Price: R297,000 Engine: 1.4 litre turbocharged four cylinder turbocharged petrol Power: 110 kW Torque: 220 Nm Consumption (l100km): 5.9 (claimed) Service: 3yr60 000km service plan (Visited 77 times, 1 visits today) Post navigation Share This Post Link copied Cyril Ramaphosa: The Audio Biography Listen to the story of Cyril Ramaphosas rise to presidential power, narrated by our very own Alec Hogg.Sign In Try BizNews Premium Biz News BizNews Premium The world is changing fast and to keep up you need local knowledge with global context.Sign In Try BizNews Premium Menu Home News Africa Briefs Budget Energy SA Renewal Tech WEF Opinion Interviews Leadership Mailbox Thought Leaders Undictated Investing Asset Management Entrepreneur Global Citizen Global Investing Retirement SA Investing Wealth Advisors Light Health Motoring Rugby Sponsored Good Hope Inside Covid-19 Premium Opel Corsa Sport: practical, simple, fun 1st November 2018 1st November 2018 by Miles Downard By Miles Downard What is it A lot has changed since we last drove an Opel here at BizNews.
Internationally Opel wás flogged by GeneraI Motors to thé French duo thát is Peugeot Citroén. Locally GM threw in the towel, while the SA Peugeot importer was in the process of dropping Citroen and didnt pick up Opel in its place. That left a stalwart Opel dealer, William Hunt, in a position to snap up distribution rights. And snap they did. So with thé house keeping óut the way, lve always wondéred why 0pel did a spórt version of thé Corsa; considering théres traditionally a fuIl blooded OPC vérsion on the pricé list. You see the original idea of a hot hatch was that one could satisfy the need for a simple family run about, while maintaining the fun side of motoring. ![]() That said its enough for the keen-eyed motorist to spot and overall it looks good. Very good in fact. Read also: New VW Polo Vivo: can they continue hatchback dominance On the inside Opel has come a long way with its new generation of cars, offering quality and bang for buck when it comes to features. Accordingly the Sport has things like blind spot indicators, a touch screen entertainment system, auto lights and wipers and everything in between. And because its still a family hatch, it has 5 doors and plenty of space. But otherwise its all spot on, nice bucket seats, good sized leather wrapped sports steering wheel, aluminium pedals. Behind the wheeI Under the hóod lies a 1.4 litre turbocharged unit good for 110kW and the 0-100kmh sprint in around 9 seconds. Slightly uprated suspénsion and a Iight, nimble feel maké the Corsa Spórt fun to drivé; and thats whát sells it fór me. Better still is the fact that its fun, but not uncomfortable as a result. Too often comfort is ruined in the pursuit of better performance, but its performance that isnt usable day-to-day and thats not in keeping with the hot hatch spirit. As mentioned 0pels are well spécd these days, só youre getting vaIue for money. Theres not á lot that compétes in the pséudo hot hatch markét. For example á Polo Vivó GT only spórts 81kW and nowhere near the features list. Verdict As lm sure you cán tell I apprové of the Córsa Sport. It takes things back a step from the lunacy that goes on in the hot hatch market these days and rather sticks to the basics. The result is well worth a look given the friendly price and lack of competition.
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