The arrival of the SUV has been a face A and B in the automotive sector. On the one hand, they have eaten all the segments that were on the market: urban, compact, sedans, and family cars. But on the other hand, its influence has come from pearls to the brands because now all its models have gone up a step. That is to say, now his plan for the future is going down this path with what that implies in terms of the sale price and profit margins.
The tangible result is that companies like Ford have abandoned the saloon segment, killing the Mondeo. And in the case of the urban ones, the Yankee house has also struck down the already mythical Fiesta. However, there are brands that believe in the future of some segments and the Opel Corsa is proof that urban cars have not died. Yes, since in the house of lightning, they have decided that there will be a new installment of one of the most recognized utilities in the world.
The new Opel Corsa will continue to share techniques with the Peugeot 208 or the Citroën C3…
As you well know the current generation of the Opel Corsa was born thanks to Peugeot and Citroën. In fact, it is the second model that the Bavarian house developed after ceasing to belong to General Motors and passing into the hands of PSA. The fact is that the change in technology has suited it very well with an attractive electric version that, now in this latest update, has doubled its power into two levels. Well, all this will continue in the future...
Yes, because at the presentation of the restyling of the current Corsa Mark Adams, Vauxhall's chief designer, made some statements to Autocar about the future of the Bavarian urban. In the first place, he spoke about Vauxhall's commitment to the urban segment, since without the support of Stellantis it would have been impossible to continue in it. And he delves into the issue of internal synergies by allowing them to develop models with less appeal and others with more demand...
If we translate these words we can understand that: Vauxhall will continue in the urban segment thanks to the fact that Opel is working on a successor to the Corsa. But, in addition, although they share a technical base with Peugeot or Citroën, they have enough freedom for each brand to give it's model the necessary touch to differentiate it from its brothers. In fact, this is what will happen with the LanciaYpsilon, which is getting closer…
When could the next Corsa hit the market…?
And now that we know that there will be a new Opel Corsa, you may be wondering, when will it hit the market? And it is the big question because now the restyling of the current generation has officially debuted. In theory, it should be official for the next year, 2025 or 2026, since the launch of the Corsa F took place in 2019. This would mean a life cycle of about six or seven years, which is usually in a segment that is dealing with SUVs.
This term, from today, means that we will have to wait two or three years to find out. Indeed, Opel and all of Stellantis would already be working to value the STLA Small platform with this generation of urban cars. In fact, we must get used to the idea of what would be to come. Yes, because perhaps this Corsa is the last pure internal combustion as we have known it so far since the new one will be one hundred percent electric, right?
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