New Vauxhall Corsa Car of the Year 2007

Published Date: 21st Jan 2007

WhatCar? has given its Car of the Year 2007 award to the new Vauxhall Corsa, it won the Supermini category and the overall Car of the Year 2007.   The actual Corsa model it awarded the top slot to was the Corsa 1.4 Club Air Con 5dr.     

WhatCar? said of the Corsa ‘It's the completeness of the Corsa that we love - for supermini buyers it ticks every single box.   For us, it's the best new car we've had the pleasure of testing over the past 12 months’

 Other cars shortlisted for the overall award were the Audi TT and the Citroen C4 Picasso.    The Audi TT won best Coupe (Audi TT 2.0T FSI) whilst the Citroen C4 Picasso won best MPV (Citroen C4 Picasso 1.6 HDi SX EGS) The WhatCar? awards were divided into several categories with winners included – Best Small Family Car - VW Golf (VW Golf 1.6 FSI Match); Best Family Car - VW Passat (VW Passat 2.0 TDI S); the Best Hot Hatch was won by the Mini Cooper S; Best Open Top Car – VW Eos (VW Eos 2.0T FSI Sport); Best Compact Executive Car – BMW 320d ES and the Best Compact 4x4 – Land Rover Freelander 2.2 TD4 GS. The Green Award went to both Toyota (the Aygo and Prius were highlighted) and Lexus whilst Mercedes-Benz won the Safety Award. UK Car Discount offers great discounts on these award-winning models.   Buy for cash price or on a new car finance deal to suit you.   Our current typical APR is only 8.9%; choose between cheap PCP deals or cheap HP deals.  Just select your chosen vehicle, add your options and your new car quote is ready for you.