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Spyshots: Opel Corsa Facelift... Again

The Suzuki Swift was all-new for 2010. The Ford Fiesta is being significantly refreshed with powerful new 1-liter turbo engines, while the Renault Clio and Peugeot 208 are both less than a year old. The list of new or significantly refreshed superminis on sale in Europe will go on and on, but the class also has a stubborn kid who refuses to change.
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The Opel Corsa is the oldest of the mainstream superminis. It was launched in 2006, built on a platform that was co-developed with Fiat. In 2010, it received a minor facelift that changed the shape of the headlights and bumper a bit, but instead of thinking of a brand new one, Opel engineers are making another facelift.

We were under the distinct impression that they’d already built a prototype for the all-new Corsa. Yet the poor sales might be forcing them to rethink their strategy and stick with the old architecture.

The changes that are being made seem significant. At the front, the look of the new Adam city car seems to have been grafted on, while the interior has been complete transformed. The radio and the steering heel are among the biggest improvements, but we’re also impressed by the plastic they used for the dash.

Overall, the changes to the interior are a step in the right direction. Let’s hope they introduce some better engines that aren’t quite so sluggish.

This new look should be ready to debut by September, when the Frankfurt Motor Show kicks off.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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