Can a Vauxhall Corsa VXR Impress A Lotus Owner?

I'm not a fan of hot hatches. I'm definitely not a fan of cheap superminis. But they're popular, and for good reasons - they provide a lot of performance in a practical package and they're many people's first steps into performance car ownership.
The market is currently dominated by the Focus ST, but the Corsa VXR is a strong second for the supermini marketplace. One of my viewers offered me the chance to try his, so what did I think?
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[@bambychoi9366]

When Ben first came in to the shot, I literally thought you were sitting next to a mannequin, then I instantly realised that was crazy thinking. Good review James, as always. One of the most balanced, impartial and real word reviewers out there.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Thanks, that's the biggest compliment I can ask for!

[@waynekerr114]

Had one in the same colour brand new 62 plate for four years and not one problem of note. The only problem I had was the Driver seat broke a cable on the seat adjustment lever. Brilliant little cars to be honest glad i did have one.

[@ralphpurves]

I'm not a young person and I've recently got one of these to replace our aging Scooby for my Mrs. I get the image thing but we were after a small hatch with some zip and the Fiesta ST seemed overpriced for what it is but we could have had a Clio RS instead but when it comes to reliability I'd always avoid French cars full stop ! I'm a company car driver and had Vauxhalls for over a decade. I've never experienced any catastrophic failures or any real problems with them as I didn't abuse them. We found a 13 plate VXR with 29k miles for reasonable money and have had it for a couple of months now. Haven't spanked it too much yet and the Mrs doesn't do many miles in it so no issues to report yet. It's quick when you want it and very linear with its delivery, stops well and handles pin sharp. Ride is very firm ( to be expected ) but more refined than a Cooper we had a few years ago. The seats are the star of the interior but as you say, its a Corsa so don't expect Jag levels of luxury. Only thing ours is missing is bluetooth but the DAB is a nice bonus. As for the reliability 'issues' I'd say just serivce them regularly and allow them to warm up and cool down when you give it the beans. Clearly if your extracting more horses you can kiss goodbye to reliability ( same as Scooby's ) so if you put a dodgy map on and a piss poor air filter on your going to ruin your turbo and starve the engine of oil just when it needs it. My advice is that if 190bhp isn't enough just get a car that already has more, it will work out cheaper and won't give you the headaches of a modded one !

[@craiggreenhalgh3]

Mate, ive got one and im 49, speed for me and size for the missus and i love it

[@moist.teabag]

hows ownership going think i'll get one when my van sells

[@ralphpurves]

@@moist.teabag Only had it six months in the end, found it just wasnt big enough and getting passengers in the back was a nightmare. The car itself was fine and apart from the annoying fake chrome on the steering wheel that flaked off at the rear didn't really find any build quality issues with it. Guess you want to know what we replaced it with then..... A Focus ST500 5 door with lairy red leather seats. Still got it and guess what, still standard

[@ZombiezGamingHD]

When you say Mrs you mean a 14 yr old?

[@ralphpurves]

Zombie 47 😂

[@munsonvxr8834]

I bought my VXR back in December, with some crappy little mods but price was right. In that time, I have Stage 4'd it and she's pushing 285bhp/290lb torque and it's a different animal to the one that you test drive in this video. Upgrades are as follows (work done by Warren at WG Motorworks): Forged Wiseco pistons (79.5mm), ARP rods, uprated valve springs, Turbosmart recirc valve, Turbo Dynamics ko4 hybrid turbo, Airtec Intercooler, Enhance Performance turboback (sports cat) exhaust system and mapped by Richard @ Rabbid Tuning. Expensive but well worth it if you can afford it. Nice cars, but standard they worry you mostly because of the infamous "P4 issue" which took my enjoyment from the car until I had the works done. She's shocked a few people suffice to say.

[@JohnSmith-lb6ww]

Hm was it pal?

[@ryanmccormick2150]

Great review as always James 👍

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Thanks Ryan!

