Vauxhall / Opel unveils new Mondeo-munching Insignia
Newswheel staff :: 21 April 2008 :: Filed under Saloon, Opel / Vauxhall, Vauxhall, Vauxhall Insignia
Gone are the days when the upper medium segment – the repmobile, y’all - ruled our roads with polyester-suited impunity. Actually, buyers have generally buggered off in favour of premium brands or niche models - soft roaders, crossovers and all that jazz. Sales are therefore on the slouchy side of slumpy. And yet there’s still something slightly momentous about the launch of a new sales rep special from one of the big players. At least the new Vauxhall (Opel to our friends across the Channel) Insignia is handsome and promises to be moderately high tech - LED lighting and active dampers are options, an EcoFLEX model is on the cards. And it will of course lend its underpinnings to a wide range of models in GM’s brand portfolio…
