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7 November 2009

Vauxhall Corsa ecoFLEX 3dr

Vauxhall Corsa Life ecoFLEX 75PS 3dr

Vauxhall Corsa 1.3CDTi 16v Life ecoFLEX 75PS (a/c) 3dr

What is it?

THE greenest Vauxhall in history. New Corsa is the latest addition to the low-emission ecoFLEX range and while it doesn’t get stop-start or hybrid-style trickery, it does boast tweaked aerodynamics, longer gearing and a lower kerbweight to post some remarkable figures. Priced from £11,500 upwards.

What’s hot?

  • Amazing fuel consumption of 70.6mpg combined…
  • …and CO2 emissions of 105g/km mean penny pinching running costs
  • Peppy performance from 74bhp 1.3-litre diesel engine
  • Solidly built cabin
  • Despite only five gears, motorway performance is okay
  • Undercuts Fiesta ECOnetic by a staggering £2,500
  • Stop-start version due next year will boast sub-100g/km

What’s not?

  • Numb steering combines with leaden handling…
  • …the result is a dreary driving experience
  • Engine is noisy at start-up and once on the move

What you need to Know?

P11D Value: 12,000
Monthly Rental*: 185 (CH)/£213 (PCH)
Tax Band when posted: 13%
Monthly BiK: 26 (20%)/£52 (40%)
Engine: 1.3-litre turbodiesel
CO2 Emissions: 105g/km
Power/torque: 75PS/126lb ft
Economy: 70.6mpg

Monthly contract hire (CH) and personal contract hire (PCH) rentals generated by Concept Vehicle Leasing. Based on a 36 month lease at 10,000 miles a year, 3+35 payments.

Business Car Manager Road Test Rating

If costs are all-important then you can’t ignore the Corsa ecoFLEX. Its remarkably low emissions and fuel consumption should mean you’ll barely notice the impact this car has on the company’s bank account. But its all-round dreariness means the only smile you’ll ever get from driving it is when you occasionally fill it up at the pumps.

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Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton is an award-winning journalist and the founder of Business Car Manager (now renamed Business Motoring). Ralph writes extensively about the car and van leasing industry as well as wider fleet and company car issues. A former editor of What Car?, Ralph is a vastly experienced writer and editor and has been writing about the automotive sector for over 35 years.

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