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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Steve Fowler

Vauxhall’s new electric vehicle revealed as brand’s quickest car

The new Vauxhall Corsa GSE is the latest in a long line of hot hatchbacks from the British car brand - (Vauxhall)

Vauxhall is bringing the hot Corsa back – and it’s doing it without a petrol engine, a turbocharger or a noisy exhaust.

This is the new Vauxhall Corsa GSE, a fully electric version of Britain’s best-selling small car that arrives with 277bhp, 254lb ft of torque and a 0-62mph time of just 5.5 seconds. That makes it the quickest accelerating production Vauxhall currently on sale and puts it right in the thick of proper hot hatch territory.

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