The recipe for a hot hatch is as simple as it is appealing. Take a small car suitable for everyday use and give it more power, a sportier chassis and more powerful brakes. This principle has a tradition with the Corsa.

Corsa? Sporty from the start.

Corsa A GSi | 1988

The beginning: light, compact and with an astonishing amount of bite. The first Corsa GSi combines a sporty chassis and more powerful brakes with a real small car format.

100 hp | 0–100: 9.5 s

Corsa B GSi 16V | 1993

Sporty maturity: The second GSi ups the ante in terms of performance and speed. Sports suspension, gas-pressure shock absorbers and power steering make it an agile cornering predator.

109 hp | 0–100: 9.5 s

Corsa C GSi | 2001

More power, more speed: With its 1.8-litre engine, the third GSi becomes the fastest production Corsa to date – and remains a compact everyday sports car.

125 hp | 0–100: 9.0 s

Corsa D OPC | ab 2007

The sharpest stage of development: In 2007, the OPC era began with the Corsa D. Three years later, the Nürburgring Edition with Bilstein chassis and Brembo brakes went one better.

210 hp | 0–100: 6.8 s

Corsa E OPC | 2015

Sports car for every day: The Corsa E OPC combines turbo power and agile handling with everyday practicality. New on board: a chassis with adaptive damping technology.

207 hp | 0–100: 6.8 s

Corsa F GSE | 2026

Fully electric, but in keeping with tradition: The new GSE brings the idea of the hot hatch into the electric age – with a limited-slip differential, sports chassis and performance brakes.

281 hp | 0–100: 5.5 s


September 2026

Photos: Opel, Opel Archive