Vauxhall’s Insignia Grand sport is the firm’s new Skoda Superb fighter. The firm declares it is a much more upmarket providing than the Insignia design it replaces, swooping in with a much more four-door coupe-biased look as well as the ‘Grand Sport’ addition to its name.
On sale now, it’ll show up on UK roads this summer. costs for the Insignia Grand sport begin at £17,115 – that’ll get purchasers a 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine with 138bhp. The variety will stretch best as much as a 256bhp 2.0-litre turbo petrol, which in variety topping trim will be priced from £27,710. Diesel engines are offered too.
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The popularity of vehicles like the Insigna – together with its age-old rival, the Ford Mondeo – has been squeezed significantly by the ever growing popularity of SUVs and crossovers, plus aggressive finance offers on much more premium saloons from upmarket German manufacturers. To this end, Vauxhall is countering with a much more spacious, advanced as well as tech laden providing bearing a new name: Insignia Grand Sport.
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The general looks of the new vehicle take considerable cues from the Monza Concept that was very first seen at the Frankfurt motor Show back in 2013. The front end gets slim headlights as well as a much more vertical grille that’s mounted lower than on the outgoing model. At the side is what Vauxhall phone calls a ‘sweepspear’ – in effect, a deep crease that starts low down near the sill as well as moves up just before the rear wheelarch – while the rear features split tail-lamps as well as an LED third brake light integrated at the top of the glass.
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The five-door version of the vehicle gets a much longer wheelbase – enhanced by 92mm – although shortened overhangs imply that the vehicle isn’t much longer overall. Its roofline does sit lower, though, providing it what Vauxhall really hopes is a coupe-like look; this, integrated with styling cues developed to make the Insignia appear wider, offers it with a much more aggressive stance.
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