[@roadreg1820]

Always loved these cute little Corsa VXR’s. I love the styling and the bright colour’s the come in. My friend has one in white with a Remus exhaust on it. He let me drive it. It was brilliant fun!

[@anthonybelton-ford3124]

Cute? Because its small? Lmao

[@roadreg1820]

@@anthonybelton-ford3124 it is cute look at it 😂

[@Mw2_OG]

@@anthonybelton-ford3124 Why else would it be cute....

[@anthonybelton-ford3124]

@@Mw2_OG Caterham aren't cute tho, or vx220s.

[@JohnSmith-lb6ww]

@@anthonybelton-ford3124 dinky cute n fluffy

[@Birmingham_racing]

Love the looks and sound of these but the chavy image and reliability puts me off ever owning one

[@user-ej5ry3gb9e]

Yeah I wouldn’t have another I was the owner wouldn’t recommend one

[@JohnSmith-lb6ww]

@@user-ej5ry3gb9e why?

[@dair919]

Brings back memories... I used to own one of those back in 2008!

[@paulob3107]

dair919 same mate were brilliant

[@fearlzz4337]

@@paulob3107 why did you guys sell it? How is the reliability?

[@paulob3107]

Brother cause i upgraded mate i have a 711bhp stage 2 apr rs7 now, and it didnt give me any bother, it just didnt interest me anymore

[@tattooedgamer5183]

I had the 2009 Arden edition and had nothing but endless problems with it. Yes it's fun to drive and grips fairly well when chucked in to a corner, however like you mentioned in your video about the engine and gearbox, that is right on money. The gearbox went bang and set me back a pretty penny. Traded it in and got myself an audi A3 sportback.

[@psions555]

The fact I had a Fabia vRS instead really just paints a different portrait of the owner 😅

[@shaunofthedead6389]

When you talk about styling..... You've got a nerve with that revolting shirt pal.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

By revolting I assume you mean bold, trendsetting

[@bumsniff34]

Forget the shirt.what about that 70s style quiff!!I think this guy driving that car are a perfect match.

[@ZaphodBeeblebro]

@@JayEmmOnCars I hope they pay you big bucks to wear that psychedelic puke stained rag! :D

[@ottoman180]

Funny thing is,apparently this shirt is from Claudio Lugli! Last name couldn’t be more appropriate! You can’t make that up! 😂

[@Joe-qs9fw]

Shaun of the dead yes I do like that flim😂

[@mitchelldring517]

Ive got arden blue one also, the car is the bollocks. Had stage one remap and standard parts run fine. Look after your car and you wont have any of said issues with it. Awesome car

[@JohnSmith-lb6ww]

Same pal 3 years running

[@yugnoswam4]

Had a Corsa D 1.3 CDTI [95] and it was a brilliant car. All the torque from 1800rpm right out to redline, very light and could be thrown around quite happily. That said from new in 3 years it needed a new drivers seat, 2 new ECMs, and 3 new turbos....

[@Kodreanu23]

It would be interesting to see your reflections on Renault Sport Clio 197, if you get the chance to review it. Nice video.

[@radioactivepotato2068]

There is also a reflection of the shirt. Yay.

[@EGGLOVER2010]

I'm a bit of a Corsa VXR fanboy and used to own one, glad you like it Jay! Gearboxes are made by Nestle but the around town mpg I don't agree with, around town in really bad traffic I'd get low twenties high teens, on average I'd get 27mpg mixed and that was on Arctic edition which came with a Remus exhaust so similar to your test car, the blue seats are part of that Arden edition btw!

[@kristianspencer1978]

I’ve got a 208 gtline stage one, 160 bhp and 220 ibft, I regularly get 54 mpg wherever I go and recently managed 66.4 mpg on the m25. So low teens around town is scary. A 6.2 v8 vxr8 isn’t much worse than than that..

[@R77DVR]

Nice little car. Only bad things about these are the badge hate that they seem to get and the gearbox.... I've got the Astra VXR which shares the same box. Can be be fixed for reasonable money so if you are looking at a Corsa don't let the box put you of the car!

