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. 

File:Opel Corsa A rear 20080131.jpg|Rear view, 1987 facelift model
File:Opel Corsa GT (22317486254).jpg|Opel Corsa GT (pre-facelift)
File:Opel Corsa A GT 1.3 IAA 2019 JM 0654.jpg|Opel Corsa GT 1.3 (1987)
File:Opel Corsa 2 door notchback.jpg|Opel Corsa TR two-door (1982–1987)
File:MHV Opel Corsa TR 02.jpg|Rear view
File:1986 Opel Corsa A 1.2 S (16613368157).jpg|Opel Corsa five-door (1985–1987), note different grille from Corsa TR
File:Opel Corsa 1.4i Swing (11403549366).jpg|Opel Corsa four-door (1990–1993; rear)
File:Opel Corsa 1.2 "Strada" (10476179675).jpg|1990-1993 facelift model, "Strada" special edition (NL)
File:1988 Opel Corsa A GSi (14766511221).jpg|1988 Opel Corsa GSi (rear)
File:Opel Corsa A Van 1.2S 5-9-1989 VF-93-XH.jpg|1989 Opel Corsa Van
File:Opel Corsa A Michalak Spider Classic-Gala 2021 1X7A0125.jpg|The Michalak Spider was one of many tuned versions of the Corsa available in the era

## 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.

File:Opel Corsa 5door second generation.jpg|Opel Corsa five-door (1993–1997)
File:Opel Corsa rear 20080417.jpg|Opel Corsa three-door (1997–2000)
File:Opel Corsa B 1.2 16V Edition 2000 5-Türer Facelift rear.JPG|Opel Corsa five-door (1997–2000)
File:Corsa caravan.jpg|Opel Corsa Caravan
File:1993 Vauxhall Corsa Merit 1.2 Front.jpg|Vauxhall Corsa three-door (pre facelift)
File:1997 Vauxhall Corsa LS Automatic 5 Doors facelift 1.4.jpg|Vauxhall Corsa five-door (facelift)
File:1996-1997 Holden Barina (SB) City 3-door hatchback (2011-08-17) 01.jpg|Holden Barina three-door (pre-facelift)
File:1998 Holden Barina (SB) Cabrio convertible (22311990821) (cropped).jpg|Holden Barina cabrio (facelift)
File:Corsa Innenraum.jpg|Interior
File:Buick Sail China 2012-04-28.JPG|Buick Sail sedan (China)
File:Buick Sail SRV China 2012-04-14.JPG|Buick Sail SRV (China)
File:Chevrolet Sail China 2012-04-14.JPG|Chevrolet Sail (China) 

## 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. 

File:Opel Corsa C 1.2 Elegance rear 20100912.jpg|Opel Corsa five-door (2000–2004)
File:Opel Corsa 1.2 16V ECOTEC (C) – Heckansicht, 1. April 2011, Mettmann.jpg|Opel Corsa three-door (2000–2004)
File:Opel Corsa front 20070609.jpg|Opel Corsa three-door (2004–2007)
File:Opel Corsa rear 20070609.jpg|Opel Corsa three-door (2004–2007)
File:Opel Corsa C Facelift rear 20090919.jpg|Opel Corsa five-door (2003–2007)
File:2003 Vauxhall Corsa Club 12V 1.0.jpg|Pre facelift Vauxhall Corsa
File:2005 Vauxhall Corsa Life Twinport facelift 1.0.jpg|Post facelift Vauxhall Corsa
File:2001 Holden Barina (XC) 5-door hatchback (2015-07-03) 01.jpg|Holden Barina five-door (pre-facelift)
File:2004 Holden Barina (XC MY04) SXi 3-door hatchback (2010-06-17) 01.jpg|Holden Barina three-door (facelift)
File:Opel Corsa interior.JPG|Interior

## 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.

File:2006-2014 Opel Corsa D Rear.jpg|Opel Corsa (three-door)
 File:Opel Corsa Switzerland rear (cropped).jpg|Opel Corsa (five-door)
 File:Opel Corsa D Armaturen.JPG|Dashboard
 File:Opel Corsa D OPC front 20100612.jpg|Opel Corsa OPC
 File:Opel Corsa D OPC rear.JPG|Rear view
 File:Opel Corsa D GSi Lichtsilber.JPG|Opel Corsa GSi
 File:2011 Vauxhall Corsa SXi 1.2.jpg|Vauxhall Corsa SXi
 File:2007 Vauxhall Corsa VXR Turbo 1.6 Front.jpg|Vauxhall Corsa VXR

## 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. 

File:2017 Vauxhall Corsa Energy Ecoflex 1.4.jpg|Vauxhall Corsa Mk IV
File:2018 Vauxhall Corsa Energy AC 1.4 Front.jpg|Vauxhall Corsa Mk IV (3-door)
File:2015 Vauxhall Corsa VXR 1.6 Front.jpg|Vauxhall Corsa Mk IV VXR
File:Corsa E Innen.JPG|Interior
File:Opel Corsa 1.4 Turbo ecoFLEX Color Edition (E) – Heckansicht, 24. Oktober 2015, Münster.jpg|Opel Corsa E 1.4 Turbo ecoFLEX (rear view)

## 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.

File:2020 Vauxhall Corsa-e Elite NAV.jpg|Vauxhall Corsa-e (pre-facelift)
File:Opel Corsa-e IMG 3329.jpg|Opel Corsa-e (pre-facelift)

## 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.

File:Corsa VN 3.JPG|Opel Corsa Van based on third generation (Corsa C)
File:Corsa VN 4.JPG|Opel Corsa Van based on fourth generation (Corsa D)
File:2016 Vauxhall Corsavan Sportive CDTi 1.2.jpg|Vauxhall Corsavan based on the fifth-generation (Corsa E)

## Cars of around the same size 
*Fiat Punto
*Ford Fiesta
*Peugeot 208
*Toyota Yaris
*Volkswagen Polo

## References 
## Other websites