mykey_corsaB
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any body know much about these as a car i persuaded the mrs to get rid of her 1.2 design and order one she gets in in January but just wondered if anyone knows much about them?
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mattant
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They only come in Arden blue, the centre of the seats are blue instead of black and the vent surrounds are blue, not sure what else
Edit: says here:
quote: Vauxhall has unveiled the Corsa VXR Blue edition.
The special edition version is powered by the standard VXR's 1.6-litre turbocharged engine, producing 189bhp, but torque is increased to 192lb ft: this is thanks to an overboost button which increases torque by 22lb ft when needed.
The company claims a 0-60mph time of 6.8 seconds and a top speed of 140mph.
Features of the Blue edition include blue metallic paint, 18-inch alloy wheels, sports suspension, uprated brakes, tinted windows and a new front spoiler.
The blue theme continues in the interior as well, with a blue stitched steering wheel and bucket seats, and blue coloured air vents.
Available to order now, prices start from £19,425, which undercuts its rivals - the Citroen DS3 R and the Mini Cooper Works - by up to £3,600, the company claims.
[Edited on 05-12-2011 by mattant]
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Fro
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Vauxhall love a special edition
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mykey_corsaB
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looking good all excited for its arrival bit of a difference between the good alod corsa sport im used to
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AlunJ
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How many Vxr special editions are they going to do, getting boring now
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Jonny.K
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quote: Originally posted by Fro
Vauxhall love a special edition
hahah!
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mwg
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Will be able to buy it from Astons for £10,000
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Generation
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quote: Originally posted by AlunJ
How many Vxr special editions are they going to do, getting boring now
This.
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Eck
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How long has the Corsa VXR been out now? Still with a paltry 189bhp Would have expected them to be using the tweaks they had on the Nurburg by now?
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Ojc
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My Clio has 184.9bhp
Anyway, I think the newer VXRs have slightly more power as engine has been tweaked.
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mykey_corsaB
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i was talking to a local kid to me last night and he said they're exacly the same power as the older ones which i thought abit strange i thought they would have increased the power abit been a limited edition one
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Ben G
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didn't know these existed. basically an arden blue vxr with some fancy colour on the seats and a front splitter then?
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mykey_corsaB
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pretty much yea and blue vent surronds and steering wheel detailing
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mwg
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The non limited editions are rarer than the limited editions.
[Edited on 06-12-2011 by mwg]
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Ojc
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Btw this has been around for ages. Star silver ones are the only real rare ones. Why I never got one when I had mine I'll never know.
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mattant
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quote: Originally posted by Ben G
didn't know these existed. basically an arden blue vxr with some fancy colour on the seats and a front splitter then?
Black wheels too, and a couple of grand more expensive than a normal one
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Ben G
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sounds a bargain then.
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Eck
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
My Clio has 184.9bhp
Anyway, I think the newer VXRs have slightly more power as engine has been tweaked.
That's what you get with Clio ownership. Some are under, some are over I just imagined they'd increase the power to actually bring the car up with the competition.
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RCoughtrie
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quote: Originally posted by Fro
Vauxhall love a special edition
They do simply becasue they all sell so well every corsa addition has had record sales through out the range with so much diffrance in opinions and tastes with people and cars they have really have got it right in places and would be foolish to stop if the ranges sells imo, i do know there is one more healthy spec version on the cards .... for me its far from boring i love the way the corsa D has ended up, hopefully with the changes planed with CS it will bring more D owners with a better focus on corsa sections.
The blue edition is lovely you will be really happy with it nearly bought one myself ! comes at 186bhp as the same as all normal vxrs but with the new facelift A16LER engine and a few diffrances style wise
[Edited on 06-12-2011 by RCoughtrie]
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Toby
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quote: Originally posted by Eck
How long has the Corsa VXR been out now? Still with a paltry 189bhp Would have expected them to be using the tweaks they had on the Nurburg by now?
This has been out longer the ring edition
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Pete_vxl
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
Btw this has been around for ages. Star silver ones are the only real rare ones. Why I never got one when I had mine I'll never know.
I would say silver lightning was rarer on the road but i suppose it depends where you stay.
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A2H GO
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The 1.2 limited editions in yellow with black wheels look better than the Vxr.
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craig8
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Behave yourself
E36 328
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Fro
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Saw three of the white ones with black wheels etc in tesco the other week, how pissed would you be
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mattant
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quote: Originally posted by Fro
Saw three of the white ones with black wheels etc in tesco the other week, how pissed would you be
Do you mean the special editions or the Arctics?
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