[@dair919]

R77 DVR also known for piston and radiator leaking issues. My engine was replaced after it blew.

[@elliottpalmer2814]

R77 DVR piston 4 is a huge problem in the Corsa VXR aswell

[@Buck3366]

R77 DVR Yeah my brother had bearing issues with his Sri 200 gearbox. Typical whine and stick movement when pulling off. One of my Vauxhall owner friends GSI mk4 has stage 3 and it still seems ok with the 5 speed variant. Is the 6 speed more inherent to bearing issues?

[@CG-hy7hb]

I daily a Corsa vxr, and my mate just sold his Fiesta ST, we drove each others car and both agree besides the seats and the steering wheel they are almost identical to drive

[@JohnSmith-lb6ww]

How wunz tirbo

[@bigdaddy6840]

It’s how u look after it forget the gearbox piston bollocks it’s the people behind the wheel thrashing the shit out of them you never here the pros of these cars

[@NeedMoarRage]

that's BS, hot hatches are meant to be driven hard. Civic's and Clio's don't have these issues and will not shit itself when driven properly. These might be alright but why get this when there are so many better alternatives?

[@youtubedork9564]

Had my Corsa vxr for 3 years and still makes me smile.

[@fearlzz4337]

I want to buy one, is there anything I should look out for when buying one?

[@Mw2_OG]

@@fearlzz4337 Look for a looked after example, check MOT history, don’t buy off someone you can tell likes to ‘rag’ their cars about, other than that same things you’d ordinarily look for when looking to buy

[@JohnSmith-lb6ww]

Still got it?

[@richard-bt1lq]

Great car

[@MrDean1978]

Owned my stage 2 corsa vxr a little over 2 years now, overall very happy as mine has only ever gone wrong once with that being the eps unit. It's a crazy little car that has that scary hot hatch feeling when pushing on tight twisty lanes. I have also had the pleasure of driving the fiesta st and it is a much better car in every way, don't let that sway you though the corsa vxr is cheaper to buy and a mad little car and loads of fun if you find a good one.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

What does a Stage 2 Corsa involve?

[@MrDean1978]

3" turbo back exhaust and remap, I did have some 395cc injectors mapped in at the same time but they're more preventative mod and wasn't needed for the stage 2.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

What power does that make?

[@MrDean1978]

Depending on which rollers you believe somewhere between 219 and 234bhp, not really world-changing gains but certainly much punchier and the exhaust soundtrack is very nice.

[@Q3ToPBuZz]

Crackin little motors.

[@previoustenant9915]

wish we had these in the US. i've been driving a fiesta ST since 2018 and it's by far the smallest car on the road over here unless i run into a miata

[@chopinhauers]

Something about Opel Speedster, please! :)

[@FLUSHmediaUK]

Just found your shirt.. sorry i mean channel... and have subscribed

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Thankyou :)

[@PaulDoldenDetails]

Such a shame because they really suffer from rust issues apart from that it’s affordable cheap power nice review guys 👍🏻

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Cheers Paul

[@Mw2_OG]

Rust is the least of your worries, internally the engine, shafts and rods are basically made of chocolate.

[@ThorburnJ]

I'd certainly be interested in your thoughts on the Fiesta ST - we had a 2016 one for 18 months and I utterly hated it. The seats were unusable for me - really irritating after about 10 minutes driving. The agility everyone lauds in them felt more like instability - after talking with some other owners and changing my driving style to be more aggressive on turn-in I had one great run in in Sport mode were I started to feel the car move at the rear with an aggressive entry and hold on cusp of oversteer and it felt great, turned around with the ESP switched off and it felt lethal - sudden mid-corner oversteer requiring quick correction, leading into understeer as you held it on the throttle and the front wheels began to slip. Tried it once in the wet with ESP disabled and it was even more nervous, and even in the dry it hated rough surfaces, dragging the nose left and right on throttle. It looked good, but the ride, seats, engine (throttle response, power delivery, front axle couldn't handle the torque) and gearbox shift (never felt as precise as the Mk6 Fiesta Zetec-S I still have) all disappointed.

