A live Insignia looks much more impressive than in photographs - all right “muscular” form, harmonious proportions and design solutions lot of bright leaves old Vectra not have affairs. In addition, Insignia has grown appreciably: its length - 4830 millimetres that the entire 219 more than the Vectra. But the wheelbase has increased slightly: from 2700 to 2737 millimetres. Improved aerodynamic characteristics - air resistance coefficient fell to 0,27 (Vectra - 0,29).

Insignia was the first car built on a platform of a modernized GM Epsilon II (next year debuted a new Saab 9-5, which will also receive this base). And now for new items opelevskoy invited seven engines, three of which feed on diesel fuel. And all of them, by the way, meet the requirements of “Euro-5″ on harmful emissions.