ben h
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heres the new corsa, (maybe?)
its in the autocar mag, i saw it today.
this is what the website says about the car
Vauxhall/Opel and Fiat are jointly preparing replacements for the Corsa and Punto for 2005/6. The superminis are the first cars to be co-developed by the companies, which are already collaborating over powertrain development.
The Fiat arrives in 2005, while the Corsa is planned for March 2006. Both cars will be among the first to have been engineered to meet tough new 2005 pedestrian impact regulations, which require more crushable bodywork forward of the front wheels. For this reason, say insiders, the cars will be big for their class.
GM Europe vice-president Mike Burns has already admitted to Autocar that the current Corsa is ‘too conservative’. The new model is being developed with the emphasis on design, interior innovation and vehicle dynamics, in line with GM’s new product mantra.
As it happens, the Punto shares two of these characteristics – design and interior innovation – but at this stage, it is not clear what other priorities Fiat has for the car. It has been styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro, and Fiat insiders are reportedly ‘very satisfied’ with the way the car looks. Giugiaro also designed the original Punto and Uno.
The Corsa will be designed in-house, led by design chief Martin Smith. As with the current model, the three- and five-door versions will have slightly different rear-end treatments, emphasising the more practical nature of the five-door model.
Fiat, however, will offer the same style for both models, regardless of door count. It’s not clear whether the Punto will share the new Corsa’s flexibility of accommodation, which is likely to include rear seats with reclining backrests, a sliding bench and a front passenger seat that folds flat
– or a combination of these.
Suspension will be by MacPherson strut up front and torsion beam at the rear. Though torsion beam axles do not always provide the best ride/handling compromise, GM’s success with tuning the system in the current Astra won the argument. It is also compact and cheap.
The new Corsa and Punto will share the same wheelbase and track. They are being developed by separate Vauxhall/Opel and Fiat teams, who are working together to share components that do not affect brand identity.
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Icy
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thats mingin
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Voyto
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
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yesh, dont like that
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ben h
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i dont either
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Mug shot
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not kean on that at all. but i didnt like the new corsa c but it has grown on me.
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si_reading
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don't like it 
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Red_SXi
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Personally i dont think it'll look much like that
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SXIBOYO
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think if it was heavily modified it mite look meaty, but then again so do novas and i still laugh at them
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Gambit
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its a corsa c from the window line up, and a fiat stilo downwards
some collaboration, lazy shites
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Paul H
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oh dear what have they done but that's what happens when all these freaky crappy looking cars are so popular
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Juni0r
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Own up!! Who tumble dried a Vectra!!??
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Icy
thats mingin
Yep you can see fiats involvement 
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Tom
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that's a sham
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by Gambit
its a corsa c from the window line up, and a fiat stilo downwards
some collaboration, lazy shites
if thats from autocar, then it will be a corsa/fiat mix, they quite often photoshop bits of cars together, doubt it'll look much like that when it actually arrives.
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Gavin
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fucking nasty!!!!
rather go for a saxo......errrrrrhhhhhhh actually i'd rather not 
pew pew pew pewwwww
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Ryan L
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Registered: 4th Mar 03
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i think its alright quite funky, what the corsa c tried to be but never was
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ainsley_brader
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quote:
Originally posted by B19 GAV
fucking nasty!!!!
rather go for a saxo......errrrrrhhhhhhh actually i'd rather not
i'd rather have a nova!
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R Lee
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Registered: 15th Aug 03
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no no no no no!
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combatprojex
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Registered: 12th Oct 03
Location: Wellingborough Drives: Corsa 1.2 16v & proud of it
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yer i saw that!!! totally not cool!!
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corsa-sxi
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Registered: 11th Jul 03
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fugly
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J4MIE P
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its not that bad,
remember how early it is to judge!
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jambogsi
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Registered: 23rd May 03
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thats fookin mingin
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Demo
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Registered: 27th Sep 01
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shite. obviously something to do with fiat "helping out". more like fucking sabotaging
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thunda
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Registered: 7th Dec 02
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its a new fiesta in disguise, or that new focus pooh!
whatever anyway, looks like sumthin granny would drive
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DSON
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Registered: 7th Sep 02
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Too Put it Striaght Its Shocking
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