[@caryssgaming5145]

This guy looks like Anne Hegerty of "The Chase" 🤣

[@JayEmmOnCars]

That's a new one

[@tommygun1869]

I disagree I had mine 3 year and drove it hard every day even when the engine was cold and didn't have one single problem with fantastic little car

[@fearlzz4337]

I'm thinking of purchasing one, seen a lot of these for only £4500 with around 70k miles. Are there anything I should look for when buying one of these?

[@StephenButlerOne]

I love a proper small hot hatch. Nothing better for our country lanes. I'd love an ST 200. I have a GTC and wound have a Vx again, the electrics in the enfotainment are shite, all Vx suffer the same ground loop issue, and they 'can't' fix it. I fused it with a £6 in line filter! Also they can't seem to fix my door card squeak and rattle. The leather door card is squeezing against the leather armrest/door pull. 3 times they have fixed it. I never bothered attending the 4th time. Slamming the door sorts it for a week or two. Moaning aside, the GTC chassis and set up is fantastic. I'll miss it when it goes, quirks said. As I was bored today at the hospital (with wife) I nipped to the pug dealership, and drove a 1.2l 3cly auto. I was amazed how nippy the tiny engine was, but the star of the show was the 6 speed auto box. It was fast and like butter. The car was decent too, but once your hitting 70 the engine ran out off puff and it was drinking fuel.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Yeah all the small turbo engines are the same. 900cc Fiat thing only does like 35mpg

[@StephenButlerOne]

JayEmm on Cars the 308 1.2 3cyl had averaged 36.1 over 6k on the trip computer. Later in the day i drove the 1.8tsi 180bhp seat leon estate FR tech, that's a nice engine, quite pokey and over the 2.5k miles it had averaged 46mpg, which is decent for a petrol vat of that power and size. Nice chassis too the leon (Mqb). I don't mind the burning of fuel, as long as it half fun. But at 35mpg average, I want more than a 10-12s 60 car. Tbh that 308 gt line, was a very nice car and is a better buy than a normal mini/fiesta/corsa etc. Iirc it was £18k fully loaded, including a full pano roof and great seats. Would make a nice town car. Feels half the weight of the mini (detest the new ones), and had 10x the exterior of anything in its class/price point (like all the new pugs tbh). If I was after a hot hatch, it wouldnt be the 308, it would be the st150 or 200, but if you dont care for fun driving the 308 in gt line, is a loverly place to be lots of faux leather, stitching and soft plastic, everything the fiesta mini and corsa isn't. You'd be mad to chose an average fiesta etc over the 308. If only if had a 150/200bhp version. It may for all I know, but it's chassis setup may not be up to the ST. The 308 is nowhere near as direct as my GTC. But that has uprated suspension all round, plus other tricks. I'm just babbling now. I seem to do that once cars come up. When the Arona gets the VAG 1.5petrol that's in the faux Octavia vrs. (the one that looks vrs ish) 150bhp and about 200lb ft. That in FR (and above) trim will be a nice combo.

[@crimsonpanda9230]

Not a fan of Vauxhall's but great car; can you do a review on the Abarth 124 in perspective for someone looking for a first rwd sports car?

[@JayEmmOnCars]

If I get a hold of one I will, I liked the MX5 though which shares a lit of parts with it

[@davidhayes4814]

Has anyone said that you look a bit like Vettel? A bit heavier maybe but a good look.

[@andrewmckenzie4420]

Omg you drive right by my house

[@emc3065]

Was going to say that I had a strange moment where I thought I recognised the streets 2 minutes in and then spotted the Tesco; yup, definitely Bedford!

[@aevans148]

I test drove one of these a few years ago when I thought I was interested in Vauxhalls. I was so underwhelmed. It didn't feel much faster than the 1.4 90hp Corsa I had at the time when I gave it the full beans. In comparison to my first EP3 Civic Type R with similar power and performance figures, that felt much more urgent and faster! Perhaps it was the NA and instant cable throttle response but since test driving the Corsa VXR I have not looked at one since and would never consider any of the range again. Perhaps with the exception of a Monaro or VXR8.

