Practicality is important to all supermini drivers, and it's another area where Corsa scores highly. The steering wheel is adjustable for both height and reach, while the clearly laid-out dash and wide choice of storage compartments and cubby holes offer plenty of space for small and large items.

There's more space than before, too, with greater legroom, shoulder room and headroom front and rear, and ergonomically design seats which have been created to offer the best in comfort and support.

New Corsa also promises to have one of the quietest cabins in its class, with reduced NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness) thanks to specially designed engine mounts, which damp most of the movement from the engine bay to stop it transmitting into the cabin.


Vauxhall Corsa - Features

At launch, New Vauxhall Corsa will be offered in five trim levels - Expression, Life, Club, SXi and Design. Further models, including a hot VXR, will follow.

All will benefit from GM's innovative technology features, with highlights including halogen AFL curve lighting, follow-me-home lighting and translucent interior dials.

On selected models, New Corsa will feature unique settings, which can be stored in the key. The car's sophisticated electronics and infotainment system can allow up to five different drivers to programme the car to their preferences, saving individual choices for favoured radio station and climate control.

The infotainment system itself can rival many home living room systems, with an output of up to 150-watts and a choice of MP3-coamptible CD players, DAB Digital Radio and navigation systems, as well as a Bluetooth compatible mobile phone interface with voice control.

Of course, it's not just technological features that add to the appeal of a car, so the higher models in the Corsa line-up also get some traditional enhancements, including matt chrome-effect rims around the dials, leather-trimmed steering wheel, dark-tinted lamps and chrome exhaust tailpipes, all helping mark the car out to be as individual as its owner.


Vauxhall Corsa - Flexibility

New Vauxhall Corsa introduces two new features to the market, the likes of which have not been seen before.

The first is a DualFloor boot, which offers a double load floor. In normal form, the boot is level with the lip of the rear bumper, making the luggage bay especially easy to load and unload. Alternatively, the DualFloor can be lowered to the bottom of the boot to allow larger items to be carried.

What's more, the rear parcel shelf has been designed to allow easy stowage if you need to use the full height of the load bay. Instead of unclipping and leaving you nowhere to put it, it can be stowed vertically on special clips, against the back of the seat, meaning it is never in the way and unlikely to sustain damage.

Perhaps the most significant flexible feature of New Vauxhall Corsa, though, is its innovative Flex-Fix system - an integrated rear carrier, which stows neatly away into the back bumper. When pulled out, Flex-Fix can carry up to two bicycles, while the additional rear lights required to use it are stowed away with the system itself and simply clip into place when needed.

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