New Opel Corsa Unveiled In Pure Electric Form With 134 HP And 330 Km Range
Meet Opel’s all-new sixth-generation Corsa supermini, now available as a battery-electric variant for the very first time. Dubbed the Corsa-e, this electrified model can offer a zero-emission driving range of 330 km (205 miles), per WLTP standards. Order books for the new Corsa are set to open “in a few weeks”, beginning with the Corsa-e and followed by the diesel and petrol versions. Here however, we’ll only be discussing the electrified model. The Corsa-e is fully electric and features a 50 kWh battery that can be fast-charged to 80% of its total capacity in just 30 minutes. Owners can do so either via cable, wall box or a high-speed charger. Meanwhile, the state of charge can be monitored with the myOpel app. Power output is rated at 100 kW (134 HP / 136 PS) and 260 Nm (191 lb-ft) of instantaneous peak torque. This means that the Corsa-e can sprint from zero to 50 km/h (31 mph) in 2.8 seconds and needs 8.1 seconds to hit 100 km/h (62 mph). Once in transit, the drive...