subject: Small But Not That Small [print this page] Vauxhall or Opel the German car maker has been producing the Vauxhall Agila since 2000. The first generation Agila was a rebadged Suzuki Wagon R+, a product of the partnership between Suzuki and Opel. The Agila was built at Opel's factory in Gliwice, Poland, the Suzuki Wagon R+ was built at the Suzuki plant in Esztergom, Hungary
Vauxhall marketed the Agila as a small city car but, unlike its competitors the Ford KA and the VW Lupo the Agila had five doors and was a little taller. So, even though it was a supermini it was slightly larger than a typical city car.
The second general Vauxhall Agila in Aldershot was unveiled in 2007, like its predecessor it is a rebadged Suzuki, this time the Splash model. The new Agila is slightly larger than the old one; the size of the new model dictates it falls in the mini MPV class rather than the small city car class.
The Agila comes with a choice of two petrol engines a three cylinder 1.0 litre and a four cylinder 1.2 litre; both the engines are supplied by Suzuki who actually builds the car for Vauxhall. As you would expect the smaller engine has become popular with city drivers whereas the larger one seems better suited for the motorways and dual carriageways. The smaller engine gets Vauxhalls Ecoflex badge due to its low CO2 emissions and high miles per gallon figure.
For a small family runabout the Vauxhall Agila has proven to be great fun to drive too, the small engines like to be revved hard and respond to throttle changes really well. The ride and handling is on par with its competitors, making it very hard to choose a rival model over the Agila.
