Sluggish new 1.2 corsa SXi

[John (2)]

I have just received my wifes brand new Corsa 1,.2 Sxi 5dr AC. I am pleased with all but the poor engine. Her last Corsa C 1.2 SXi 5dr AC (53 plate face lift) is much better. Recently my son smashed the 53 plate one, and the garage loaned us a Hyaundi i10 1.2. If I had known how sluggish the new Corsa was, I would have been tempted with the i10 which in omparison is like a boy racers car! Anyone have experience of the new Corsa's?

 

[Roger (archive)]

I have just received my wifes brand new Corsa 1,.2 Sxi 5dr AC. I am pleased with all but the poor engine. Her last Corsa C 1.2 SXi 5dr AC (53 plate face lift) is much better. Recently my son smashed the 53 plate one, and the garage loaned us a Hyaundi i10 1.2. If I had known how sluggish the new Corsa was, I would have been tempted with the i10 which in omparison is like a boy racers car! Anyone have experience of the new Corsa's?

The 1.2 Corsa is extremely slow, didn't you look at any figures as a guide before buying? It does about 0-60 in 15+ seconds nd can reach an amazing 98mph. It's false economy to buy a heavy car with a small engine as you have to work it really hard to get it moving. You should try a 3 cylinder one with a 1litre engine. Dangerous to try joining a motorway with one as there is NO acceleration. The Fiesta is also slow with a 1.2 engine. You would be better off with a Suzuki Swift or Daewoo Matiz - they are faster! With the AC on in the Corsa you will be lucky to get it to accelerate. You should have gone for a small engine diesel turbo, then paid less insurance & tax and depending on the model it would be free. It would also provide double the MPG.

 

[John (2)]

As we already had the same version, we thought we knew what to expect.

The 0 to 60 is given as 12.8 which is the same as before. It also has increased BHP over the earlier one.

Nice car apart from the lack of power.

 

[Mike (archive)]

The 1.2 Corsa is extremely slow, didn't you look at any figures as a guide before buying? It does about 0-60 in 15+ seconds nd can reach an amazing 98mph. It's false economy to buy a heavy car with a small engine as you have to work it really hard to get it moving. You should try a 3 cylinder one with a 1litre engine. Dangerous to try joining a motorway with one as there is NO acceleration. The Fiesta is also slow with a 1.2 engine. You would be better off with a Suzuki Swift or Daewoo Matiz - they are faster! With the AC on in the Corsa you will be lucky to get it to accelerate. You should have gone for a small engine diesel turbo, then paid less insurance & tax and depending on the model it would be free. It would also provide double the MPG.

I agree,especially the last part. Last year I bought my wife a brand new pre registered panda diesel 1.3 turbo with 52 miles on the clock. it had aircon and metallic paint. 4 doors, nippy as all heck, gp2 insurance, £35 tax, does 65 mpg round town, rising to mid 70's on a run (best ever was rochdale to st. austell -eden project- and back, driving very carefully, got 87 mpg)
goes like stink.

All for £6725, cash, no trade in.

Mike

 

[Brim]

A Corsa D will be significantly bigger and heavier than a Corsa C, but give it a chance. If it's brand new the engine will be very tight for the first 5-10,000 miles and not really be fully loosened up until about 25,000 miles