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GM to Introduce 4th-Generation Corsa in July
17 May 2006
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| The new Corsa. |
GM will introduce its redesigned Opel/Vauxhall Corsa at the British International Motor Show (18 – 30 July) in London. The fourth generation of this popular small car, which has sold more than 9.4 million units in Europe alone since 1982, will be available at dealerships in October 2006.
The new Corsa will offer five engines initially. Gasoline options include 1.0-, 1.2- and 1.4-liter models. On the diesel side, GM will offer its award-winning 1.3-liter CDTi unit, while the flagship will be an all-new 123 hp (92 kW) 1.7-liter CDTi with standard diesel particulate filter (DPF). The DPF is also optional on the 1.3-liter model.
Compared to the current Corsa, GM is initially dropping the current 1.8-liter gasoline engine, which, unlike its other three counterparts, was not a Twinport engine. Twinport engines use a variable intake system and high rates of exhaust gas recirculation to reduce fuel consumption.
The current Corsa models (gasoline and diesel) offer fuel economies ranging from 44 mpg US to 52 mpg US combined. GM will announce prices and specifications for the new Corsa closer to launch.
Corsa has become what some call an “accidental” world car. The small car is sold in approximately 80 countries and manufactured in 16 plants on five continents.
May 17, 2006 in Diesel, Fuel Efficiency | Permalink | Comments (27) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by: PaulH | May 19, 2006 at 07:43 AM
Honda also made mistake by selling Insight (a 2-seater coupe) which is just not a family vehicle and now they are pulling out the vehicle. Another mistake is the hybrid accord with V6 which is failing.
I have to disagree slightly, on the grounds that the Insight was a pretty damn radical piece of work when it dropped. It was a big enough gamble for Honda to bother with the design in 1999, when oil was still cheap as dirt and there was no cry for it; while it may be relatively inefficient and crudely-executed now, it was still fairly visionary for the American auto market. And it held decent sales for seven years, despite the emerging dominance of the Prius.
However, the Accord is dead-on. Hybrids that negate the point of being hybrids by design are just.. dumb.
Posted by: Mel. | May 20, 2006 at 10:55 PM
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