[@tommcmahon14]

This has 100 bhp more than the 1.4 90...

[@tommcmahon14]

Idiot

[@kristianspencer1978]

Vxr8, a man of taste. It would have to be an ls3 with the 20s and a wortec exhaust.👍

[@AutoSugar]

I'm impressed! Does that count?

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Yep!

[@ukunboxings2242]

I am not saying they are perfect and yes I own one have had one for a few months now and honestly hasn't caused me any problems yet. what makes me laugh on these comments is people who bad mouth them usually are the same never have and never will own a Vauxhall car even they admit it in there comments, so how can them people have an opinion on a Vauxhall VXR. :)

[@JayEmmOnCars]

It's the internet, everyone has an opinion

[@ukunboxings2242]

JayEmm on Cars Yeah I agree I do love my VXR. :)

[@Prime.Era.]

The seats are my favourite part of the car

[@MrAssassinash]

TheHK2127 Thats only thing I can stand inside the car

[@MrKeyboardCommando]

Dear Cletus, the VXR would be well suited for independent evaluation by two testers ( yourself and Jack ), followed by a discussion of your findings. As a pocket rocket, the Corsa tends to polarize opinion, especially with people who've never driven one. You came away impressed, perhaps Jack would be more critical. It would be interesting to find out. By the way, where is Clovis❓

[@JayEmmOnCars]

He's doing something called "work", not sure what he means but I think it's something to do to buy coal for his engine

[@bendraper5024]

You should try a celeca Mk7 tsport

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Would love to, they do one with the same engine as my Elise!

[@vScoobyDoox]

It'd be funny watching you review my car 😂 I've got a 400+ hp Corsa VXR that rides aweful, it's stupid loud, obviously ridiculously fast. It's everything you said this car wasn't but I still love the thing haha

[@JayEmmOnCars]

I'm up for it if you are!

[@nathanmehlman694]

I need to see this, Jay might need to get on the weights a bit though to handle the torque steer

[@vScoobyDoox]

JayEmm on Cars You don't want to seriously haha It's built as a bit of a track day weapon, it doesn't like sitting in traffic at all, if you're driving in town stopping at traffic lights it starts to overheat, after an hour of driving it feels like you've done a session at the gym 😂

[@vScoobyDoox]

JayEmm on Cars Where are you from?

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Bring it on one of my track days?

[@thesilentgametestr]

That was a bad first overtake. Anyways nice review, the corsa is a nice car despite what people say and the sporty ones look the best. I've not drive one, but they will be pretty quick for a turbo hatchback. The image just like the fiesta ST etc are aimed at the young folk and as such the audience ruins the image with their chavvy boy racer crap, but if you want a sporty hatchback you just have to look passed it. I like that the vxr like the St has a valve exhaust so you don't really need to change the exhaust for a more sporty sound

[@BobbyJay1]

They're only available in 3 doors

[@lowyd-5903]

Fiesta ST is 2.0 not 1.6 im sure @150bhp ??

[@novalutiongsi1435]

If you liked the handling of the Corsa, take an Astra VXR out. Due to the half sub frame at the front of the Corsa it's good, but isn't an Astra. Will try and catch up with you on Friday, come and have a look round my Nova as well. 👍

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Sounds good!

[@1918B]

Have a stage 2 Audi TT mk2 if you’d be interested in having a go jay

[@JayEmmOnCars]

I would, drop me a line on [e-mail]

[@thomasabbott6332]

For when you need to quickly pick up some 14 year olds to take to Mcdonalds

[@JayEmmOnCars]

#obvs

[@Dave-us5fq]

Harbender colt that’s what a white limited edition 1.2 is for

[@Buck3366]

Drove a Fiesta ST and I think the hype made it a bit of a let down for me personally. Never tried the VXR but I can see the appeal. Let’s see if the new 1.5 ST Fiesta can live up to its predecessors mantle.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

I bet they will have restrained it a bit, lot of VERY fast Fiesta STs out there might have taken some sales from the Focus

[@JayEmmOnCars]

I daily drive an 01 Impreza WRX. As mentioned in the video I haven't driven a Fiesta ST yet. Did the Focus RS. That was Okay, not great.

