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As you’re all aware, the Corsa E has been around since 2014 and it’s on the way out, making room for the Corsa F in 2019. Even though the three-cylinder turbo engine is nice and there are many things to like about the current model as a city car, the truth of the matter is that Opel under General Motors didn’t give too much attention to development.
The most offensive thing about the Corsa E is, hands down, the Small Common Components and Systems platform developed by General Motors and the Fiat Group in the early 2000s. Rolled out in 2005 for the Fiat Grande Punto, this vehicle architecture never cut it against the competition. Not concerning ride comfort, not regarding handling, not in terms of anything that could put the German automaker ahead of its rivals in the subcompact segment.
Even though the SCCS serves as the basis for the Small Wide and Small Wide 4x4 architectures, the version in the Corsa is years behind what Jeep offers in the Renegade and Compass. Fast-forward to the present day, and Opel is now owned by Groupe PSA, which even managed to bring the ailing automaker to profit with the know-how of Carlos Tavares.
To make a long story short, Opel was forced to change from a General Motors platform to the Common Modular Platform from Groupe PSA midway through development, and that gets us to the focus point of this story.
“It’s true that we had a version ready to go, and you can’t just stretch a design to fit a new platform,” says chief executive officer Michael Lohscheller, “but the teams have done a fantastic job in record time to ensure that the car is on schedule.” Speaking to Autocar.co.uk, the head honcho adds that the Corsa F “will not be compromised in any way.”
Read what you will into the man's words, but two things are certain. First and foremost, the Corsa F will share most of its oily bits with the next generation of the Peugeot 208. As for the other topic, the eCorsa has been confirmed to launch right after the internal combustion-engined lineup goes official.
Even though the SCCS serves as the basis for the Small Wide and Small Wide 4x4 architectures, the version in the Corsa is years behind what Jeep offers in the Renegade and Compass. Fast-forward to the present day, and Opel is now owned by Groupe PSA, which even managed to bring the ailing automaker to profit with the know-how of Carlos Tavares.
To make a long story short, Opel was forced to change from a General Motors platform to the Common Modular Platform from Groupe PSA midway through development, and that gets us to the focus point of this story.
“It’s true that we had a version ready to go, and you can’t just stretch a design to fit a new platform,” says chief executive officer Michael Lohscheller, “but the teams have done a fantastic job in record time to ensure that the car is on schedule.” Speaking to Autocar.co.uk, the head honcho adds that the Corsa F “will not be compromised in any way.”
Read what you will into the man's words, but two things are certain. First and foremost, the Corsa F will share most of its oily bits with the next generation of the Peugeot 208. As for the other topic, the eCorsa has been confirmed to launch right after the internal combustion-engined lineup goes official.
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