In the renovated Opel Corsa, a savings diesel with automatic start stop feature, which helps the Opel to a lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions is booming as Ecoflex. Since it is facial surgery of small car to the minor matter.
We act first briefly from the optical retouching: the Opel Corsa is now with larger headlamps which should remind of Eagle eye. Together with the revised Grill, the larger Flash and the cheerful colorful lacquers, the small built since 2006 is now again fresh and youthful.More importantly for the image but are the technical changes which make the Opel Corsa once more lightweight. Knauser King of in principle unchanged engine options in the future is the 1.3 CDTi ecoFLEX with 95 HP and standard start stop system, which is to be satisfied with 3.5 L / 100 km (94 g CO2/km) - considerable 0.9 litre less than the same strong, only 300 euros cheaper basic model, although this has six instead of five courses.
The austerity package in the Opel Corsa also include lowering to 20 mm, improved aerodynamics, reduced rolling resistance and a smaller tank. The start stop automatic available only for the small diesel (75 HP) will be available in the course of the year for other variants (300 euro extra) and works between minus 10 and plus 30 degrees outside temperature.
Despite some translation of the Opel Corsa ecoFLEX CDTi feels very well in the test, from 1,750 rpm, 190 nm form a uniform wave of torque, which continues 3,250 tours. Then you should grab for something hakeligen switching and insert a higher speed, so that it precedes further. Positive side effect: the higher the speed the more the driving noise push the nailing of common-rail diesel engine in the background.
In addition to the comfortable suspension and the direct management of the Opel Corsa in the test with solid processing and practical tools such as the steering wheel heating (in the package with heated seats from 390 euros) and the detachable rear racks for two bicycles (from 690 euros) scores, not for 1.3 CDTi Ecoflex). The hip offer not even latter Minis.
