VAUXHALL CORSA: The new Corsa is 95% great, but we're starting to learn about the other 5%

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The Corsa seems to have accumulated a lot of miles this past month or so without trying. You just jump in and go. I'm still getting used to how well the eight-speed automatic gearbox works with the refined but none-too-powerful (99bhp) petrol turbo triple. That's probably because it produces a much more respectable 151lb ft at just 1750rpm, which in turn is why it can easily sustain high gears and low revs when cruising on a motorway. In the Normal driving mode, it usually stays in seventh; you've got to be doing 80-plus before it'll select and stay in its top ratio.