Test drive Opel Insignia sedan since 2008 sedan
Who orders music?
The presentation of Opel-England was held in Salzburg in the homeland of the Great Mozart. In a couple of days, Maxim Sachkov managed not only to find out the car, but also to fill in the gaps in musical education. Photo by the author. Acounty of the middle class
Mozart would like such a mixture of styles of strict German and elegant American, I thought, walking along sedans and hatchbacks, crowned with a lightning -like emblem. However, half a century ago, designers borrowed some stylistic solutions in a new light. Today, it turned out quite harmonious, perhaps, this is one of the biggest successes of Opel designers in recent years. Thank you, inspiration!
It was also enough for the salon to not only withstand the general style, but also to accurately feel the line between the strict interior of the business office and the extravagant atmosphere of the art studio. It's a shame that some details from cheap plastic, adjacent to expensive metal overlays and wood inserts, spoil the comfort.
The chair in Insignia comfortably supports the hips and back, but I would not refuse the pillow more authentic and more embossed side support. The ranges of adjustments are sweeping, and yet it was difficult for me to find a convenient landing: if you lower the seat in the lower position, you look at the world, as if from an orchestral pit; It is worth rising a little, the rim of the steering wheel overlaps the devices, and the column has already chosen its move.
It is terrible to circle along the driveways of a multi -storey parking hidden in a rock in the city center. Dull light, rough walls resembles old castles that took people and older Mozart. Due to the massive front racks and a high glazing line, it is easy to make a mistake with the trajectory. You look back, and it becomes completely scary behind the stern, even a massive obstacle will easily hide.
Opera Opel We break into the suburban scope. It's time to recall that a 220-horsepower gasoline turbo engine is solved under the hood! Despite the strict ecological framework of the euro V, the motor has a living character. Direct fuel injection, double turbocharging with intermediate cooling of air, variable phases of gas distribution with such inclinations is simply destined to be talented. If the engine is inadvertently fastens, its error will be corrected by an equally capable unit of a 6-speed machine.
A couple of tens of kilometers and the nature of the car as a whole became clear to me. He is German, without impurities. Tenacious brakes, moderately sharp and informative steering wheel, dense suspension. By the way, the Flexride system, following the settings of shock absorbers, steering, characteristics of the gas pedal and stabilization systems, is called up at the same time strict and comfortable. In the usual mode, electronics itself make decisions depending on the situation, but the one who is driving can make adjustments during the play.
Here, please, I press the Tour button on the central console, fix the sensations with comfortable settings and move into sports mode: the suspension has become denser, the car is less rolling in corners, heavier steering, more responsive to the gas pedal.
The final part
They returned to the hotel in a dark. The oncoming stream was interrupted, and I reached for the steering wheel switch to turn on the distant one. But he did not have time: he woke up himself. The headlights again loomed on the horizon, and the smart system AFL+ immediately returned the neighbor. A striking, but polite electronics also monitors passing cars, also muffled the light. However, this is far from all that the headlights can!
They reached the hotel along the winding mountain roads and the quiet city streets, even captured the autobahn. In addition, it started to rain. All this time, insignia played with light from the place of the driver of her action is almost invisible, but everything that is needed is always visible. Applause!
In the shadow of smart light, I almost forgot about the engine. Now under the hood of Insignia is a 2-liter diesel. This motor is presented in three versions: 110, 130 and 160 hp.; For all turbochargers with altered geometry and the fuel system Common Rail, and on the release of soot filters. They say that the average fuel consumption is 5.8 liters, and the CO2 level is about 157 g/km. I did not measure efficiency, did not sniff out emissions, but with the most powerful 160-horsepower unit rolled. It works cheerfully, confidently picks up from low revolutions and does not sour up to almost 4500. In general, the engine can be compared with the opera singer: both the range is not bad and the voice is strong. Bravo! It is known for certain that Mozart wrote many works to order. The composer pushed not a thirst for profit. It is unlikely that he received orders from the Americans and a pity! Such cooperation would bring considerable benefit to both the great European musician and the new light. Opel brought.
Lead from the wheels
In Russia, insignia debuts with four gasoline engines 1.6, 1.8, 2.0 and 2.8 liters; The last two will be available with all -wheel drive. Sales will begin in February, in December dealers are already accepting orders. Estimated price of the basic version with a motor of 1.6 l 670 thousand rubles. In the summer, another 1.6-liter engine with turbocharges will appear, as well as three options for a 2-liter diesel engine that differ from each other with power.
All eyes The modernized AFL (Adaptive Forward Lighting adaptive head light) with nine operating headlights of xenon headlights is installed on insignia. Their light is controlled by electronics, receiving signals from sensors of stabilization and wiper systems. For example, when driving in the yards (up to 30 km/h), the headlights shine right under the nose, illuminating the roadsides well, and on the highway (over 100 km/h) the beam beats as much as 140 m, while not blinding the drivers of oncoming cars. The headlights know how to turn after the wheel (maximum angle of 15o), a special mode is also provided for poor weather conditions. In addition, the new AFL itself makes decisions when to switch from neighboring to distant. Additional sensors collect information about the profile of the road, the intensity of movement, visibility and transmit data to the control unit, which every secondly analyzes the situation and gives the command to the actual mechanisms of the headlights.
In addition to the smart light, the all -seeing Eye of Opel Eye Opel's Eye helps. In front of the salon mirror, a large -format camera: it takes 30 pictures per second and compares them with the onboard base of road signs and signs. If coincidences arise, a warning is displayed on the instrument shield, for example, about the speed restriction or prohibition of overtaking. The system warns the driver if the car goes to the side of the occupied strip.
Source: The magazine "Driving"
