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Opel Insignia details: new Mazda6 rival revealed

OPEL INSIGNIA
By Jez Spinks |
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The Opel Insignia will enter the medium-car segment in September as the General Motors German brand’s flagship model.

The Insignia will sit atop a new Opel range that also includes the Corsa city car and Astra small car.

Opel is offering two body styles – sedan and wagon – and two engine choices, with all variants pitched at the more premium end of the mainstream medium-car category.

The German-built Opel Insignia range kicks off at $38,490 for a sedan version utilising a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 162kW and 350Nm. The wagon equivalent, called Sports Tourer, carries a $2000 premium, priced from $40,990.

Choosing the diesel engine lifts prices by $1500, to $39,990 for the sedan and $41,490 for the wagon.

The entry points to the Insignia range include features such as leather seating with heated front seats, leather-wrapped steering wheel, 17-inch alloy wheels, cruise control, dual-zone climate control, auto headlights, Bluetooth and iPod connectivity, humidity sensor and a seven-speaker audio system.

Two options are available: satellite navigation ($1500) and 18-inch alloy wheels ($500).

A higher-grade Select trim level costs an additional $7000, starting at $45,490 for the petrol sedan, and adds an integrated navigation system with 7-inch colour screen, LED daytime running lights, bi-xenon headlights, ventilated front seats with accreditation from a German ergonomics experts group, 19-inch alloy wheels, and sports steering wheel and alloy pedals.

Opel Insignia Select models also include as standard front lighting system called Adaptive Forward Lighting Plus that provides multiple functions, including beams that adjust to weather and driving conditions and headlights that peer around corners in the dark.

As is the norm with petrol and diesel engine choices, the former is the faster option and the latter the most efficient.

Petrol versions of the Opel Insignia sprint from 0-100km/h in 7.8 seconds, or 8.1 for the wagon. Fuel consumption is rated at 8.8 litres per 100km, with CO2 emissions of 206g/km, for the sedan, with comparative figures of 9.0L/100km and 211g/km for the Sports Tourer wagon.

Combined fuel economy drops to 5.7L/100km (sedan) and 6.0L/100km (wagon) for the turbo diesel version of the Opel Insignia.

Diesel sedan models take 9.6 seconds to reach 100km/h from standstill – half a second longer in wagon form.

The Opel Insignia wagon shares the same wheelbase as the sedan but at 4.91 metres is 8cm longer – creating a 1.91m load length and total cargo capacity of 1530 litres when the rear seats are folded.

The Opel Insignia range goes on sale in September through a network of 17 dealerships.

 

Opel Insignia 2.0 turbo
Price: $38,490 to $47,490
Body styles: sedan and wagon
Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cylinder turbo
Power: 162kW at 5300rpm
Torque: 350Nm at 2000-4000rpm
Transmission: 6-spd auto
0-100km/h: 7.8 seconds (8.1sec wagon)
Fuel consumption: 8.8L/100km (9.0L/100km wagon)
CO2 emissions: 206g/km (211g/km)

Opel Insignia 2.0 diesel
Price: $39,990 to $48,990
Body styles: sedan and wagon
Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cylinder turbo diesel
Power: 118kW at 4000rpm
Torque: 350Nm at 1750-2500rpm
Transmission: 6-spd auto
0-100km/h: 9.6 seconds (10.1sec wagon)
Fuel consumption: 5.7L/100km (6.0L/100km wagon)
CO2 emissions: 151g/km (157g/km)

  • Kampfer

    Nice looking car but a bit overprice IMO.

    • Doctor

      And its an Opel…. its more a rival for Renault’s reworked Samsung SM5. It’ll sell just about as well too.

  • Mr Plow

    Nice engine options but too pricey. Would have a Mazda 6, Mondeo or Passat over this any day.

  • Housecat84

    Malibu: meet who you should have looked like.

  • Housecat84

    Malibu: meet who you should have looked like.

  • Basil Exposition

    Not bad, at the price most people would opt for a Passat.

  • Basil Exposition

    Not bad, at the price most people would opt for a Passat.

  • Iggy

    looks like Kizashi to me?

    • Kd

      Because they both have 4 wheels?

  • Mad Max

    Give it a few months and those prices will be the maximum driveaway price.  

  • JR

    Gee that’s pricey , Opel might be the new Skoda.

  • gary

    European Malibu.

    Basically their Commodore equivalent.  Mazda6 rival ?  The Mazda6 doesn’t sell in any great numbers.

    • Polo

      It sells alright here, which is what I think they were getting at. Otherwise they would’ve put something like, ‘Passat’ or ‘Mondeo rival’.

    • larry

      I don’t think Opel expects the Insignia to sell in any great numbers either. 

      • larry

        But I agree, it is weird they singled out the Mazda 6.

    • Sydlocal

       Whilst that may be true in other countries, don’t forget that in Australia the Mazda6 is often at the pointy end when it comes to sales of mediums sized cars with some months here and there being second only to the Camry.

  • Harold

    It doesnt even come with a bloody sunroof in the top of range model.  I think the wagon will be the volume seller.

  • Norm

    It’s interesting how the down sizers here have skipped medium and gone straight to small or compact SUV. 

    Mazda 6 – Mondeo etc don’t get much love and you’d suspect neither will this.The wagon makes the Sportswagon look like a very handsome thing. Now if you could get a Sportswagon with a 2+ litre turbo diesel and a decent automatic….?

  • That_Guy

    Where’s the AWD turbo model that Captain Slow reviewed last year? That looked mint.

  • gfys

    Who would pay $40, 000 for a car with the same steering wheel as a Holden Cruze – dreaming

    • Dennis

      The Astra is the Cruze… Not the Insignia.