Test drive Opel Insignia sedan since 2008 sedan
On the road!
What is in common with a car and a cargo airliner? Not speed, of course: whatever one may say, but the heavenly truck is faster than the very brisk sports car. Then maybe materials? Perhaps, but only partly: the car is still more steel, if it is aluminum and composites, then the smallest. In addition, he has no tail, no wings, no portholes except for turbines. Two as many as two. But not on all modifications. Nevertheless, the designers from Russelsheim proudly claim that they slammed the idea of \u200b\u200bthe KB Antonov, who produces the largest cargo airliners in the world ANT-124 Ruslan and ANT-225 Mriya. From scratch
So, get acquainted: before you is the new Opel Insignia Sports Tourer. It would seem that relatively recently there was an acquaintance with the first -born of this new model for Opel (see AI No. 21 for the past year). Then the company representatives promised that they would present Insignia in new bodies. Exactly five months passed, and in the parking lot at Frankfurt Airport, a dozen caravans brilliant with fresh paint awaits us.
Why in Frankfurt? Well, first of all, because the history of the modern Adam Opel AG concern began here many years ago. And also because in the vicinity of Frankfurt there is everything that is necessary to test a car, in the name of which there is a word Sports and wide autobahns with unlimited speed, and narrow lanes that take off on low, but still mountains, and descending into the accommodated valleys.
And by the way Caravan, Opel residents are trembling. The story of Opel in the back of the station wagon has half a century. Caravans Olimpia, Record, Askona and, of course, Omega once allowed Opel to win up to 50% of the market of such cars. A new caravan car for outdoor activities with the whole family or a small company was created, as emphasized, from scratch. And yet this is Opel. Without any doubt. But Opel of the 21st century, the beginning of the history of which was laid in 2003, when the prototype of the future Insignia was shown.
By the way. Since November last year, INSIGNIA diverged with a circulation of 75 thousand copies. This is almost the best indicator for the business class sedan in Europe. Well, as for the Insignia Sports Tourer, more than 78 thousand orders have already been accepted for it.
The most important markets for the sale of the station wagon (where, according to the expectations of Opel marketers, the option with this type of body will be an especially large share of the total sales of Insignia) Italy (80%) and Germany (70%). Although market experts suggest that all three options will be sold in Europe in approximately equal quantities.
Like the sedan, the Insignia Sports Tourer was developed at the GM Europe Design and Design Center in Russelsheim, where it will be produced. As for the sedan, nine engines and four configuration options are offered: Essentia, Edition, Sport and Cosmo. Insignia Sports Tourer has an extensive list of basic equipment, including: air conditioning (with dust and pollen filter and recirculation mode); Audiosystem CD 300 MPS (with a stereo receiver, CD player and seven columns); Electric windows of the front glasses; front and rear local lights (for reading); the steering wheel adjustable by departure and angle of inclination; front central armrest; driver's seat with an height; windows with green glass, absorbing infrared radiation; central locking castle; An on -board computer and much more. Ruslan genes
And now about the community of the driving and flying.
Opel engineers at the presentation showed a photo of Ruslan on the loading platform: part of the fuselage, along with the cabin of the pilots, was lifted up almost at right angles, and something comparable in size with Ruslan itself is placed in the open-winged gutto.
Naturally, in Insignia, the cabin at right angles does not rise and to nothing. But the trunk lid is yes. The opening passes along the side of the body sidewalls, so when the servo drive and pneumatic flipboard raise a solid door (the height of the ascent, by the way, can be adjusted by electronics so as not to scratch the edges on the ceiling of the garage), the trunk opens throughout its beige beauty. And there is no need to go out and move heavy boxes and suitcases on the floor, pushing them in the corners. On the Insignia Sports Tourer, a proven system for organizing luggage space Flexorganizer has been used. The floor is absolutely even, with guide rails for cargo clamps. Volume 540 liters. A lot. But it can be increased almost three times, you just have to fold the rear seats at least sleep here, especially since the two of them will not be too crowded.
When the back door rises, the rear lights take off with it. But it doesn’t matter! On the Insignia Sports Tourer, you can transport oversized cargoes with a raised rear door, not afraid of either a blow to the back or complaints from the traffic police or Police. Because under the lid of the trunk, another set of lighting equipment is hidden! Not so large -scale, but everything is in the place of the feet, reverse, dimensions and dashers of rotation. For the first time, perhaps the author of these lines begins the story of a new car from its back. Probably because InSignia has almost nothing changed on the front seats.
