The traditional middle class is having a hard time. SUVs are slowly but surely pushing them out of automobile existence, with the result that Ford has discontinued the Mondeo and Renault has cut the Talisman from its range. The Opel Insignia perseveres bravely, but from now on only with diesel engines.
Until now, you could order the Opel Insignia with 200 hp and 230 hp 2.0 turbo petrol engines, newly introduced in 2020, and with 1.5 and 2.0 CDTI diesels. The petrol engines have been removed from the European delivery range. With this, Opel seems to be slowly but surely heralding the end for the model presented in 2017, the last of the brand that was still developed under the wings of former parent company General Motors.
Opel explains to AutoWeek that it is streamlining its model range, focusing on cars with low CO2 emissions. The petrol engines have thus disappeared and will not return. That also means that the curtain falls immediately for the Opel Insignia Grand Sport GSi with the 230-hp 2.0 petrol engine. The starting price of the Opel Insignia remains unchanged at €44,049, as that was the price of the Insignia with the 122-hp 1.5 CDTi with six-speed manual transmission. The Opel Insignia with the 172 hp 2.0 CDTi costs – with manual gearbox – €46,549 and changes owner with automatic from €49,049. Opel charges an additional cost of €1,500 for the station version Insignia Sports Tourer.
Opel Insignia Sports Tourer
A lot is about to happen with the Insignia, but the model remains. However, the successor to the current second generation Insignia will be something completely different. In the first place, it will be an EV, but Opel will probably opt for a completely different body shape. It is obvious that the new Insignia will no longer be a traditional liftback or station wagon, but more of a Citroën C5 X-like. The Insignia will probably also go up in height. Fun fact: in the form of the Buick Regal, the Insignia also has a brother sold in China that is not a liftback, but a real four-door sedan. In the United States, the Buick Regal – as well as the Tour X version of the Sports Tourer – has been discontinued for a while. In addition, the Insignia existed as Holden Commodore in Australia, but that brand has already withdrawn in 2020.
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