Sold in Japan through Yanase as the Opel Vita, a market Opel otherwise barely touched.
Lead trim: 1.0 Ecotec 12V (58 PS) · up to 123 hp
Opel Corsa CX01 · 2000–2006
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FactSold in Japan through Yanase as the Opel Vita, a market Opel otherwise barely touched.
Revealed in 1999 and introduced to the European market in October 2000, with a facelift in February 2004, on the new GM "Gamma" chassis that also underpinned the Opel Meriva mini MPV (2002) and the Tigra TwinTop B. Built in Eisenach and Zaragoza, it was also sold as the Vauxhall Corsa, Holden Barina and Chevrolet Corsa, with a saloon version in Latin America, South Africa and the Middle East, and in Japan as the Opel Vita (through Yanase until April 2004). It won the 2001 Semperit Irish Car of the Year. The range ran from 1.0 three-cylinder to the 125 PS 1.8 Ecotec of the GSi, plus Isuzu-sourced 1.7 diesels and a Fiat-sourced 1.3 CDTI; Brazil built it until 2012 and Argentina until 2010.
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Trims & Figures
11 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 Ecotec 12V (58 PS) | 2000–2003 | 1.0 L Inline-3 | 57 hp | 63 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.0 Ecotec 12V Twinport (60 PS) | 2003–2006 | 1.0 L Inline-3 | 59 hp | 65 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.2 Ecotec 16V (75 PS) | 2000–2004 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 81 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.2 Ecotec 16V Twinport (80 PS) | 2004–2006 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 79 hp | 81 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.3 CDTI Ecotec 16V diesel (70 PS) | 2003–2006 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 69 hp | 125 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 Ecotec 16V (90 PS) | 2000–2003 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 92 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 Ecotec 16V Twinport (90 PS) | 2003–2006 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 92 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.7 CDTI Ecotec 16V diesel (100 PS) | 2003–2005 | 1.7 L Inline-4 | 99 hp | 177 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.7 DI 16V diesel (65 PS) | 2000–2003 | 1.7 L Inline-4 | 64 hp | 96 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.7 DTI 16V diesel (75 PS) | 2000–2003 | 1.7 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 122 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 Ecotec 16V GSi (125 PS) | 2000–2003 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 123 hp | 122 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
Its original GM platform died when PSA bought Opel, surviving only as a Buick sedan sold in China.
The last Corsa OPC hid a proper motorsport part behind its badge: an optional Drexler mechanical limited-slip diff on a shopping-trolley hot hatch.
Despite all-new sheet metal, the roof, mirrors and turn-signal repeaters were carried straight over from the Corsa D underneath.
The hardcore Corsa OPC Nürburgring Edition got a mechanical limited-slip diff — in the supermini class, Wikipedia notes only the Mini Cooper JCW had one too.
Designer Dietmar Finger hid a shark drawing on the glovebox hinge in 2004, and Opel left it there on every production car.
Sold in Japan through Yanase as the Opel Vita, a market Opel otherwise barely touched.
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It quietly replaced the three-door Kadett C City in Opel's lineup, launching GM's supermini fight against the Fiesta and Polo.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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