Vauxhall marks 40 years of superminis with Corsa-e Anniversary Edition

The Vauxhall Corsa and Nova line of superminis is 40 years old in 2022 and a new tartan-infused special edition celebrates it.

Vauxhall Corsa-e Anniversary-Edition

Vauxhall is celebrating 40 years of the Corsa and Nova supermini line with a new tartan-infused pure electric Corsa-e Anniversary Edition.

Limited to 1,000 units, the special Corsa-e comes in custom Record Red paint – and, inside, has tartan upholstery inspired by the 1980s Nova SR.

Vauxhall Corsa-e Anniversary-Edition

In a novel touch, each Anniversary Edition also comes with a box of collectors’ socks featuring both classic and modern versions of the Vauxhall tartan.

Available to order exclusively online, the Corsa-e Anniversary Edition costs £31,000.

Heritage-inspired colour

Vauxhall Corsa-e Anniversary-Edition

Vauxhall says the Record Red paint is inspired by the original Nova’s Carmine Red hue.

The Corsa-e Anniversary Edition gets a black grille, black front and rear Vauxhall Griffin logos and black ‘Corsa’ lettering on the bootlid, a feature also seen on the new Astra.

The 17-inch wheels are gloss black with matt grey inserts.

Vauxhall Corsa-e Anniversary-Edition

Inside, there’s a black dashboard strip and numbered plate to mark its limited edition status.

Based on the GS Line variant, standard equipment also includes heated front seats and steering wheel, 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment and a 7.0-inch digital instrument cluster.

The 136hp electric motor is combined with a 50kWh battery, giving a driving range of up to 222 miles.

100kW rapid charging is standard, for an 80 percent charge in 30 minutes.

Vauxhall Corsa-e Anniversary-Edition

Emerging as the UK’s best-selling car in 2021, the latest Corsa, which was launched in 2019, continues to lead the sales charts so far in 2022.

The Corsa-e was also the UK’s best-selling electric car last month.

More than two million Corsas have been sold in the UK to date.

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Richard is director at Motoring Research. He has been with us since 2001, and has been a motoring journalist even longer. He won the IMCO Motoring Writer of the Future Award in 1996 and the acclaimed Sir William Lyons Award in 1998. Both awards are run by the Guild of Motoring Writers and Richard is currently vice chair of the world's largest organisation for automotive media professionals. Richard is also a juror and Steering Committee director for World Car Awards and the UK juror for the AUTOBEST awards.

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