Vauxhall Corsa History
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Vauxhall adopted the 'Corsa' name in 1993 with the second-generation car (Corsa B), bringing the UK into line with the rest of Europe after a decade of selling the same model as the Nova. The Corsa quickly became a fixture near the top of Britain's sales charts.
Successive generations (the C of 2000, the D of 2006, the E of 2014) kept it among the country's best-selling cars. The current Corsa F, launched in 2019, moved onto the PSA/Stellantis CMP platform shared with the Peugeot 208, and introduced the battery-electric Corsa-e (later renamed Corsa Electric) — Vauxhall's first mass-market EV.
Generations
Corsa B
The first car sold as a Vauxhall Corsa in the UK (replacing the Nova); offered as a hatch and, from 1998, a convertible.
Corsa C
Larger, more refined third-generation supermini.
Corsa D
Three- and five-door supermini co-developed with Fiat; home of the hot VXR.
Corsa E
Heavily updated continuation of the Corsa D platform.
Corsa F
PSA/Stellantis CMP-platform Corsa shared with the Peugeot 208; introduced the electric Corsa-e / Corsa Electric.
Body styles
- Hatchback
- Convertible
Notable special editions & performance variants
Corsa VXR
Turbocharged hot-hatch Corsa; the Corsa D VXR (2007–2014) and Corsa E VXR (2015–2018) were the performance flagships of the range.
Corsa-e / Corsa Electric
Battery-electric Corsa F — Vauxhall's first mass-market EV; renamed Corsa Electric in 2022.
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