Test Drive Opel Insignia Hatchback since 2008 Sedan

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The crisis, the crisis from all sides there are similar moans. In the press, the numbers are given on TV, showing how bad things. Meanwhile, Opel presents a breakthrough model to the public. Insignia is not just Vectra, only new. She really carries options and technologies that you expect to meet in the models of premium brands. All these novelties Kolesa.ru tested in the vicinity of the Austrian Salzburg, where the rolling presentation of insigue was held.

The new leader of the Rüsselheim model range with its dimensions is clearly positioned as a representative of the modern D-class. Appearance, look at the photo, but avant-garde solutions of French competitors or sculptural bells on the senior German colleagues Insignia does not offer. Perhaps the exterior is somewhere between the strict Passat and coupling Mondeo. However, according to Mark Adams, Vice-President for the design of the European branch GM, insignia introduces emotions to the brand and passion that will be characteristic of both future models. True, the time of serious burghers has passed. Active lifestyle comprehensively developed personalities now in honor. And it is this that Insignia offers.
The machine is based on the so-called mechatronic chassis, in which the power and electronic intelligence is intertwined so tightly, which is not understood what more. On the dashboard there are two buttons: Sport and Tour. Pressing any of them translates the car system into one of the specialists - sports (illuminating, among other things, devices of devices in red glow) and intended for long journeys around the country roads tourist. And this is not just buttons and lines in the list of features. Car behavior

it changes radically: the steering wheel, the reaction to the gas pedal, the degree of intervention of the stabilization system and the operation of the optional electronically controlled full drive of Adaptive 4x4 and ammortizers all this depends on the selected mode. Moreover, the Adaptive system Flexride will be able to define road conditions and preferred by the driver. Thus, Insignia can be a shower road dreaded, and almost the card looking at what is required at the moment. Great? Yes! But it is not all the lack of features of the configuration.
In the salon, the kingdom of high-quality plastics and inserts under no, not under the tree ... Rather, the insert material simulates what is in fact it is undoubtedly expensive plastic with an unobtrusive, but pleasant drawing. It is a pity that the center console of the torpedoes falls from all this luxury. However, this is not fatal and on expensive equipment, its archer plastic is laid out by a luxurious color display and functional laying of the buttons. Yes, and sitting in comfortable ergonomic chairs, subject to the reasonable pride of the Opolevts, the shoals do not want to look around at all. The desire to finally go somewhere, not paying attention to the little things.

And here insignia again presents a surprise in the form of the newest AFL + head light control system. Automatic headlight on Opel models is no longer new. Back in 2003, Vectra and Signum acquired by such systems. But the intellectual AFL + created with HELLA created with Hella is to admit a real breakthrough. For a hundred kilometers of night serpentines, movements on the rain, the autobahn and the streets of small towns are not necessary, no desire to interfere in her work. The drivers of counter and passing cars did not protest. I want to believe that the Russian specification AFL + will be present. Then I check how the seven modes in our climate work.
However, a lot has to check in our climate. According to Opolev, the configuration for Russia will be more or less repeated European. Only here is alarming the announced bottom plan 670 thousand rubles per base. Did not know how a gifted car. Anyway. As part of the test drive in the Austrian Salzburg, we managed to test cars only with three, from seven, motors available in Europe. Yes, and the package was top. The delivery of cars to the Russian market is promised to start in January-February of next year. Then then we will see if the base car decorated with an insignia of an insignia with a 115-strong 1.6 1.6 is hot-driven insignia v6 2.8 about 260 horses under the hood. And the crisis. Yes, he will be held and, hopefully, buyers of insignia will not save on non-silent, but such attractive options. They are standing.