[ORHBlackpool]

I went to my local dealer yesterday and was very impressed by the new corsa. I am looking to order one very soon. My only issue is choosing between the 1.4 and 1.4T. The dealer only had a 1.4 to test drive and I was surprised by how pleasant a drive it was but I will be doing a fair amount of motorway miles and wondered if anyone had chance to test both? Is there a really noticeable difference? I have never had the opportunity to test a turbo engine.

My other concern is whether or not a turbo engine would prove reliable over the long term as I plan to keep it for a number of years.

Any input would be appreciated.

 

[liverpaul]

The turbo is a 1.4 vvt turbo so I think same engine as the n/a 1.4. my Sri 1.4t cruises down motorways. I wouldn't go for a n/a from personal experience. I enjoy my Sri so much I want to drive it every day.

 

[Bluesam]

I have 1.4 excite and it's really comfy and quiet on urban roads on the motorway at 70mph it's at 3000rpm.

 

[Luke Corsa E]

I have the 1.4 without the Turbo and its quite nippy round town and not to bad on the motorways either

 

[Bluesam]

I have the 1.4 without the Turbo and its quite nippy round town and not to bad on the motorways either

What's your mpg like? I can get around 400 miles off a full tank?

 

[Luke Corsa E]

It tends to average around 45mpg but a fair amount of that is city driving.

 

[mud4fun]

Only 400 miles? How small is the tank? I can get 500 miles from a tank on my pickup truck and that is only doing 37mpg. Never thought about tank size when buying car, bugger, thought I'd be making fewer trips to garage not more :-( (should be cheaper fill ups though)

 

[Bluesam]

Only 400 miles? How small is the tank? I can get 500 miles from a tank on my pickup truck and that is only doing 37mpg. Never thought about tank size when buying car, bugger, thought I'd be making fewer trips to garage not more :-( (should be cheaper fill ups though)

45 litres I think mate

 

[mud4fun]

Balls, my current tank is 70litres which means I can do two round trips from hull to Coventry. Commute is 130 miles motorway each way and I don't want to be filling up on motorways so tend to always keep a good reserve to allow filling up in local shell or BP which is 10ppl cheaper than motorway services. I guess 45 litres is OK if I can get 50+mpg out of the 1.4T.

It is not so much the cost but rather the inconvenience of having to stop. When I leave work I just want to get home

 

[anthony]

It tends to average around 45mpg but a fair amount of that is city driving.

how are you calculating that,with fill ups or the trip computer ? coz my trip says about 29mpg which I tend not to believe