Posted on Thursday 17 April 2008
Official images and details of Opel’s all-new Insignia sedan have finally been revealed and as predicted the car picks up a number of design cues from last year’s Opel GTC concept. There’s a lot of significance riding on this model because this is the car that will be sold in the U.S. as the next-gen Saturn Aura and it may even make it to other markets where GM cars are sold such as Australasia and South America.
The car replaces the current Vectra sedan and is set to go on sale in Europe this October. It will be available with five engines at launch. All meet Euro 5 emissions standards and come with either manual or automatic six-speed transmissions. The three petrol engines range from a four-cylinder 140hp unit to a V6 with 260hp. Two new 2.0L direct-injection diesel engines will be offered with power outputs of either 130hp or 160hp. In time, the Insignia engine lineup will be extended with an EcoFLEX version offering ultra-low CO2 emissions in addition to other, more powerful variants.
The car can seat five adults all up and is available in both hatchback and saloon variants. New features of the car include ambient lighting systems in the cabin and a new headlight design with nine different light beam settings that automatically adjust themselves to cater for various driving conditions.
The new Insignia is set to make its world debut on July 22 at the London Motor Show.
… and surprise, surprise it looks like a Toyota Camry!
this is the new Vectra ??
“Ladies and gentlemen this car is a phenomenon” :-p
only if your blind roy.
Disappointing. I thought the design would be closer to the original concept. The final version is pretty dull.
Looks a bit bland if you ask me - nice side treatment on the front door though!
Shame about the eurobland front - I was hioping the lights from the GTC concept!
it will be interesting to see it in the flesh
Boring, and the proportions do not seem right. Not a beautiful car IMO. The Ford Mondeo is bound to be way better.
Well, that’s not pretty. The Mondeo has this thing for breakfast in the looks department.
for short; it has no Opel’s line
I like it.
“Boring, and the proportions do not seem right. Not a beautiful car IMO. The Ford Mondeo is bound to be way better.” - KlazTerp
Please, if there’s any car that is misproportioned, it would be the mondeo, with its bulbous front, and overly busy sides, not to mention its pinched, ugly rear end. It was a revolution when it was introduced, but if you really look at it, its just not a pretty car. But this Insignia is a slick car. The rear is questionable, but overall this thing is beautifully proportioned.
Maybe its time to get your eyes checked.
mateo; i think you’ll find that klaz was talking about the new mondeo. you may want to check it out. It’s hotter than sin and makes me want to get married and have kids, just for a decent excuse to drive around a midsized sedan.
Alas, I dont live in europe, so I will remain single until ford gives me enough of a reason to get a family life style to fit my family car.
Well doesn’t look like a Camry or an accord or an Altima or a Ford. It gets 10/10 from me.
This car is way better than the camry in every way possible.
Please stop this camry nonsense. It was designed from the ground up to look like what it looks like