A test Opel Corsa 1.0 Turbo Excellence and Toyota Yaris 100 Free, two cars utility segment with interesting technology at a good price.

The Opel Corsa and Toyota Yaris are just two examples of the huge effort made by manufacturers to offer Very affordable cars increasingly safer and equipped with more expensive sedans own technology. In this case, we face in our comparison with the following versions: Opel Corsa 1.0 Turbo Excellence and Toyota Yaris 100 Free!.

Spend 13,000 euros a utility is not no waste and invest enough 600 euros More to Toyota Yaris Toyota Safety Sense 100. This pack of equipment Toyota Yaris It highlights a package that integrates the alert involuntary change lanes, the intelligent control of the beam or the pre-collision system security. the same price have the Driver Assist Pack what Opel It provides for Corsa and which also integrate several features: notice of involuntary change lanes, system traffic sign recognition, dimming rearview, automatic switching between low light / low and an indicator of distance with the preceding vehicle collision warning.

Opel Corsa and Toyota Yaris: a system that prevents scopes

Among all these driving aids reinforcing the security, distractions monitor and help prevent accidents, we highlight the pre-collision attendees of both models, very useful especially when cope between urban traffic. the Toyota Yaris It uses a camera and a laser radar to detect objects ahead of the vehicle, and when there is a possibility of shock, asked the driver to slow down with an audible warning and a visual. If the driver is aware of the danger and braking, the system provides greater braking force; but if you do not react in time, automatically activates the brakes and speed depending on the circulating system may stop the vehicle to reduce He arrives about 30 km / h- or mitigate damage impact.

At Opel Corsa, above 40 km / h, an indicator is activated in instrumentation safety distance we respect the car ahead, which is also based on the camera and the Opel Eye sensors. If we move very quickly to the vehicle in front, the collision warning is activated by a loud audible alarm, but a message also appears on the screen of the control panel and a LED red lights are projected onto the windshield, although this case would not reach the brakes activated.

Opel Corsa 1.0 Turbo and Toyota Yaris 100: mixed performance

Otherwise, we face two utility petrol with different mechanical approaches. At Toyota Yaris We find a veteran atmospheric four-cylinder engine exceeding 1.3 liters and provides performance 100 hp, Meanwhile he Opel Corsa uses a three-cylinder engine 1 liter with more advanced power system with direct injection and turbo supercharged, heralding 115 hp and our dyno comfortably he exceeded that figure (127.4 CV of the Corsa against the 101.8 CV measured for Yaris).

Although our scale the Toyota Yaris proves more light and it weighed 180 kilos unless the Corsa (1,250 kg Opel compared with 1,070 kg of Toyota), Its controls, the Opel Corsa it feels more agile and achieves superior performance, best acceleration (10.3 seconds in the Corsa in the 0 to 100 km / h, according to official data, compared with 11.7 seconds Yaris) and clearly stronger in Recovery or maneuvers overtaking (Overtaking figures from 80 to 120 km / h, the Corsa takes 7.2 seconds in third gear, fourth 8.8 seconds, 11.8 seconds in fifth gear and 16.3 seconds in sixth, for its part, he Yaris 9.0 seconds employs third, fourth 12.9 seconds, 20.5 seconds in fifth and sixth 29.4 seconds). Toyota’s response is slow compared with the turbo generates its rival, shown especially in 4th and 5th operative, leaving the sixth to the relief on expressways motor.

In daily use, the pleasure of mechanics Opel Corsa It is more than palpable, compared to Toyota Yaris, a car with which things have to be taken more calmly. Moreover, this difference in dynamic capability does not mean distances in actual consumption since both consume a similar amount of gas whether they travel more kilometers an urban environment like face roading (6.6 l / 100 km in town Corsa compared to 6.5 l / 100 Yaris, while spending on road we have obtained the Corsa is 5.8 l / 100 km and 5.7 l / 100 km Yaris).

In this scenario, the behavior of both is very noble, with healthy reactions at all times and a good compromise between stability and comfort. By exploiting the higher rate that supports the Opel Corsa Yes we would like a more precise curve direction, to amplify the good work of other aspects of the chassis, brakes including some less likely to fatigue than the Toyota Yaris.

Opel Corsa 1.0 Turbo Excellence and Toyota Yaris 100 Free !, matter of details

And as for the analysis of the interior, both models is easy to find a comfortable driving position. There is also no noticeable differences in ergonomics and the overall presentation is nice, although the Excellence finish the Opel Corsa We found some nice materials in the Feel level! of the Toyota Yaris tried.

He space in the front seats both cars is very similar, more slack in the back of the Corsa, both available to the ceiling height and the width of door to door. Able to trunk there is more equality and, according to our measurements, both offer a correct given volume than usual in the category (320 liters of the Opel Corsa against the 315 liters Toyota Yaris).

Opel Corsa 1.0 Turbo and Toyota Yaris 100 Free! The verdict

As an urban car, this Toyota Yaris Gasoline is a very interesting alternative for good management presented its good price / equipment or to function in town because not many features are needed. But, overall, the version 1.0 Turbo 115 hp Opel Corsa is one step ahead in several respects: especially in performance and pleasure of use, but the Opel also it has a wider cabin in the rear and some materials more colorful squares. We insist that, in both, it is advisable to mount their collision warning systems, strengthening the security for little money.