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Opel Insignia. First of all, planes

Opel Insignia. Price: from 911300 rub. On sale: from the second half of 2009.
In the second half of 2009, the Opel Insignia sedan and hetchback will be equipped with a universal with a sports character. The full name of the new Opel Insignia Sports Tourer. With a plentiful number of advanced technologies, the basis of the new generation of station wagons in this class from Opel became Russian aircraft developments

Test pilot
Maxim Egorov, 23 years old, automobile journalist, driving experience of 5 years, personal car - Mitsubishi Lancer
As the song was sung, the first thing is planes, but then everything else. It was such a slogan in the literal and figurative sense that General Motors was guided by the development of a new station wagon based on Opel Insignia. Two sedan and hatchback bodies are already sold in our market.
The station wagon was created on the same platform as its brothers, but its construction reacted with special attention. The Insignia Sport Tourer has the same wheelbase as two other bodies, 2740 mm. But the total length is 80 mm larger. This made it possible to improve many indicators. First of all, the internal space has changed. The rear passengers are more space. The same applies to the luggage compartment, the volume of which varies from 540 to 1530 liters, and the length of the cargo transported can be 1910 mm. In the trunk, a system of fastening of cargo transported is organized. Honestly, an attempt to reorganize the internally space took a lot of time and demanded a lot of effort. Everything is clearly done in conscience, so the existing nets and partitions are very heavy. This will clearly cause difficulties in the weaker sex. Although, if you look from the other side, this is a family car, and you can often see a man while driving a family station wagon.
When creating the Opel Insignia Sport Tourer station wagon, a special design of the rear door was taken as the basis, which is very similar to the brainchild of Antonov aircraft designer. The lid rises with the lanterns, thereby opening the maximum access to the compartment. A similar solution is also found on the Audi Q7. On Opel Insignia Sport Tourer, the dimensional lights are duplicated on the racks so that with the trunk open the car is noticeable on the road. And in order not to damage the fifth door in garage boxes with a low roof, the height of the opening can be adjusted.
As befits a real aircraft, Opel Insignia Sport Tourer’s frontal resistance coefficient is as low as possible. It is only 0.26. Due to this indicator, aerodynamic noises in the cabin are reduced, fuel consumption is reduced. And most importantly, good aerodynamics positively affects the control of the car, which is better pressed to the road.
Delights paid special attention, after all, we are dealing with a sports station wagon. The suspension has three settings of ordinary, city and sports. When choosing one of them using buttons on the central console, the rigidity of shock absorbers, the severity of the steering wheel and the reaction to pressing the gas pedal are changing. You can only find fault with excessive nervousness on minor irregularities, especially in sports mode. An additional distinguishing feature of the sport mode is to change the white lighting of the devices to red.
As for the engines, all motors that are installed on the sedan and hatchback will be available for the station wagon, and there are many of them. The fate of only the most powerful diesel engine with two turbines is unknown. But even without it it will choose what. Four Essentia, Edition, Sport and Cosmo fixed sets. The question is only in price. She is already announced. The simplest equipment will cost 911,300 rubles. Even given the non -poor basic configuration, the cost is decent. Let's see what awaits this model in Russia. After all, Insignia has many worthy competitors.
Innovation
Opel Insignia Sport Tourer became not only the successor of the generation of sports medium -sized family universals, but also the primary holder of new technologies, which in the near future will appear on other Opel models. The first is the third -generation AFL head lighting system. The common name for this system is adaptive headlights. The light of the head optics automatically changes depending on road and weather conditions. The system provides nine modes of light: automatic inclusion of headlights of headlights, a city, a limited movement, a country road, a highway, poor weather, static lighting of the intersections, dynamic lighting of turns and movement in bright times. This system is aimed at increasing the degree of driving security. Another new system is Opel Eye. The video camera, located between the windshield and the salon mirror, recognizes road signs that limit the speed and prohibit overtaking, and also controls the change of lane, which immediately signals, displaying the information to the dashboard.
Driving
The suspension is well balanced. But on minor irregularities, the car behaves a little nervous.
Salon
The salon and trunk are spacious, but the transformation requires time and effort.
Comfort
There are enough places for both front and rear passengers.
Safety
In the basic configuration of the airbag and the stabilization system.
Price
The car is large and attractive. Probably, this will contribute to the demand, since the price cannot be called affordable.
 
Love - do not love
If you press the Sport button, the backlighting of the dashboard changes from white-moon to red. Bright
A specially designed luggage compartment is convenient to use and as spacious as possible. Free
Family station wagon is convenient for long trips due to various niches and containers. Comfortable
Advantages and disadvantages
+ Spacious trunk, customizable suspension, attractive design.
- Excessive nervousness on minor irregularities.

Specifications
Mark and model - Opel Insignia Sport Tourer
Dimensions - 4830x1858x1498 mm
Engine - gasoline, 1598 cm3, 115 l. S./6000 min--1
Transmission - mechanical, 6 -speed
Dynamics - Max 192 km/h; 12.9 C to 100 km/h
Competitors - Nissan Teana, Ford Mondeo
Our opinion
The new generation of the mid -size Opel universals with a sports character is performed in the best traditions of the brand. A good design of the Opel Insignia Sport Tourer with a decent technical filling is presented in abundant number of different configurations and versions. Time will tell how popular this car will be and will withstand competition.

Author: Maxim Egorov
   
 
 

Source: Magazine 5 wheel [May 2009]