Opel has just launched the most economical Corsa ever, and it's lowest-emitting car this side of the hybrid range-extender Ampera.
The new Corsa EcoFlex uses the existing 1.3-litre CDTI diesel (itself derived from Fiat's 1.3 MultiJet engine) and added to it a variable displacement oil pump (which only delivers just the right amount of oil to various parts), low-viscoscity transmission oil, a reworked engine control unit, new gear ratios and low rolling resistance tyres.The result of all that is a car, without a hybrid battery in sight, that can return a claimed 3.3-litres per 100km and emits just 88g/km of Co2, in three-door form. (The five-door's figures are 3.4l/100km or 89g/km.) That's a whopping 85mpg on the combined cycle. Even given that combined cycle figures are works of fiction, you should easily break the 65mpg barrier in everyday driving in one of these.
"In just five years, from the first Corsa ecoFLEX to today, we have been able to reduce consumption and CO2 emissions by 26 per cent, while at the same time increasing performance by over 26 per cent," commented Mike Ableson, Vice President Engineering at Opel/Vauxhall.
Opel is also tweaking the suspension on all new Corsas in an effort to improve low-speed and urban ride quality.
No Irish prices or details yet, but we'll bring them to you as soon as we get them.
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