I suspect we’ve all driven a Vauxhall Corsa at one time or another.

My daughter has recently passed her driving test in a Corsa – like many teenagers – that’s her in the car pictured on the next page.

And I’m just back from holiday having rented…yes, a Corsa (see another of my, ahem!, wonderfully composed pictures…).

You can see why the car does so well – 83,000 models sold last year – because of its well-built and easy to drive nature.

So I’m eager to see the new car in the metal. It looks a clever update from the current Corsa – recognisably a Corsa, but with sharper, more defined styling, including designer Mark Adams’ signature ‘blade’ styling running along the lower section of the doors.