Opel Corsa

The **Opel Corsa** is a Subcompact car. It has been produced by the German car manufacturer Opel since 1982. There are six generations of the Corsa. The first generation was sold as the **Vauxhall Nova** in the UK.

The Corsa is also sold under the Vauxhall brand in the UK.

## First generation

The first generation Corsa A was made from September 1982 to March 1993 and was sold as the Vauxhall Nova in the UK from April 1983. It was sold with hatchback and saloon bodies with 2 or 4 doors and was facelifted in September 1987 and again in September 1990.

## Second generation

The second generation Corsa B was made from April 1993 to September 2000 with Vauxhall taking on the name in the UK. It was only available with hatchback models with 3 or 5 doors and was facelifted in August 1997. In May 1994, it launched as the Holden Barina for the Australasian market.

## Third generation

The third generation Corsa C was made from October 2000 to September 2006 with the same 3 and 5-door versions as before and was facelifted in August 2003. It was also sold as the Holden Barina from 2001 to the end of 2005.

## Fourth generation

The fourth generation Corsa D was made from October 2006 to September 2014 and grew larger in size compared to its predecessor. It was facelifted in early 2011.

## Fifth generation

The fifth generation Corsa E was made from October 2014 to September 2019 which is a facelift of the previous version with revised exterior styling and a new interior, it was not facelifted again during its run.

## Sixth generation

The sixth generation Corsa F is made from October 2019 to present. Only a 5-door model is offered and shares its platform with the second generation Peugeot 208. An electric version called the Corsa-e is also available.

## Corsa Van

The Corsa Van was a small van based on the Opel Corsa car, It was built from 1983 to 2018. The side van windows are replaced with metal and the back seats are removed.

## Cars of around the same size

- Fiat Punto
- Ford Fiesta
- Peugeot 208
- Toyota Yaris
- Volkswagen Polo

## Infobox (automobile)

- **name**: Opel Corsa
- **image**: Opel Corsa F IMG 8196.jpg
- **caption**: Opel Corsa F
- **class**: Supermini (B-segment, B)
- **layout**: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout, Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
- **predecessor**: Opel Kadett City
Vauxhall Chevette


## Infobox (automobile)

- **name**: Corsa A (S83)
- **image**: Opel Corsa A front 20080131.jpg
- **aka**: Vauxhall Nova
- **production**: 1982–1993
- **assembly**: Spain: Zaragoza
Yugoslavia: Kikinda (IDA-Opel)
- **transmission**: 4/5-speed Manual transmission, manual


## Infobox (automobile)

- **name**: Corsa B (S93)
- **image**: Opel Corsa B WorldCup Facelift.JPG
- **aka**: Vauxhall Corsa
Chevrolet Corsa
Chevrolet Corsa Classic
Chevrolet Corsa Plus (Chile)
Chevrolet Chevy (Mexico)
Chevrolet Classic
Chevrolet Sail (China)
Buick Sail (China)
Holden Barina (Australasia)
Opel Vita (Japan)
Jilin Jiangbei Meilu JJ7090 (China)
- **production**: 1993–2000 (Europe and Thailand)
1994–2016 (Brazil)
1997–2016 (Argentina)
1995–2011 (Mexico)
1993–1996 (China; Meilu JJ7090; CKD)
2001–2005 (China; Buick)
2005–2009 (China; Chevrolet)
- **designer**: Hideo Kodama (designer), Hideo Kodoma
- **body style**: 3- and 5-door hatchback
4-door Sedan (automobile), saloon
5-door station wagon, estate car
2-door coupé utility (pickup)
- **platform**: GM4200 platform
- **related**: Opel Combo B
Opel Tigra A
Chevrolet Celta
Chevrolet Sail
- **transmission**: 4/5-speed Manual transmission, manual
4-speed Automatic transmission, automatic
- **wheelbase**: (hatchback, saloon, estate car)
 (pickup)
- **length**: (hatchback, 1992–1998)
 (hatchback, 1998–2000)
 (saloon, estate car)
 (pickup)


## Infobox (automobile)

- **name**: Corsa C (X01)
- **image**: Opel Corsa C 1.2 Elegance front 20100912.jpg
- **aka**: Chevrolet Corsa
Holden Barina
Opel Vita (Japan)
Vauxhall Corsa
- **production**: 2000–2007 (Europe)
2002–2012 (South America)
- **body style**: 3- and 5-door hatchback
4-door Sedan (automobile), saloon
3-door Sedan delivery, car-derived van
2-door coupé utility (pick up)
- **platform**: GM Gamma platform, Gamma platform
- **transmission**: 5-speed Manual transmission, manual
4-speed Automatic transmission, automatic
5-speed automated manual transmission, automated manual
- **length**: (hatchback)
 (saloon)
- **height**:
 (saloon)
- **related**: Opel Combo C
Opel Meriva A
Opel Tigra, Opel Tigra TwinTop B
- **successor**: Chevrolet Agile (South America)


## Infobox (automobile)

- **name**: Corsa D (S07)
- **image**: 2006-2014 Opel Corsa D Front.jpg
- **aka**: Vauxhall Corsa
Chevrolet Viva (cancelled)
JL X340 (2002)
- **production**: 2006–2014
- **body style**: 3 and 5-door hatchback
3-door Sedan delivery, car-derived van
- **platform**: GM Fiat Small platform, SCCS platform
- **related**: Fiat Grande Punto, Fiat Punto
Alfa Romeo MiTo
- **designer**: Niels Loeb
Dietmar Finger (interior, 2004)


## Infobox (automobile)

- **name**: Corsa E (X15)
- **image**: Opel Corsa 1.3 CDTI ecoFLEX Innovation (E) – Frontansicht, 24. Dezember 2015, Ratingen (cropped).jpg
- **aka**: Vauxhall Corsa
- **production**: 2014–2019
- **assembly**: .                             Port Elizabeth, South Africa (GMSA)
- **designer**: Carsten Aengenheyster
- **body style**: 3 and 5-door hatchback
3-door Panel van, car-derived van
- **platform**: GM Fiat Small platform, SCCS platform
- **related**: Opel Adam


## Infobox (automobile)

- **name**: Corsa F
- **image**: Opel Corsa F IMG 5816 (2).jpg
- **aka**: Vauxhall Corsa
- **production**: 2019–present
- **assembly**: Spain: Zaragoza (Opel Zaragoza)
- **body style**: 5-door hatchback
- **platform**: PSA EMP1 platform, PSA CMP (EMP1) platform
- **motor**: Synchronous motor#Permanent-magnet, Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (Corsa-e)
- **battery**: 50 kWh
- **related**: Peugeot 208
Opel Mokka#second, Opel Mokka B
Lancia Ypsilon#IV, Lancia Ypsilon IV
- **predecessor**: Opel Adam
Opel Karl
Opel Ampera-e (electric version)
- **sp**: uk
- **designer**: Martin Schaufler (exterior)