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TIME TO TANGO WHEN A NEW, ‘POWER ORANGE’ CORSA ARRIVED ON SUE COOKE’S DRIVE, IT BROUGHT KERB APPEAL, JUICY PERFORMANCE AND REAL ZEST TO HER WEEKEND DRIVING motoring friend has invited me to spend a weekend over Easter with her and her husband up North. It will be a longish journey which includes a mix of motorway and country lanes. I have found the perfect car in Vauxhall’s new hatchback which I was road testing this week. The fifth generation Corsa arrived on my Sutton Coldfield drive in a gorgeous ‘power orange’ exterior paintwork with a black roof, black rear spoiler, black wing mirrors and chrome trim which will cost an additional £650 but it’s beautiful. The Corsa is massively profitable for Vauxhall and has been the brand’s best-selling car for many years. I have to admit, it has never been top of my hit list but this new one definitely is. Vauxhall always manages to balance sportiness with comfort, so while this Corsa has a stylish sporty exterior, it has also proved extremely comfortable on my journeys around the Midlands.
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The balance of sporty comfort continues in the interior with a flat-bottomed leather covered steering wheel and seats which have leather effect side bolsters and surrounds. It ticks all the boxes for me with a wealth of useful technology which includes heated front seats and steering wheel and keyless entry. When the weather turned wet, the rainsensitive windscreen wipers kicked into action and increased and decreased speed according to the strength of the downpour. When the sun suddenly appeared, the tinted windscreen prevented glare and ensured good visibility. CUT THE CAFFEINE I always try to have plenty of caffeine with me to keep me awake on any long journey but there’s really no need with the Corsa thanks to its driver drowsiness system. The system warns the driver, via audio and visual signals at three levels, to take a break after two hours of driving at
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