Sports view
If you remember, one of the chapters of the other Opel dedicated to the Prime Minister of Insignia was entitled by the athlete. And I really wanted to entit this one. Moreover, this is how Insignia Sports Tourer is called in the release. Well, what do we agree. Not a Komsomol member, but an athlete and beauty ... without false modesty.
Several versions were offered for the test: Sport 2.0 CDTI Biturbo (190 hp, all-wheel drive, mechanical 6-speed gearbox, 19-inch cast discs, Metro color); Sport 2.0 Turbo (220 hp, front-wheel drive, mechanical 6-speed KP, 20-inch cast discs, color Silver Lightning); The same Sport 2.0 Turbo with all -wheel drive; Edition 1.6 Turbo (180 hp, front-wheel drive, mechanical 6-speed KP, 18-inch cast discs, Technical Grey color) and Cosmo 2.8 V6 Turbo (260 hp, all-wheel drive, automatic 6-speed gearbox ).
A slender body that reminiscent of a shark that even in a static state is the personification of power. A little longer than the sedan, but the base is the same. The roof and it can be panoramic significantly reduced to the back of the body. Stamping passes along the door from the wings and from top to bottom, emphasizing the fried body of the first body for the test the most powerful version of the full-wheel drive, with the V6 2.8 engine, and with a 6-speed automatic. So the 20-inch original cast discs with low-profile rubber Bridgestone were just right here.
The body is almost black. And inside everything is black or black. Honestly, I wanted something the same big (in the sense of spacious), but bright. Because in such a dark performance, the details of the front panel (and you have no doubt in their quality) looked, let's say, not too expensive. Although, on the other hand, the interior monoliths were observed, which is also important.
The central console is still occupied by the bright screen of the navigation media systems. Navigation and some other functions are controlled by a rotating joystick on the floor of the floor tunnel. Everything else with verniers and buttons. The touch buttons, although they merge with the console, are convenient. It is enough to look at their location two or three times, and you will not be mistaken. Well, of course, the parking brake key Sitting black leather. But surprisingly nonsense. There are as much as 18 adjustments, and you can move the seat back 27 centimeters, and the place will remain at the back.
I drive all this wealth for myself, the lever of the machine to the position D can be moved! And the faster, the better. The point is not that before lunch in the old Burg Schwarzenstein castle 50 kilometers, but because there are only five hours left before the reverse departure: a crisis, if six months ago, an InSignia presentation in the beautiful Salzburg was taken for almost three days, then this time this time, then this time Faced less than a day.
By plains and hills
Frankfurt airport today is a giant construction site. So you have to twist the steering wheel before you get to the autobahn. But the navigation system is perfectly configured, with an accuracy of a meter fixes the turning area. Although one of ours still managed to get lost at the airport
And the autobahn is also repairs! That's bad luck! Having 260 horses under the hood, drag at a speed of 90-110 km/h! But the colleague-get says that he sees the sign the end of the zone of all gas restrictions in the floor ahead!
I cannot say something about the accelerated dynamics with gas in the floor. Up to hundreds, the most powerful InSignia even with a machine gun accelerates in just 7.1 seconds. And here on the speedometer is already a hundred. So I will not write about what was pressed into the back of the seat, but the speedometer arrow somehow crawled to the right on the scale very quickly.
But the trouble is that there were many people who wanted to grab the breeze. The old BMW suddenly did not want to slow down ahead, I did not want to slow down, I have to overtake. But on the right, although in Germany this, let's say, is not accepted. And even more so, it is not accepted, having overtaken, still hit the brakes only because someone else climbed into the left row! True, the Germans do not blink by headlights, do not signal and do not try to answer the same calm people. And, apparently, they realized that on the tail of a spi-lodger, they left to the right. Well, it was not possible to develop 200 220 230 235 more speed: the unlimited zone ended. Although it was felt that there was a supply of power.
And it is time for us to turn into a bias of the hills binding.
The first remark is an unpleasant creak during a sharp turn at low speed from somewhere in front and below. Most likely tires. Moreover, the machines are still test, and managed to run three thousand kilometers on previous races, shake part of the tread. However, the adhesion with the road is still excellent.
We try not to exceed the speed: in settlements no more than 60, where 90-110 km/h is possible. But in the corners we do not slow down: all-wheel drive after all!
