Vauxhall Corsa Hatchback

1.2 Design 5dr [2025]

If you’re old enough to remember the Vauxhall Nova of the 1980s and early 90s, you may not realise that this was the original Corsa. It was just given a different name in the UK.

And, if you saw the Corsa of today, you’d hardly believe that the humble, angular hatchback of 40 years ago was related.

The Vauxhall Corsa went through a more bulbous phase in the 90s and 2000s, but now it’s a hybrid of the two, boasting sporty and fashionable looks with a few rounded edges and some straighter lines.

'Hybrid' is also a very appropriate word because Vauxhall has finally added hybrid power to the small hatchback.

It is about time, too, as it's five years since it announced an all-electric version, originally known as the Corsa-e.

Nowadays, it shares plenty in common with the Peugeot 208, as the French manufacturer is now a sister brand, with both being owned by parent company Stellantis.

Like the rest of the Vauxhall range, the Corsa is a desirable car to lease nowadays. Given that over 40,000 Corsas were snapped up in the UK alone in 2023, there’s likely to be plenty of demand for this new hybrid model.

But how good is the hybrid?

That is what we’re aiming to find out.