver.
I'm a big fan of the electric Corsa but I think it's a little bit too complex for what the line is meant for.
The driving assist stuff is overkill unless you're on the road all day which let's be honest is a stretch for the ICE version, the digital cluster display doesn't look good with the round plastic frame, the rear window could be a little bit bigger negating the need for a rear camera, the rear door frames are too bulky and makes entering the already cramped rear cabin section worse, and the electric finger brake button kills the fun. Some of these things could be fixed for cheap or even make the car cheaper by a few euros but it would make it better.
Corsa B was my favourite
The love for the Corsa is global, not only in England, in south america too for example. We have only 2 generations, B and C (and F only in Uruguay with Opel branding)
For my first 3 cars I had the corsa c 1.0 poverty spec, corsa c 1.4 SRi and the corsa d 1.3 cdti and they were all reliable. I sold the SRi for next to nothing and wish I’d just kept it as a second car as it was a fairly unique colour and spec.. in fact I’ve never seen another one the same in person
The Corsa B is being unfairly judged by history, in my view. I lived in Australia at the time, and owned an SB Holden Barina, which was a rebadged Corsa B. Admittedly we got bigger engines and a better ride/roadholding combination compared to the Europe, but compared to the Suzuki-based Barina that preceded it, the SB Barina felt much sturdier with big car road manners and refinement. I've grown up to BMWs now, but I still miss my little Barina.
Nice nostalgic vid. That Nova looks brand new...
Rory, the convertible Corsa B was available on the UK market.
The skinny pillars I think are safer tbh. These modern cars you can barely see where your going becuase the safety pillars are way to thick
Lol yeah, trust this random on the internet and not the science
I own the Corsa D. ABS just broke last week. £700 bill 😔
Can you please do a historical video like this for the Suzuki Swift?
I had a 1994 Suzuki Swift Gti back in 1998 as my first car. Had rims and a body-kit on it, plus an after market exhaust.
My dream car when all my mates had Holden and Ford V6 sedans or Ute's.
Ran it until it died. Sold for scrap. Glory days.
Or even a video on Japanese cars that were all modified by people in the 90's. Like the Civic, Lancer, Mirage, and Nissan Silvia and Skyline. That would be cool.
Im driving a corsa b for now a whole year and its my first car. And compared to other small cars in the price range i love it. Its for some reason really fast it can do 150kmh easily and if you push it a little harder even 170-180kmh is possible which to me is insane that such a small an ,,cheap‘‘ car can do that. I told my father that i love it and if he is able to mantain the car i would still drive it even for the next 2-3 years. Sadly the car has almost 200.000 kilometers now and my father is kinda scared that one day the car might not start again and i would be late for work. He is looking to buy me a new car for that reason but till that day comes im driving the corsa b :)
Side notes: My corsa b is a 2 door model made in 1999 with around 65-75 ps/horse power.
They might have updated the design when giving us that first proper Corsa, but there's something so much more appealing about that Nova now.
I remember putting the Nova GTE on my ‘list’. I thought it was cracking looking car in my early teens. Then the Corsa GSi 16v was released with an updated version of the GTE’s engine and that then became the one I wanted in my late teens. I always preferred them to their Ford counterparts. Great to see all the generations together, to see how they’ve evolved.
Loved my Nova SRI and my Corsa GSI
I love this channel and I think Rory is superb, but I just can't bring myself to watch 15 minutes of Corsa...😂
2:43 slagging off an old car for having a tape deck? What did you expect? A 500Gb SSD?
Pretty sure it's a joke
It's a joke Darren.
Still driving 2011 Corsa D 1.3 CDTI. Car surely has some flaws but I love it :)
The shark is in a lot of Vauxhall's. It was in the Zafira B and it is the Adam
We got the convertible as well as Iv seen a couple whilst at work
Nova 1.3 SR ....my dream car back in 92 when i started driving.... lol
my favourite is all generation of corsa especially early days of the hot hatch happy 40th anniversary corsa
Great video mate
Absolutely loved my Nova Gsi (with redtop and speed lines) in the 90s (if you know, you know). Enjoyed this 👍🏼
Had a silk violet GSi back in 1995. Absolutely loved that little car. Owned it for 6 years. Unfortunately started to rot so had to go.
@@redlineste4283 same colour as mine 😊
@@nathandepasquale9571 wanted Speelines on mine but need the rear arches rolling if I remember so kept the original Ronals on mine. Put better brakes and exhaust on it.
I have Corsa c sxi, it's a heap but I love it
I drove a Vauxhall Corsa to pass my driving test on 16th December 1994, I couldn’t afford one back then so I bought a 1989 Vauxhall Nova 1.0 as my first car in white!
Very nice! Reminds me when Hammond got a Vaxuhall Nova or Corsa? on Top Gear and Jeremy showed how easy it was to steal it....
Who remembers the corsa c from nfsug2
Absolutely brilliant Rory, didn't mention General Motors once.🤭
I learned to drive in a corsa D and the went and bought a D s.e in 2019, I loved it, the interior felt quit up market and was full of kit, the suspension was made of chocolate unfortunately so it didn't last long
We loved our corsa D so much we traded it in for a Cors E 😃
Love the idea of a Corsa VXR-e! A grown up hooligan... 🤣😂
We had corsa wagons in Brazil too. Gen B
True story. It was my first car. I drove it from my gran house to make an insurance. From there i went to work. ... from the moment i sat on the car for the 1st time til i roll the thing? 1hour and 23 minutes. To be 18 and an idiot...
7:36 my first car brings back memories
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These were named Holden Barina in Australia, when we still made cars here.
The new one looks good, but we won't likely see it.
So sad, really feel unfortunate to now be able to drive and it's once Holden is gone. The vf commodore was a joy to drive.
It’s sad that the new one isn’t GM. They had issues but they made some good cars we all knew and loved like these old Vauxhall’s
I have normal corsa e and love everything about it👍🏼
For me, I genuinely like the new Corsa and it’s probably better built than the Fiesta but I would opt for the Fiesta, countless people online and on reviews have complained about ongoing Apple CarPlay and Android Auto issues in all current gen Stellantis products which is a shame.
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there's a brittish mith that says this car is German.
that brazilian Chevrolet
the australian Holden
nihon Suzuki
deutsche Opel
usaer GMC
along with the Astra, this was a car for the world.
Rory what watch are you wearing there? is it the Tudor black bay pro?
My Corsa B, diésel, one of the first registered in May 1993, is still going strong. (Well, it just failed its Mot...:-/ needs TLC. )
In USA the Corsa B became the Chevy and I drove the pickup version.
I’m shocked!!! Based on the Peugeot 208 but doesn’t have the dreaded 206 indicator stalks! There are a fair few details in the interior that hark back to GM Vauxhalls 😆
Nice cars, good history, love
My little corsa b is my baby. I'll never get rid of him until he's irreplaceable
Anyone else notice during talking about the corsa b shots of side of the car was showing a c
Only got a little way in before having to comment, has any research even been done here at all? The Nova SR had a 1.3 and the a 1.4 72bhp engine. But power was lower in those days purely because engines didn’t rev as high, still had good torque.
Loved my Corsa D, still think I'll grab a vxr from that era one day for the lolz. 190bhp, triangle tailpipe and spoiler that probably does nothing, oh yus!!!
A chassis (nova)
B chassis (Corsa)
C D and E chassis 2003 to 2018
Corsa F chassis (inc electric)
the corsa c d and e have different chassis