Motoring

Refreshed Opel Corsa looks to fill a Fiesta-shaped gap

Vizor’ front-end styling, sharper infotainment and an enhanced electric model all part of Opel’s plan to push the Corsa to the front of the class.

The Corsa has been given an external redesign, the centrepiece of which is the corporate Vizor grille front-end styling

The supermini market is changing dramatically, not least because Ford ceased making its stalwart Fiesta model midway through 2023 after seven generations and 47 years on sale. Rivals must have been rubbing their hands in glee, especially Opel, which with its Corsa model had long been in a bitter head-to-head showroom battle with Ford, behind the more recently successful Toyota Yaris.

The Corsa, too, is a long-serving nameplate, having been around for six generations since ...