[@cillabobbyr]

buck3366 personally I think the new 2.0T Polo GTI will be a much better car than the ST, you get the luxury of a vw with a much more tuneable engine

[@Buck3366]

Danny Richer bloody hell Danny don’t open that can of worms or you will have the Ford lovers frothing at the mouth 😀

[@TheIggy861]

Danny Richer no it isn’t lol

[@sprayaho1ic]

They are not particularly fast standard, (had mines from new) but it doesn’t cost a lot to really waken them up! Just keep in mind these cars have been out for a decade now, and some of them have been thrashed to hell and back 😉

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Most of them I would have thought!

[@sprayaho1ic]

JayEmm on Cars I would have to agree. I however drive mines like an angel 😇 haha

[@harbinger686]

I test drove one after selling my Leon Cupra (180hp version) and honestly until you drive one you won’t know why they are so loved (and hated lol) I’d hate to be a badge snob there’s so many of them in the comments. Idiots.

[@jameswilson8820]

A proper hgv driver 🤣

[@jameswilson8820]

I'm blinded by the shirt 😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@riverutz]

Does anyone know if the engine problems are fixed on the 2012 Opel Corsa Nurburgring Edition ? Thank you!

[@thurmanmerman9099]

nope

[@Buck3366]

J what’s the music at the end?

[@JayEmmOnCars]

It's from Epidemic Sound, I think it's called Memory Drive?

[@lewisthow5014]

Only 13 but when I can drive I want this exact edition looks sick

[@dudz5825]

You'll change your mind by then

[@paulgrahamedwardspencer8137]

Your 13 Vauxhall’s are utter rubbish

[@ihyyhyyi4663]

Don’t listen to the comments if you want one get one, they aren’t as bad as people say just do your research and checks on the car and you’ll be fine

[@joepeacock783]

@@paulgrahamedwardspencer8137 don’t be a badge snob 😂

[@user-ej5ry3gb9e]

I was the owner wouldn’t own another that’s for sure

[@Hellndegenerates]

The passenger must have fallen asleep

[@AndySmallbone]

I used to drive these brand new off the ferry at purfleet including the very expensive Nurburgring Edition. It's a shame they look so awful inside and very very cheap..

[@khfjvc4632]

Its a corsa.....

[@tommcmahon14]

@@khfjvc4632 you could say the same for a fiesta st?

[@khfjvc4632]

@@tommcmahon14 i will say the same. Whats the point?

[@user-ej5ry3gb9e]

Agreed very cheaply made but what can you expect from Vauxhall I was the owner at the time n had gearbox problems in this video so got rid few month after and good Dance riddance

[@adebrade172]

I bought one 12 years ago, put my fabia vrs in px,,performance was crap compared to vrs,so spent thousands modding it ,vrs still better car .

[@694069406940]

yes i'm whit you on that the fabia is much faster why faster but still good little hot hatches

[@chrisogrady28]

I still don’t think there’s such thing as a sporty front wheel drive hatchback, would always get something like an MX5 or MR2 if I wanted cheap and sporty. Often are cheaper to insure for young people too as little hot hatches are so common the insurance prices are inflated.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Front wheel drive cars can be fun, just a different kind of fun to RWD or AWD. There's a limit to the power they can take though, I think the new Civic is right on that limit

[@chrisogrady28]

JayEmm on Cars I don’t know, it’s a sticking point for me, I still find my alfa fun, but it’s not sporty. I think even with low power you can really feel a difference in personality and when looking for that sporty experience a low down RWD car is the most important. My first car was an old 1 Series 3 door, only had about 150bhp and it wasn’t a sports car by any means but as a young enthusiastic driver, it was a completely different experience to everyone else’s little fwd superminis. In recent years I’ve valued more and more the engineering simplicity of longitudinally mounted front engined, manual gearbox, RWD cars, and everything else feels wrong, thus my current search for a 135/335 :)