The smoothness of the course The suspension is excellent! By the way, it was also developed specifically for this modification. Front MacPherson, but with two upper mounts to the body: this allows separately to transfer the loads to the springs and shock absorbers. Rogue fists are aluminum, which reduces the weight of the unsaved masses. The front subframe is attached to the spar with bolts through rubber bushings. So road noises are effectively leveled.
The rear suspension is independent, four -sized. And also partially made of aluminum alloys. As an option, a rear suspension is proposed with a system of static stabilization of the body: it supports a constant road clearance even with full loading of the trunk.
Additional stability is provided by the FlexRide electron-mechanical system, which allows you to select one of three modes of a regular, Tour or Sport. The latter is the hardest.
It is necessary to say a little about the ADAPTIVE 4X4 full -time system. It is equipped with versions with large turbocharged gasoline and diesel engines. The system constantly distributes the torque between the wheels: of course, the computer is responsible for this, taking into account the data of the ESP system, the steering wheel rotation sensor and the accelerator pedal position sensor. Well, the redistribution of the torque between the front and rear axles is in charge of the Haldex coupling with electronic control. The differential of increased friction with electronic control (ELSD), transmitting most of the moment to the wheel that has the best adhesion to the road, to help her.
It's time back
From time to time, navigation notes the next Check-Point, making it clear that the comrades are going in the right way. Sometimes unplanned stops. Not for a photo shoot, there are boring places here, to be honest, and so, to release steam, smoke. Adrenaline probably, because the travel time turned out to be more than an hour.
So they decided not to dine, but immediately on the return trip. In the end, at the airport you can eat, if that.
But they decided to get to the smallest Insignia if, of course, it is possible about a version with a 1.6 engine with a capacity of 180 hp. Of course, one could take 1.8 and 2.0 liters. Or one of the diesel engines but on a kopeckoy I personally rode in October last year and imagine how a car with such a power unit behaves. And diesel engines, alas, until Russia will be delivered to Russia (therefore, by the way, in short technical characteristics, the data of machines are given only with gasoline power units). So 1.6 liters.
Here, of course, everything is simpler: the front seats have manual adjustment. But the cabin is multi -colored, bright and very pleasant. The box is mechanical, and one could complain about a very short lever if the transfers had not turned on so clearly and verifying. The acceleration is smooth, the controllability is excellent and the return path, as is known, is always shorter: a short visit to low mountains, to serpentine, and almost immediately down, to the autobahn. Then I transferred the steering wheel and took the passenger's place. How good he is! A comfortable chair, you can stretch your legs from the speakers something German-speaking, from time to time the next navigation system grumps. In a word, I did not notice how to doze off.
The skyscrapers of Frankfurt woke up on the horizon, pointers appeared on the right with a turn to the airport. So we arrived.
A look into the future
What else would I like to tell? About what INSIGNIA awaits in the near future, especially since the top managers of GM and Opel promised that there would be a lot of new ones. Despite the crisis, and even to who will eventually belong to Adam Opel AG. Well, for example, Insignia is waiting for two new engines one gasoline and one diesel.
So, in the diesel line, 2.0 CDTI EcoteC BURBO with a capacity of 190 hp will be added. Acceleration to hundreds of 8.5 seconds, release CO2 159 grams per kilometer. Two -stage turbocharges include two compressors alternately: at a revolution of 1,500 to 3000 rpm, a small turbine operates, after 3000 a large one turns on.
But electronic systems that increase the safety of driving have already become both options and basic equipment. These are AFL+ adaptive headlights with nine opera eye operating modes (with an electronic recognition system for TSR road signs). The first will provide the best lighting in any conditions, the second will warn about the unprovided change of the strip (if you never? Suddenly fall asleep at the wheel?) And tell you which sign you just passed.
Well, of course, USB connectors and under the iPod where without them today.
In conclusion, of course, prices. The most inexpensive option is the Essentia equipment (1.6, 115 hp) 788 800 rubles. The most expensive COSMO equipment (2.8, 260 hp, automatic) is 1,443,300 rubles.
Competitors of the BMW Touring of the 5th series (although it is almost twice as twice as Insignia), Mercedes C-class in the universal body (about 10,000 euros more expensive than INSIGNIA) and Volvo V70, comparable to Insignia. The quality of execution of the latter is not lower than that of the grands and the masters. It is enough to abandon stereotypes. It's difficult. But Opel succeeded! I think it will succeed in his fans.
Frankfurt Moscow
Dmitry Semenov
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