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Written by Ollie Kew
One of Britain"s best-selling (and least interesting) cars has come over all new and exciting, and gone electric. Meet the new Vauxhall Corsa-e. Nope, not the eCorsa, or ECOrsa. It"s a Corsa, but not as we know it, primarily because there"s no engine. No, this Corsa a five-door only, with sharper looks than before has a 134bhp electric motor with 192lb ft of torque. That"s enough to zip the Corsa-e from 0-31mph (a useful yardstick in town driving) in only 3.1 seconds, in Sport mode. A rapid recharge buys you 80 per cent of range in 30 minutes. It"s all juiced by a healthy 50kWh battery, which offers up to 211 miles of range. In Eco mode, with the throttle response and climate control watered down, that jumps up again by 40 per cent, claims Vauxhall, making this a supermini EV potentially good for almost 300 miles between charges. What is this, a Vauxhall that thinks it"s a Tesla?
Date written: 23 May 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15800
One of Britain"s best-selling (and least interesting) cars has come over all new and exciting, and gone electric. Meet the new Vauxhall Corsa-e. Nope, not the eCorsa, or ECOrsa. It"s a Corsa, but not as we know it, primarily because there"s no engine. No, this Corsa a five-door only, with sharper looks than before has a 134bhp electric motor with 192lb ft of torque. That"s enough to zip the Corsa-e from 0-31mph (a useful yardstick in town driving) in only 3.1 seconds, in Sport mode. A rapid recharge buys you 80 per cent of range in 30 minutes. It"s all juiced by a healthy 50kWh battery, which offers up to 211 miles of range. In Eco mode, with the throttle response and climate control watered down, that jumps up again by 40 per cent, claims Vauxhall, making this a supermini EV potentially good for almost 300 miles between charges. What is this, a Vauxhall that thinks it"s a Tesla?
Date written: 23 May 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15800