Corsa buyers get more than they bargained for!

With its bold, stylish design, fun driving characteristics and premium feel quality, you could be forgiven for thinking that Vauxhall’s New Corsa would be more expensive than the outgoing car.

But you’d be wrong. With prices starting at just £7,495, the replacement for Vauxhall’s top-selling supermini is better equipped, and considerably cheaper than some of its most obvious rivals.

All Corsas come with equipment lists you’d expect to see on cars costing much more money. As well as a quality CD sound system, the entry-level Expression gets twin dual-stage front airbags, a folding ignition key, ABS with Emergency Brake Assist, electrically adjustable door mirrors, body coloured bumpers, central locking, speed-sensitive power steering and smart door-to-door lighting.

Moving up the range, the Life gets welcome lighting, remote central locking and electric front windows, yet the most popular 1.2 5-dr trim is £945 less expensive than its predecessor, while Club trim adds side and curtain airbags, an MP3 compatible audio system, the DualLoad boot floor, body-coloured door handles and side mouldings and steering wheel audio controls.

SXi variants get heated door mirrors, 16-inch alloy wheels, sports front seats, a leather-covered steering wheel, sports suspension, fog lights, a visible chrome tailpipe and dark-style lamps, yet in 1.2-litre SXi 3-dr form it’s £260 cheaper than the outgoing car. Plush Design models come with automatic lighting control, rain sensing wipers, air-conditioning and chrome-edged dials.