Opel Corsa vs Volkswagen Golf

Opel Corsa — Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Volkswagen Golf — Photo: © M 93, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons

The key differences

The Volkswagen Golf is the more powerful of the two: its strongest version makes 329 hp, 175 hp more than the Opel Corsa's best.

The Volkswagen Golf is 223 mm (9 in) longer than the Opel Corsa.

Typical kerb weights are 1,255 kg for the Volkswagen Golf and 1,100 kg for the Opel Corsa.

Specifications side by side

Opel Corsa and Volkswagen Golf side by side. Typical values; figures vary by trim and year. Electric power is the EU rated (30-minute) figure, below peak power.
Spec	Opel Corsa	Volkswagen Golf
Body style	Car	Car
On sale since	1982	—
Power	74–154 hp (55–115 kW)	114–329 hp (85–245 kW)
Torque	118–260 Nm	175–400 Nm
0–100 km/h	8.1–13.2 s	6.7–11.9 s
Top speed	150–208 km/h	188–245 km/h
Engines in Europe	6	8
Best economy (Europe)	4.6 l/100 km	4.4 l/100 km
US combined economy	—	25–28 mpg
Electric range (US)	—	—
Length	4,061 mm (160 in)	4,284 mm (169 in)
Width	1,765 mm (69 in)	1,789 mm (70 in)
Height	1,435 mm (56 in)	1,491 mm (59 in)
Wheelbase	2,538 mm (100 in)	2,619 mm (103 in)
Kerb weight	1,100 kg (2,425 lb)	1,255 kg (2,767 lb)
Sold in	Europe	Europe

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