Vauxhall's 'blue-min' tasty Corsa 17 | 01 | 2011

VAUXHALL IS aiming to further strengthen its position in Scotland with the introduction of the Corsa VXR Blue Edition. Hot on the heels of the new-look Corsa range, the VXR Blue comes with new styling details, additional kit as standard and a head-turning paint job.

At £19,425, the Corsa VXR Blue is pretty competitive, undercutting serious rivals such as the Citroen DS3 R and the Mini Cooper Works by up to £3600. not only that, but it comes with Arden Blue metallic paint, 18in alloys, dark-tinted glass, bespoke interior air vents and Recaro seats all as standard — that's a £445 saving compared with the cost of speccing a ‘standard’ Corsa VXR with this kit.

Available to order now across Vauxhall Scottish dealership network — with first deliveries earmarked for the end of February — the Corsa VXR Blue boasts family characteristics, including new ‘Eagle-Eye’ headlamps and a signature bar across the grille, coloured in blue.

But what sets the VWR apart from the rest of the new Corsa range is its more aggressive front end, with deep in-set fog lamps, a wider and more prominent grille and a low, sculpted front spoiler to boost its sporting appeal. Inside the cabin, blue detailing can be found throughout, including the stitching on the leather steering-wheel, the interior air-vent colour and the trim on the Recaro seats.

And it's no slouch. The Corsa VXR will catapult from standstill to 62mph in just 6.8secs, propelled by its lightweight 1.6 Turbo which produces 192PS. Just for good measure, there's an overboost feature which increases maximum torque to 260+Nm when the power is needed. Lowered sports suspension is standard on the Corsa VXR, as are uprated brakes and switchable Electronic Stability Programme (ESP).

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Jim McGill