Vauxhall Corsavan interior: make-over for this area too, including a large infotainment system
The new model also benefits from a raft of new options, including electronic climate control, Winter Pack with heated seats and heated steering wheel, IntelliLink with 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system incorporating Bluetooth and DAB, 16-inch black alloy wheels and rear parking sensors.
There’s also a Technical Pack which includes forward collision alert, lane departure warning, rear camera, traffic sign recognition and following distance indicator.
Under the bonnet, both balance and handling have benefited from a lower centre of gravity made possible by new chassis technology. Front and rear suspension have been optimised and recalibrated, resulting in improved stability, handling and comfort. New engine mountings ensure smoothness at all speeds including at idle. This also helps further reduce fuel consumption.
The Corsavan will feature either a 1.2-litre petrol engine – which isn’t envisaged to be a big seller – and a 1.3-litre diesel with either 75bhp or 95bhp on offer.
The diesel engines both comply with Euro 6 emissions standards without the use of an AdBlue tank and stop-start comes as standard, along with an ECO button which slightly cuts down the power. Both together are reckoned to save around 10% of fuel in urban situations, leading to 83.1mpg on the combined cycle and a CO2 figure of 90grams per kilometre.
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- We always rather liked the chic little Corsavan and the new looks make it even more stylish. In fact, we really wanted to take one home after our test drive at Vauxhall HQ in Luton, much to the amusement of the PR team who were on hand to steer us back to our own vehicles at the end of the event.
- Despite being a small van, there is plenty of legroom in the cab even for six-footers like me. We tested both the base and Sportive models and while the sporty one featured figure-hugging seats, the base variant offered plenty of support too. We did wonder, though, whether ‘who-ate-all-the-pies’ types might find the Sportive variant a rather tight squeeze!
- How many coffee cup holders can two people possibly require? We are constantly moaning about lack of these little life-savers in vans but the Corsavan features no fewer than four. Blimey – I’ll have to start ordering my vanilla cappuchinos in twos from now on!
- There’s only a mesh grille behind the seats and some vans are downright noisy with one of these items in place instead of a full steel one. Not so with the Corsavan. Even at motorway speeds my co-pilot and I were able to converse in muted tones, so it’s top marks to Vauxhall’s padding material.
- Ride and handling are little short of superb. The Sportive is rather like driving a little sportscar and even the base model was pretty nifty on the road too.
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