Testing the newly rebadged (and very Ronseal) Vauxhall Corsa Electric. It does exactly what it says on the tin ⚡️
All Corsas are built on the same production line in Zaragoza, Spain, but the Corsa Electric is quite a different car. To get the 345kg battery pack in under the floor, they’ve altered the subframes and made up a whole new suspension system for the rear. Still a MacPherson strut front and rear twist-beam system, but the rear is remodelled with a Panhard rod to beef up the lateral stability. Springs, dampers, steering and anti-roll bar have been tweaked to cope with the higher 1.
While it’s not Tesla fast, the little Corsa is brisk, borderline quick. Like all single-speed electric cars it punches hard from a standstill but tends to run out of steam at high speed. So medium speed overtaking feels fast and confidence inspiring, but above 50mph you need to think carefully before a marginal pass.
But that extra weight means like most battery electric cars, it corners flat with a slightly uncanny feeling of grip which tells you nothing about just where the limits of that grip are. So you end up driving on trust rather than knowledge.Unlike the space-age, three-dimensional binnacle of the Peugeot, the Vauxhall is resolutely conventional. You might find it a bit dull, but the facia is clear, concise and is well built out of decent materials.
Corsa Electric comes with most of the standard safety and comfort features you’d expect, but there’s not a lot of froth in there.There are two regular trim levels at the moment: GS Line and Ultimate – though a limited run Corsa-e Anniversary Edition is also recently available, celebrating 40 years of Corsa.
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