Opel Corsa versus Peugeot 208 - Fraternal Twins (ENG) Comparison, Test Drive, Review

The Peugeot 208 and the Opel Corsa are now the same car underneath. But are there any differences making it worth to choose one or the other?

Peugeot 208 won the European Car of the Year 2020 title. Launched at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show the second generation 208 is available with a petrol or diesel, as well as an electric powertrain.

The sixth generation Opel Corsa is another model produced under the PSA wings. In 2017 the French car giant acquired Opel from GM. This has led to creating of Europe’s second largest car company after the Volkswagen Group. Like the 208, also the Corsa can be ordered with a conventional, or electric powertrain.

I’m usually sceptical about too many similar cars coming out from one group. The PSA already has to clearly separate Peugeot and Citroen, and then the DS. On the other hand, since the Volkswagen Group manages to sell Volkswagen, Seat and Skoda, why shouldn’t the PSA cope with Opel?

This is no ordinary badge engineering. If I didn’t know underneath the Corsa is the same as the 208, it would take me a while to realise it. The Corsa is half a centimeter longer than the 208, and comes in at 406 cm. It’s mainly due to longer overhangs, because the wheelbase is almost identical - the Peugeot’s wheelbase is 2 mm longer, than the Opel’s. It’s 254 cm. But the Corsa is 2 cm wider at 176.5 cm, and 5 mm higher at 143.5 cm.

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Peugeot 208
Starting price: 15 500 euro
As tested: 22 500 euro

Opel Corsa
Starting price: 14 000 euro
As tested: 25 000 euro

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