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New car lines
publication date: Nov 25, 2010
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author/source: Robin Roberts
This is one of the first
official shots of Vauxhall's Corsa, sporting its fresh new face, trims and
colours ready for delivery in February.
The Corsa has now
adopted many of the styling cues from other recently launched Vauxhalls, such
as the Insignia, Astra and Meriva.Styled by Niels
Loeb, Vauxhall/Opel's Chief Exterior Designer working in Brit, Mark Adams'
design team, the new Corsa features a signature chrome bar, carrying the new
Griffin badge, stretching across the front grille, while a re-styled front
bumper with a more prominent, wider lower grille gives the Corsa a smiling
appearance. |  |
Framing the Corsa's
new face are ‘Eagle-Eye' headlamps, which have also made an appearance on the
recently launched Meriva. The units have a chrome finish and include daytime
running lights as standard across the range. New chrome-finished fog lamps and
housings complete the picture at the front of the car.
Complementing the
Corsa's fresh look are five new exterior colours in the range. Lime Green
pearlescent (see pic)
and Chilli Orange metallic enhance the car's new look, with Guacamole - a solid hue -
completing the pallet of all-new Vauxhall colours.
Sunny Melon (a
bright yellow) makes a welcome return to the Corsa range, while Pepperdust
metallic is carried across from the new Meriva range.
Also inside, is
Vauxhall's new optional Touch & Connect multi-media system, which replaces
the existing CD60 unit. Touch & Connect uses a five-inch touch screen
display featuring both 2D and 3D maps for the navigation system, as well as a
CD/tuner, aux-in, USB and Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity.
Outside, the new
Corsa benefits from new 16-inch alloy wheels on both SE and SXi models, while
the 192PS VXR receives the option of a new 18-inch alloy wheel, modelled on the
design of the optional 20-inch wheel worn by the Insignia VXR.
Corsa's new
appearance complements recent upgrades to chassis and powertrain. The new Corsa
range starts at £9995, based on 2011's 20 per cent VAT rate. | | | | The
McLaren MP4-12C, the first in a range of high-performance sports cars from
McLaren Automotive, goes on sale in the UK and Europe in spring 2011 at a
groundbreaking price for a carbon chassis-based car of £168,500 in the UK.
It
uniquely features a carbon MonoCell chassis, has been conceived, designed and
developed within a Formula 1 factory and will provide 600PS, from a 3.8-litre
engine producing less than 300g/km CO2 in a car with a dry weight of
around 1300kgs. |  |
An initial network of 35 retailers will be appointed to
represent McLaren across 19 countries worldwide. In the UK, McLaren will be
represented initially in Birmingham, London, and Manchester.
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