More grist for the mill - just scanned Autoexpress at Sainsburys (as you do) and noticed that it (1.8 ES) beat the Focus, Golf and Toyota Auris in a group test.

As for
What Car? , to return to an earlier moan, they said that the Corsa (their car of the year) was "simply the best car we've driven this year". Do you think they get out much?! Considering that they'd driven the new Lambo, Porsche Boxster S and 911 turbo, Maserati Quattroporte....