2020 Opel Corsa Gets Closer to Production Body [UPDATE]

The Corsa was originally built on a GM platform but will eventually be a PSA product.

To stick to General Motors’ underpinnings would have meant paying a licensing fee. Therefore, PSA decided that it was time to start developing the new Opel/Vauxhall corsa entirely from scratch. The new supermini will be able to ride on the same Common Modular Platform, (CMP), as the next generation Peugeot 208. This will allow for cost-cutting since both superminis share many of the oily bits.

This is what we believe to be the sixth-generation Corsa, with the complete production body. However, there isn’t much visible due to the heavy camouflage.

Opel Although the black steel wheels with no hubcaps do not do the subcompact hatchback justice, this is a prototype and the car will look much better in its final form.

The disguise should conceal an entirely new design, as shown by the GTX Experimental concept last year. The 2020 Corsa will be roughly the same size as its predecessor, despite it having a completely new underpinning. Our spy cameras caught the five-door Corsa model. We don’t think it is surprising considering the possibility of a three-door version. This trend has been seen with other superminis and will continue with the Corsa’s French sibling.

The conventionally powered version will likely use PSA’s new turbocharged three-cylinder PureTech engine, with a 1.2-liter displacement. However, there will be a zero emissions variant known as eCorsa. The Russelsheim marque has already confirmed that the electric hatch will be riding on the eCMP platform, which is used by a variety of EVs within PSA Group.

The Corsa regular is due to launch sometime in the year. A 2020 launch of its eco-friendly version is planned.