Toyota Yaris v's Opel Corsa

4istic

Hi

In the market for car, quiet like the Yaris, but see alot of the new Corsa on the market which seems nice. My sister drives a Clio, and was sold purly on the basis of some footballer called Thierry something who featured in a TV ad. What does anyone think of the Yaris? Does it drive well? I think it's 1.0.

Tipsy Mac

The Yaris is likely to hold it's value better than the Corsa. Opels come with the bare legal minumum 2 year warrenty, Toyota give 3 years.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

4istic wrote:

Hi

In the market for car, quiet like the Yaris, but see alot of the new Corsa on the market which seems nice. My sister drives a Clio, and was sold purly on the basis of some footballer called Thierry something who featured in a TV ad. What does anyone think of the Yaris? Does it drive well? I think it's 1.0.

If the new Corsa (which looks great and has a fine spec) is as reliable as the old model than no contest. The Corsa reliability is superb. It's also much roomier than the Yaris. I drove both in the past 6 weeks. Granted to Yaris was 12 months old and the Corsa was a test drive of the new model but the Corsa felt more solid and held the road better. I found the yaris underpowered. Just my thoughts, having experienced them both recently, but I don't have to live with the choice as I drive neither. Test drive then both and see how you feel about them yourself.

overdriver

The ex has a Corsa, and I prefer the Yaris, to be honest. The Corsa is a bit more industrial or something.

colm_mcm

the 1.0 in the Corsa is only 58 bhp, compared to the 65/68 on the old and new Yaris.
You can get a newer Corsa for the same money, but you'll lose less on the Yaris come trade-in time.

ninty9er

The mother had to get a new mirror fitted yesterday (my fault) and the mechanic told her he'd always thought the old Yaris was a great car, but having driven the new one consider's there's no comparison. The new one is massive and drives well for a supermini...It's tall so succeptable to bodyroll in corners and crosswinds too!!

Yaris is great though. I've a 00 Corsa and the power difference definatley falls in favour of the Yaris

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

ninty9er wrote:

The mother had to get a new mirror fitted yesterday (my fault) and the mechanic told her he'd always thought the old Yaris was a great car, but having driven the new one consider's there's no comparison. The new one is massive and drives well for a supermini...It's tall so succeptable to bodyroll in corners and crosswinds too!!

Yaris is great though. I've a 00 Corsa and the power difference definatley falls in favour of the Yaris

I thought the question was regarding a New Yaris V a New Corsa. If it is then the new Corsa wins hands down. It is roomier, has more power and holds the road really well. If we're talking the older models, then yes the Yaris had it over the 1.0 Corsa any day.

colm_mcm

not sure about the "more power" thing with the Corsa

Yaris 1.0 68bhp 0-62 in 16.9 seconds
Corsa 1.0 60bhp 0-62 in 18.2 seconds

Yaris 1.3 87bhp 0-62 in 11.5 seconds (in 1.2-1.3 tax bracket)
Corsa 1.2 80bhp 0-62 in 13.9 seconds (in 1.2-1.3 tax bracket)
Corsa 1.4 90bhp 0-62 in 12.4 seconds (in 1.3-1.4 tax bracket)

Yaris 1.4 D-4D 90bhp 0-62 in 10.7 seconds
Corsa 1.3 CDTI 75bhp 0-62 in 14.5 seconds
Corsa 1.3 CDTI 90bhp 0-62 in 12.7 seconds

So not only is the 1.0 Yaris faster and more powerful than the 1.0 Corsa, the 1.3 is also more powerful than the 1.2 and 1.4 Corsa, the standard diesel engine is quicker than both variants of the Fiat engine in the Corsa.

Xx iFight xX

I like the new corsa, however I drive a Yaris (my parents) which they insisted on buying after they were in a crash in the first one we had. A guy hit them head on in a for sierra 2L, traveling at 90mph and they walked away from it. The new yaris is probably as good on safety as the old one

ninty9er

Jerry Ripe Sagebrush wrote:

I thought the question was regarding a New Yaris V a New Corsa. If it is then the new Corsa wins hands down. It is roomier, has more power and holds the road really well. If we're talking the older models, then yes the Yaris had it over the 1.0 Corsa any day.

But the Corsa is still using the same asthmatic 3 pot 1.0l introduced 1997...even if the Yaris is a 3 pot too, it still wins unless you go for the 1.2 Corsa

Tony H

i have a new version yaris , the good points are ,
over 50 mpg combined,
low tax 150 euros for the year ,
low insurance 300 fully comp for the year
5 star ncap safety,
mp3 wma player ,
nice enuff looking for a small car ,
good leg and head room front and back
3 year or 100000 km toyota cover including break down cover europe wide

and the bad points
the sound of the 3 cylinder engine
a lot of noise from the wheel arch over surface water
it struggles a bit up hills in third gear
you see a lot of older women (and men)driving them

im fairly happy with it overall

JHMEG

The 3 cyl in the Corsa is very coarse (haven't driven a 1.0 Yaris), second only to a VW 1.9 TDi in my mind. Tho having said that when the wife had a 1.0 Corsa in the late 90s and the fuel economy was very good, but prob no better than the Yaris.

I'd be inclined to recommend the Yarisover the Corsa, as bits can falls off Corsas -- some bits apparently had fallen off the wife's before it had even left the factory.

Drove a Honda Jazz recently. Great car, a lot of interior space (fuel tank is under the front seats, not the back as is normal), and excellent ecomony. Reasonable poke for a 1.2 too.