Chevrolet Corsica

 

In line with General Motor's top-selling cars, Chevrolet Corsica was introduced in 1987. It was at that time the most aerodynamic car for Chevy family, sharing the reputation with Beretta being a two-door car and the Corsica a four door.

 

Although consumers encountered some problems with their Corsica, it continue to emerged in the car market as one of Chevy's flagship car. There was even a time when it outsold all other Chevrolet cars except the Cavalier during the peak of its popularity. It was also the very first car in America to have a daytime running lights included in its standard feature list.

 

The Corsica has been offered in formats such as the sedan and hatchbacks and in trim levels base, LT, LTZ and the rare XT. The XT trims offered leather interior. Like the Beretta, Corsica came with a 4cyl engine that had a V6 as an option. Corsica also shares Beretta's structure and both are known as "L" bodies in the car world. The Corsica's powertrain and chassis became the descendants of the Citation's.

 

Each year it comes with an innovation aided to meet the constant change in buyer's demands. During 1989, Corsica came in a 4-door hatchback model, joining the 4-door sedan. In 1990, the original engines of Corsica were replaced by a larger 2.2L 4cyl and the 3.1L V6. In 1991, Chevrolet Corsica got its new interior looks and a door mounted seatbelts in 1994. However, the 1996 Corsica were the last model year due to the new side roll bars that were required starting in 1997. The Malibu then replaced the Corsica.