[@chappy2121]

Ep3 type r. I miss mine fun every time and deceptively quick

[@another3997]

Christopher O'Grady I'd disagree with you. I found the MX5 NC, in both 1.8 and 2.0 guises, to be lacklustre. Nice to sit in, but it didn't *drive* like a sports car. I had a Caterham 7 at the time, so RWD fun wasn't new to me, but I found several FWD hatches that felt more fun and more sporty than the MX5... Including the Mazda 2 1.5 Sport and MINI Cooper/Cooper S and even the little Ford SportKa. I dare say that in outright pace, the MX5 was faster, but it didn't feel it.

[@chrisogrady28]

A Nother I have to say that's surprising to me, well maybe setting your sporty bar with the cat changed what you expect from a car as an MX5 won't feel special after that, but for most people a modest sports car like an MX5 does feel different and special and I think that's the important differentiator. Personally I'd rather have an old S2000 over any fast hatchback because I value feel and experience over practicality. Maybe the NC is just the soft generation of the mx5?

[@johnstannard8366]

How about you review my car?

[@minorearthmajorsky1476]

This corsa has a nice touchscreen but the fiesta st has a terrible interior with lots of buttons (not the new one)

[@jasonlycett8132]

Ep3 type r instead quicker better drive more reliable cheaper and will be more of a classic

[@LiamS94]

All it needs is one of those horrible Irmscher grilles, so you can tell everybody on the council estate that your ride is "fresh out of the tuning house"

[@jammymancy8637]

Liam S fresh out of bmw finance for yourself?

[@LiamS94]

It's used, so no

[@resnonverba137]

I've not driven a Corsa VXR and don't intend to but Corsas generally are one of my least favourite cars of the past 20 plus years. Awful things.

[@vScoobyDoox]

Christopher Bell, They have a really bad reputation but they are just as good as all their main rivals and better in some aspects. You'd probably be surprised but some people just can't get over the fact it's still a Corsa.

[@MRFUCKOFF202]

I haven't owned either but I learned in a 2012 Fiesta (2008 launch) and two of my mates have 2008 Corsas and the Fiesta was so much more solid feeling. I constantly hear noises in the Corsas, both had squeaky clutches, both had huge wind noise, both did this juddering at 80mph, both were plasticky as hell inside. I've also sat in an Insignia, it felt the same - the whole centre console moved when I pulled on it as if it was held down with string. General Motors I guess. They make my 2008 Alfa Romeo feel like a Lexus...

[@resnonverba137]

VXR.. - I'm not anti-Corsa because of their name but because every one that I've had the misfortune of driving has been awful. Sit in the original Ka and it just felt right and drove brilliantly. The Puma 1.7 was the same but on steroids. I have felt the same in a number of other cars from humble city-cars to 'supercars'. The Corsas felt as if they had been designed by someone who hated driving and their interiors by someone who hated design.

[@another3997]

Christopher Bell I have to agree with you. I spent some time driving a new 2008 Corsa Sri, which had the same engine as the VXR, but detuned to about 145hp or thereabouts. I had a SportKa at the time, and the Corsa was awful in comparison. Overly stiff and under damped, it hopped and skipped over the roads, where the Ka just flowed. It felt like a heavy car too, sluggish, not light and nimble. The older, previous generation Corsas felt better to drive, although they still weren't great. But they didn't rust like the Fords did. 😉

[@B-J981]

A Nother if u drive a sport KA as a male ur opinion is irrelevant they are pieces of shit

[@blumahou4281]

That poor guy....hearing your interior is mainly not good and your engine might blow up at some point.. I actually like it..it's fun .better than a mini and alot cheaper than a lotus...and they have very sparse crap interiors. I am of any more mature age and enjoy mine everyday..always a smile on my face.....you could do far worse..oh..and they look well cooler than a mini or ST. Nice car . ☺👍

