Just had one come in to work and my first time really seeing one or even paying any attention to one, first impressions are it looks ok.. and if im honest i think it looks better than the new fiesta.
On paper the stats seem impressive altho unable to test drive one to see how it performs on the road.

 

from what ive seen of them on car review shows they look BRILLIANT.

look good, fast, handle well, and cheap!

 

Renton took a 888 version to the Ring.

LOVED it! Said it was awesome little thing

 

Very impressive stats.

I wonder how it compares to Ford's competitor - the Fiesta ST.

 

Stav wrote this - https://passionford.com/forum/showth...ighlight=corsa

 

get one Benn there fucking great. i would love to have one

 

One of our local group members works for Vauxhall and smokes round in one of these as his company car.

Rapid little car, will monster quite a few supposed faster cars as well.

Sounds the part as well, his has got a remus backbox from memory.

 

not a vauxhall fan, but with them specs ford need to start pulling there finger out!

 

The Fiesta ST has never been a 16k car though has it?

Although they fit into the same category I think it's unfair to make a direct comparison. If you want to go off price then the Focus ST is a closer match.

 

We had a Corsa VXR for Three Months and Tbh i dont think its worth the Price Tag.

For the first two weeks it was fun, but got bored of it ..

It goes well, but the Fuel Consumption is a JOKE! Its worse than the ESCOS !!

And the Steering is wayyyy too light.... Does not weight up when you drive it fast either.

Its a good car dont get me wrong, but just not as good as the HYPE Vauxhall lead you to believe.

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Very cool little cars, but TBH I just wouldnt pay that much money for a corsa, but then Im just one of life's pikeys really, I just dont get why people buy a new car when they can get so much more at two years old, so I make the same comment on most things.

They really do seem to go well despite being a bit lardy though, and no reliability issues im aware of yet either

 

they do look good and seems to have a good engine in

 

Id rather have an astra vxr tbh.

 

I like the specs, dont get me wrong, kicking sh!t out of the ford attemps, but i have to say I really think it looks like a penis in a nike trainer.

JAmes.

 

Maybe the fiesta range needs a 16k offering.
People after a 'hot hatch' arent going to want a focus. It doesnt really ring true as a hot hatch, more a hot family car.
(yes I know it is technically a hatchback but thats not the same)

 

They're a LOT better than the Astra VXR.

Looks-wise I think they're terrible though.

 

I know what your saying mate, I think Ford will struggle to make a new model fit into the hot hatch category that will compete with offerings from other manufacturers.

It's a shame really.

 

i think there good look nice and r pretty quick

 

there 10000% better than the new fiesta

 

Totally agree

 

Chip, would you buy a second hand one say 07 plate with 5k for 13k?
Or would you wait another couple of years till sub 10k to make it a worth while buy?

 

Driven both the normal version and the 888 version, HARD, for a few hundred miles each.

Corsa VXR is a real good car, but the 888 version was in a whole different league of aceness.
Properly fast in a straight line, mint handling, and badass brakes, I liked it, and I think most cars are poo. Exhaust pops and bangs on the gearchange too.

Would I fuck be spending any good money on any hot hatch, but if I had to get one, a VXR 888 or similarly modified one would be near top of the list, if not the top.

Better than the Astra VXR and VXR 888 too IMO, and ive driven them both too.

Seen 160 in the Astra VXR 888 tho (4up, on A40, allegedly), both types of Corsa VXRs top out at about 140 due to gearing, not like thats a big deal.

 

I cant see me EVER buying a car under 3 years old, when most RV's after 36 months are sub 50% and yet cars still drive like new at that age.

 

I personally dont think ford need a 16k fiesta,, you dont see many corsa vxrs on the road, if they bring out a fiesta rs it wants to be 14k tops

 

Gary, why have you got a sig about left foot braking when you was the one who wont even turn traction control off etc when at Nurburgring?

Sig makes no sense anyhow...

 

Ive drove a few, I think they are the worst vxr out of the lot except the meriva.
Feels shit slow and heavy. Unlike the Astra VXR!

 

I like them but the price of them is too steep for a car that size. For that sort money id get a different car like the focus st that has a better engine than a poxy 1.6

 

My mates got a fiesta ST and for a 2.0 16v with 150bhp, my 1.6 8v 106 rallye used to smoke it when I had it. There not quick atall!

 

I know this thread is about the VXR but I thought I would add to the supposed competition and my experience of it..

 

LOL! Right-o mate, you must drive mega hard then