Opel Corsa 1997 fuel consumption
Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values
| Year | Gasoline cars | Diesel cars | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All carmakers | Opel Corsa | All carmakers | Opel Corsa | |
| 1997 | +3% | insignificant | +3% | insignificant |
| Show all years | ||||
| 1998 | +3% | insignificant | +4% | insignificant |
| 1999 | +3% | +3% | +5% | insignificant |
| 2000 | +4% | +5% | +5% | insignificant |
See below for the actual consumption of generations and versions of Opel Corsa.
Opel Corsa 1997 fuel economy
| Average advertised fuel consumption for petrol engines | 32.3 MPG 7.3 l/100km |
| Average real-world fuel consumption for petrol engines | 31.9 MPG 7.4 l/100km |
| Average real gasoline consumption difference * | insignificant |
| Average advertised fuel consumption for diesel engines | 44.4 MPG 5.3 l/100km |
| Average real-world fuel consumption for diesel engines | 45.2 MPG 5.2 l/100km |
| Average real diesel consumption difference * | insignificant |
According to advertised fuel consumption, a Opel Corsa 1997 with automatic transmission consumes on average 0.9 liters per 100 km or 13% more fuel than similar versions with manual gearbox. Based on user-reported real-world fuel consumption, this generation Opel Corsa with automatic transmission consumes around 1.2 litres per 100 km or 17% more fuel than a version with the same engine but a manual gearbox.
Compared to similar cars from other manufacturers, the Opel Corsa fuel economy is slightly worse than average. The best fuel economy in its class of all the modifications has one with 1.0 petrol engine and manual transmission (Opel Corsa 1997 1.0i-12V 55 HP).
The table below shows the real and claimed fuel consumption and the differences for specific versions.
| Modification | Claimed consumption | Real consumption |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 liter petrol engine | ||
| Opel Corsa 1997 1.0i-12V 55 HP manual | 41.3 MPG 5.7 l/100km |
39.2 MPG 6.0 l/100km+5% |
| 1.2 liter petrol engine | ||
| Opel Corsa 1997 1.2i 45 HP manual | 36.2 MPG 6.5 l/100km |
36.8 MPG 6.4 l/100km-2% |
| Opel Corsa 1998 1.2i-16V 65 HP manual | 36.2 MPG 6.5 l/100km |
36.2 MPG 6.5 l/100km0% |
| Opel Corsa 1998 1.2i-16V 65 HP automatic | 31.4 MPG 7.5 l/100km |
30.5 MPG 7.7 l/100km+3% |
| 1.4 liter petrol engine | ||
| Opel Corsa 1997 1.4i 60 HP manual | 31.8 MPG 7.4 l/100km |
31.8 MPG 7.4 l/100km0% |
| Opel Corsa 1997 1.4i 60 HP automatic | 27.7 MPG 8.5 l/100km |
27.4 MPG 8.6 l/100km+1% |
| Opel Corsa 1997 1.4i-16V 90 HP manual | 31.4 MPG 7.5 l/100km |
31.4 MPG 7.5 l/100km0% |
| Opel Corsa 1997 1.4i-16V 90 HP automatic | 29.0 MPG 8.1 l/100km |
27.0 MPG 8.7 l/100km+7% |
| 1.5 liter diesel engine | ||
| Opel Corsa 1997 1.5 TD 67 HP manual | 43.6 MPG 5.4 l/100km |
42.8 MPG 5.5 l/100km+2% |
| 1.6 liter petrol engine | ||
| Opel Corsa 1997 1.6i 16V 106 HP manual | 30.2 MPG 7.8 l/100km |
28.0 MPG 8.4 l/100km+8% |
| 1.7 liter diesel engine | ||
| Opel Corsa 1997 1.7 D 60 HP manual | 45.2 MPG 5.2 l/100km |
43.6 MPG 5.4 l/100km+4% |
* - Difference between advertised and user reported fuel economy has been calculated taking into account only those car versions for which information is available both on the fuel consumption specified by the manufacturer and reported by users.