New Opel Insignia: Sporty, safe and with all-wheel drive

Redacción 13 January 2020 4 min.

New Opel Insignia: Sporty, safe and with all-wheel drive

The new Opel Insignia arrives sportier than ever, safer, and with all-wheel drive. A perfect package that made its debut at the Brussels Motor Show.

The new Opel Insignia comes in its sportiest format, adds safety thanks to all-wheel drive, and is equipped with the most cutting-edge technologies in the sector. It made its debut at the Brussels Motor Show.

For the first time, alongside the Grand Sport saloon and the Sports Tourer estate, the Brussels Motor Show will display the new and elegant design of the sports model GSi. The latter features striking air intakes at the front as well as a dynamic front spoiler in the same area.

The sports car has a turbocharged engine, petrol 2.0 that produces 230 CV of power. It also has a 9-speed automatic gearbox, new mechanics and an electro-hydraulic braking system, “e-Boost“.

As if that weren’t enough, it also has electromechanical damping Flexride, which, combined with all-wheel drive and a rear Twinster differential with torque vectoring, offers a level of dynamism and safety never seen before in the range.

It uses less fuel than ever

The new Opel Insignia has a fuel consumption that has been reduced by up to 18% compared to the previous generation. Fuel consumption under the WLTP cycle is 8.3 l/100 km.

The German brand’s flagship features two bodystyles: the GrandSport and the Sports Tourer. Both come with highly efficient engines in both diesel and petrol versions.

The new gearboxes have also been designed to promote low consumption. The six-speed manual gearbox offers the greatest benefits in this respect.

Great fun behind the wheel

The new Opel Insignia GSi is for those who appreciate what is truly special. All-wheel drive with torque vectoring is unique in its segment. In AWD mode, two clutches replace the conventional rear differential and provide perfect power transfer to each wheel in any driving situation.

Thanks to this technology, the new Opel Insignia GSi is more agile, offers the best cornering performance and stands out for its excellent traction. For an even more engaging driving experience, the new nine-speed automatic transmission can be operated manually using the paddle shifters behind the steering wheel.

It is therefore the most “exciting” model in the range to date, which, combined with its all-wheel drive, will delight the most enthusiastic drivers.

New engine range

Below we show a chart of the new engine range offered with the new Opel Insignia GSi, along with its fuel consumption and emissions data:

Grand Sport	1.4T	2.0T	2.0T	1.5D
Power in CV/kW at rpm	145/107 at 5,000	200/147 at 4,500	230/169 at 5,000	122/90 at 3,250
Torque in Nm at rpm	236 from 1,500 to 3,500	350 from 1,500 to 4,000	350 from 1,500 to 4,000	300 from 1,750 to 2,500
Emissions	Euro 6d	6d	6d	6d
Transmission	Manual 6-speed	Auto 9-speed	Auto 9-speed	Manual 6-speed
Provisional NEDC fuel consumption¹ (l/100 km)
– Urban – Extra-urban – Combined – CO₂ g/km	6.1-6.2 4.3-4.6 5.0-5.2 115-120	8.7 4.8-5.1 6.2-6.4 144-149	8.9 5.8 6.9 161	4.6-4.8 3.3-3.5 3.8-4.0 100-105
Provisional WLTP fuel consumption² (l/100 km)
– l/100km – CO₂ g/km	5.8-6.2 135-144	7.3-7.6 171-176	8.3-8.5 193-198	4.6-4.9 121-130

Sports Tourer	1.4T	2.0T	2.0T	1.5D
Power in CV/kW at rpm	145/107 at 5,000	200/147 at 4,500	230/169 at 5,000	122/90 at 3,250
Torque in Nm at rpm	236 from 1,500 to 3,500	350 from 1,500 to 4,000	350 from 1,500 to 4,000	300 from 1,750 to 2,500
Emissions	Euro 6d	6d	6d	6d
Transmission	Manual 6-speed	Auto 9-speed	Auto 9-speed	Manual 6-speed
Provisional NEDC fuel consumption¹ (l/100 km)
– Urban – Extra-urban – Combined – CO₂ g/km	6.1-6.2 4.4-4.7 5.0-5.3 117-122	8.7 4.9-5.2 6.3-6.5 146-151	8.9 5.9 7.0 163	4.8-4.9 3.5-3.7 4.0-4.2 105-111
Provisional WLTP fuel consumption² (l/100 km)
– l/100km – CO₂ g/km	6.0-6.3 138-147	7.5-7.7 175-179	8.6-8.8 199-205	4.8-5.1 127-135

Cutting-edge technology

Of course, the new Opel Insignia also features all kinds of cutting-edge technologies from the sector, including its IntelliLux matrix LED lighting. This offers fully adaptive lighting with 168 LED diodes instead of the previous 32.

Other connectivity systems such as Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, as well as driver assistance features such as the Head-Up Display or collision alerts, are among the many driver assistance technologies found in the new Opel Insignia GSi.

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