HISTORY tells us a Vauxhall hot hatch should be white, white or white.
Like the famous Dealer Team Vauxhalls in the Eighties. Like my old girl’s Mk2 Astra GTE. Like that 1987 Nova GTE.
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Vauxhall’s electric Corsa GSE looks resplendent in body-in-white Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk
The Corsa GSE meets all the technical requirements to be everything a hot hatch should be Credit:
For reasons I’ll never understand, Vauxhall rolled out the electric Mokka GSE last November in GREY.
Proper little firecracker but fifty shades of dull. I had to have a word about that.
Thankfully, Vauxhall listened because here’s the electric Corsa GSE looking resplendent in body-in-white.
Just as it should be.
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The e-motor sends 281hp to the front wheels – almost twice the power of a regular Corsa Credit:
The car features Nova-inspired grey and yellow chequered seats Credit:
Bonus points for the Nova-inspired grey and yellow chequered seats and the GSE badge on the dash.
Technically, Corsa GSE is everything a hot hatch should be – quick-ratio steering, lowered suspension, stiffer springs, Torsen limited-slip diff, 18in alloys, beefy brakes.
The e-motor sends 281hp to the front wheels – almost twice the power of a regular Corsa – and it’ll box off the 0-62mph sprint in just 5.5 seconds.
Top speed is limited to 112mph. Range? About 220 miles.
Expect prices from £32k when it hits showrooms later this year Credit: Unknown
The legacy of the 1987 Nova GTE inspires the new Corsa GSE Credit:
For reference, the original Nova GTE was 100hp and a bantamweight 876kg.
Corsa GSE is 1,554kg. Batteries aren’t light.
Also worth noting. Corsa petrol won’t have a hot GSE version because it stands for Grand Sport Electric.
Vauxhall boss Eurig Druce said: “Corsa GSE proudly carries forward the legacy of models like Nova GTE, Corsa GSi and Corsa VXR – reimagined for a new electric generation.”
Expect prices from £32k when it hits showrooms later this year.
