Road Test
Vauxhall Corsa
Test date 03 October 2006
Price as tested £11,075
For Refinement, smooth ride, quality cabin, fine handling, strong brakes
Against Modest performance, little feedback, some models under-specified
How much ?
- Price as tested £11,075
- Price as tested £11,800
How fast
- 0-30mph 3.9 sec
- 0-60mph 12 sec
- 0-100mph no data
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
12.3 sec
- 0-400m
18.2 / 74 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
34.1 / 91 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
7.3 / 11.2
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
12 / 17.3 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
27.8 sec
- 60-0mph
2.63 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
68 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
36.6 mpg
- Test best/worst
46 / 19.3
Government figures
- Combined/urban
45.6 / 34.9 mpg
- CO2 emissions
149 g/km
How big?
- Length
3999 mm
- Width
1737 mm
- Height
1488 mm
- Wheelbase
2511 mm
- Weight
1100 kg
- Fuel tank
45.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 1364 cc
- Max power 89 bhp at 5600 rpm
- Max torque 92 ft at 4000 rpm
- Specific output 65.2bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 79bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 73.4x82.6 mm
- Compression ratio 10.5:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel Multi point sequential electronic fuel injection , Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 5-speed Manual
- 1st 3.73 / 4.7
- 2nd 1.96 / 8.9
- 3rd 1.3 / 13.4
- 4th 0.95 / 18.3
- 5th 0.76 / 22
- 6th no data
- Final drive 4.18
Suspension
- Front no data
- Rear no data
Steering
- Type no data
- Lock to lock 3.00
Brakes
- Front no data
- Rear no data
Wheel & tyres
- Size front no data
- Size rear no data
- Made of Steel
- Tyres front 195/55 R16
- Tyres rear 195/55 R16
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