[@adamssCars]

That guy feels so awkward lol

[@user-ej5ry3gb9e]

Yeah I did the original idea was I wasn’t going to be in the video so was sat in silence 😆 fuck knows why I bought that car was a bag of shite

[@liamschannel6294]

There known around my end for hanging around mcdonalds car parks picking up underage girls😂

[@psions555]

Hanging around McDonald's only to then go to the fried chicken shop. When they started offering the corsa with built in WiFi I just knew it was an assistant to what you describe. After all what impresses a teenage girl more than data? 😂

[@albielukas]

@@psions555 what are you waffling about?

[@psions555]

@@albielukas my so-called " waffling" was a response to the OP picking up girls in it. The fact that the corsar offers a built-in Wi-Fi system should keep them happy. It's a really simple statement. If you didn't understand it you.can waffle off

[@albielukas]

@@psions555 npc

[@psions555]

@@albielukas Adam Hedges Knows facts, AlbieLukas uses brilliant words such as waffling which I love 😂

[@harrisonread2545]

Haha Never seen an HGV overtake on a country road

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Happens WAY too often!

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

Why would they make the 1.6 engine push over 200hp? Vauxhall or GM for that matter had far more suitable engines that would easily make the power without pushing the engine too far, i have a 1.8 Vectra that's supposed to be 140hp naturally aspirated so why couldn't they have just used that engine?

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Insurers like small engines

[@tommcmahon14]

Thus engine forged makes close to 300 bhp

[@kristianspencer1978]

They did in the previous corsa, the 1.8 Sri. But it had 125 bhp. No vvti.

[@ingopaul67]

Boy racer chav mobiles, wouldnt be seen dead in one.

[@paulob3107]

Paul Inglis car you drive?

[@MrRohanThomas]

@@paulob3107 BMW probably which he used his life saving to fix after it broke down

[@mattd1634]

Paul Inglis bit of a twat aren’t ya

[@ingopaul67]

@@mattd1634 I think we've found ourselves a boy racer who drives a chavy Corsa 1.0 SX :)

[@mattd1634]

Paul Inglis 1.6 corsa vxr my friend :)

[@amcluesent]

Lax Power

[@godsgranddad]

I have never seen one of these for sale in good condition. They're ONLY bought by 17 year olds who rag them and pick up underage girls from maccies

[@jakeyje]

Ravelord Nito i’m 19 and own one, only pickup 17 years olds from sub away actually

[@johndiesel2293]

What a tud video.

[@gascans801]

i feel that ford is winning the battle in the best hot hatches

[@rsneil81]

b660 roads

[@JayEmmOnCars]

For the drive by, yep!

[@citic101]

WTF is up with these Shirts !!!

[@EazySDJ]

Its hideous to look at..... ......The shirt, that is.

[@user-of7yy2vk2w]

Absolutely the worst engine in the world.. I had an Astra gtc with this engine from new .. it leaked coolant engine oil through the main seal. Finally number 4 piston melted after only 2 years vauxhall tried to say it had been mapped but it was totally standard.. eventually the put a new engine in it under warranty.. I got rid soon as I got it back... AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE

[@muckspreader1able]

It's a vauxhall so it's shit and a chav magnet.Prefer the series 3 Clio rs200.More fun and naturally aspirated.

[@Markosbourne24]

muckspreader1able nothing wrong with vauxhall some great classic cars back in the 90s

[@MrRohanThomas]

french cars are shit

[@harbinger686]

muckspreader1able Oh my hahahah leaves a comment saying Vauxhall’s are shit and for chavs, but openly promotes a Clio😂😂😂😂

[@LawrenceTimme]

Vauxhalls are just bad. Cheap, nasty, badly made, poor quality

[@Birmingham_racing]

Lawrence Timme I’m not a Vauxhall fan but I’ve not found anything bad about the interior

[@Markosbourne24]

Wrong vauxhall has made some classic cars from 80s and 90s

[@JohnSmith-lb6ww]

Bollocks