The Vauxhall Insignia Grand Sport will sit above two other all-new Insignia models in the brand's 2017 line-up as one of five new models to be launched.
The 2017 Vauxhall Insignia Grand Sport has been revealed
The Grand Sport hatchback will be joined by two estate models, the Insignia Sport Tourer and a more rugged Country Tourer that'll come with four-wheel-drive as standard. Autocar sampled a development version of that car's system earlier this year.
We'e also driven a prototype version of the 2017 Insignia Grand Sport, and early impressions suggest the new name will be accompanied by a more eager chassis set-up. The car won't make its official debut until this December, however.
Design
The new Insignia will be larger, lighter and more efficient than the current model; the biggest changes are a small elongation of the wheelbase and the shedding of around 150kg.
It will be a truly global car, sold under the Vauxhall, Opel and Buick badges in Europe, the US and China. Here in Britain, it will remain a key rival to the Ford Mondeo.
Read our full review on the outgoing second generation Vauxhall Insignia
The new Insignia will have an evolutionary look, with only minor styling changes to bring it into line with the rest of the Vauxhall range. Although the spotted cars wear cladding that hides the majority of the styling, it's clear the new model has a new swooping roofline, which is higher and wider at the rear.
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Factczech
Illusion or delusion?
By persisting with the name Vauxhall GM is duping the British public into the patriotic theme, but why don't we see the Vauxhall badge outside of the UK? Is GM ashamed to be associated with a UK name in their Global market? If so if it is not good enough abroad why should it be here? Look at Skoda for example, VW through and through but they allow the design to be led by Czechs, and they are sold in the global market as Skodas, not only in Czech.
Vauxhall is no more and the sooner we realise this the better.
scotty5
Patriotic nonsense.
UL - United Lesser Antilles? Uruguayan Leeward Islands? I give up. Where's the UL?
Ski Kid
Good point but the Uk do not like the name Opal
Cé hé sin
Good point but the Uk do not like the name Opal
Boulle
Vauxhall kind of still exist
A34
Another full-fat Insignia for those who don't like Mondassats
PS: shouldn't feed the trolls, I know, but probably FatCzech doesn't know about the great British love of screwing different name plates onto cars (Vanden Plas Allegro, Wolesley 1800, MG Metro etc etc)...
5wheels
A34 wrote:
Dont make me laugh - I see maybe one insignia every 10,000 other makes. Opel is not popular here with this model - but the Astra sells very very well - especially to those chic Russian dolls :-)))
Him
Liquid lunch, Factczech?
"By persisting with the name Vauxhall GM is duping the British public..."- yup, cos it's a big secret and you're the first one who's spotted it.
Drivel.
concinnity
Vauxhall, Opel and Buick
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Fatczech, are you deluled
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