Car leasing is rather similar to renting. Through this type of scheme, one can drive his/her dream car without the agony of paying the full price. It is ideal for private individuals as well as businessmen, as car leasing offers almost all types of modern cars available. It is also great for persons who want to use the most suitable car to fit their family needs. The concept of car leasing is a good one, though it also entails binding oneself to a contract, which could be quite expensive especially if one decides to break it.

Leasing a Vauxhall is one of the most popular choices for consumers in the UK. As a world leader in car manufacturing, Vauxhall provides great cars to choose from. Whether one requires a single car or an entire fleet, Vauxhall has sufficient resources to fit one’s needs. They are committed to offering a precise blend of performance, reliability and safety.

Nearly all models of Vauxhall are available for leasing and priced to fit the needs of their customers. These include the Corsa 3DR, Agila 5DR, Astra 3DR to name but a few.  A Corsa Van can be leased from as little as £189.99 p/m excluding VAT. Other more unusual models are available too, including the Antara 4×4, and the Astra Cabriolet). All of these cars can be hired under a 36-month contract.

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Putting 189BHP into a small car such as a Corsa would result in a ultimate hot hatch, and that’s exactly what Vauxhall have done with their VXR incarnation.

A 1.6 turbocharged engine producing 189BHP has been shoe horned into the Corsa’s engine bay creating a great little sport hatchback. All that power does become hard to control once the ESP has been turned off, you’ll just see blue smoke coming from the wheel arches and you’re 17” alloys shredding through no so cheap tyres.

The gear shift is slightly tractor like and rather clunky which wouldn’t be so bad if the shift was quite short but there’s quite a long reach between gears, which on tight twisty roads makes gear changing more a hassle than a pleasure.  On a long distance trip the engine soon quietens down to a low growl and road and wind noises are minimal.

The Corsa VXR doesn’t really feel connected to steering although when you want it to head left it does so well and still offer stacks of grip and minimal body roll although on a pattern of left right tight corners you do start to sway a little.

Claiming 35.8MPG with some careful driving does sound reasonable but if you’re spooling that turbo up to often then you can see your MPG drop significantly. Been a group 16 you won’t see many young drivers in a Corsa VXR so worry not, unless there minted.  Contract hire and a lease purchase of the VXR wouldn’t be a bad idea as the VXR badge holds a higher resale value but you would be better looking a BMW Mini Cooper S.

Vauxhall Corsa 1.6 VXR

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