But of Corsa...

APA RT f rom t he GSi and V X R at t he top of t he ra nge, most Vau x ha l l Corsas bu i lt bet ween 2014 a nd 2018 offer fa irly lowly per for ma nce. But t hat mea ns t hey come w it h low insura nce compa red to some compet itors, so t hat t he 1.2 a nd 1.4-l it re 75bhp eng ined models a re as low as g roup 3.

Th is version of t he Corsa is good look ing in bot h t hree a nd five door for ms a nd it has decent i nter ior space w it h com for t a nd refi nement.

A l l a re good to d r ive because of t hat com for table r ide a nd decent noise i nsu lat ion, despite t he qu ite lowly per for ma nce f rom t he cheaper models.

In t he latest reva mp lau nched t h is yea r, t here a re no d iesels, but a mong t he w ide choice of eng ines f rom 2014 to 2018 was a n i mpressive 1.3-l it re d iesel w it h 73 or 95bhp, a nd capable of 74 m i les per ga l lon.

Pet rol power u n its sta r t w it h a 69bhp 1.2-l it re a nd its gover n ment average is 52mpg. Th is is fol lowed by a 1.4 w it h eit her 75 or 88bhp t hat is sl ig ht ly more econom ica l a nd improves on accelerat ion.

Lat terly t here were a lso t wo versions of a 1.4 t u rbo w it h eit her 100 or 150bhp a nd capable of 55 a nd 48mpg respect ively.

Fi na l ly, t here is a t h ree c yl i nder

1.0-l it re t u rbo w it h 90 or 113bhp a nd it has a n officia l fig ure of 57mpg.

Obv iously, t hese last t h ree eng i nes offer t he best of per for ma nce. The 100bhp 1.4T reaches 62mph f rom sta ndst i l l in 10.9 seconds, whi le t he 150bhp model does it i n 8.6 seconds.

Bot h a re smoot h a nd peppy, but so is t he 1.0-l it re a nd t he 113bhp version does t he 62mph spr int in 10.3 seconds.

However, most models w i l l have eit her t he 69bhp 1.2 or t he non-t u rbo 1.4-l it re.

The 1.2 ta kes a pedest r ia n 15.8 seconds to get to 62mph, wh i le t he best t he 1.4 ca n ma nage is 13.1 seconds.

Some models have spor ts suspension a nd t h is ca n spoi lt t he ot her w ise good r ide, wh i le t hey m ig ht improve t he look s to some eyes, la rger wheels a nd t y res – above 16 inches - a lso have a det r imenta l effect on com for t.

The Corsa is of ten a mong t he top sel lers i n t he sa les cha r ts so t here a re plent y to choose f rom bot h in t he dea lers a nd pr ivately.

On ly consider t he ver y best pr ist i ne ex a mples w it h f u l l ser v ice h istor y a nd don’t be ba mboozled by t he la rge nu mber of specia l ed it ions.

Th is Corsa was a big step for wa rd f rom t he prev ious model i n t hat it had a st i ffer chassis a nd body a nd precise a nd d irect elect r ic power steer i ng.

It’s n i mble a nd sa fe t h roug h cor ners, w it h excel lent g r ip a nd tenacious road hold i ng a l l ied to neut ra l ha nd l i ng.

Inside, t here is loads of seat adjust ment for t he d r iver a nd a fold i ng rea r seat to get la rger items i n more easi ly.

Desig n models a nd t hose above have t he easy to use Vau x ha l l Intel l i l i n k touch screen for med ia, sat nav where fit ted, USB connect ion a nd Bluetoot h.

There a re eig ht t r im levels plus a l l t he specia l edit ions a nd most come w it h a good level of equ ipment.

A l l have cr u ise cont rol a nd a ver y usef u l heated w indscreen for t he w inter mont hs. Base Act ive a lso comes w it h remote lock i ng, elect r ic f ront w i ndows, h i l l sta r t assist, a l loy wheels a nd USB a nd Bluetoot h con nect ions.

Energ y models add a ir con, t he

Intel l i l i n k touch screen w it h Apple

Ca r play a nd A ndroid Auto, heated f ront seats a nd a heated steer i ng wheel, automat ic l ig hts a nd w ipers a nd elect r ic m i r rors.

Pay about £4,500 for a ’14 14-reg 1.2 Desig n t h ree door, or £7,300 for a ’16 16reg 1.0 t u rbo SE five door.