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Published on July 19th, 2022 | by BajaBusta

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1988 Chevrolet Corsica Vs The Competition Manufacturer Promo

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Chevrolet’s seventy-fifth anniversary in 1988 was marked by the introduction of two new cars, the Corsica sedan and the Beretta coupe.

In glossing over the sluggish early sales of the pointy-nose Beretta and Corsica, Chevrolet division manager Bob Burger told the press, “The days of the spectacular launch are gone.”  Never mind that Ford’s Taurus/Sable introduction flatly disproved that statement; it may have been true in Chevrolet’s case, unless the ponderous division could ;muster some of the personality, focus, and enthusiasm that were driving the folks over at their sister Pontiac division.1988-chevrolet-corsica2

Corsica and Beretta exemplified the problem: basically good and promising shapes that had yet to find themselves. They drove reasonably well, but the vague, darty steering descended from the J-car platform took away any real fun.  So did the ergonomics inside.  You sat low in the cars looking at a high flat dash panel reaching way up to the steering wheel.  The Beretta in GT trim and with the “performance handling package” (stiffer dampers and anti-roll bars, P205-15 tires, and the 2.8-liter V-6 in 130-bhp trim instead of the base 2.0 four) had the right idea.

In the fall of 1987, numerous changes of the minor running variety came along: an up-shift light, new bushing for the power steering pump, a nicer radio.



 

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One Response to 1988 Chevrolet Corsica Vs The Competition Manufacturer Promo

  1. 90SSE says:

    I wonder if they had to pay Berlin for that ripoff Take My Breath Away?

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