Opel sends its flagship Insignia with a new 1,6 liter turbo gasoline engine and a new infotainment generation in the model year 2019. The 147 kW / 200 PS strong turbo takes over from now on the top position in the gasoline. The 2,0 liter unit with 191 kW / 260 PS is no longer available. Equipped with a gasoline particulate filter, the turbo is classified according to the Euro 6d-temp emission standard and available for the Grand Sport Sedan, Sports Tourer and Country Tourer. It starts from 35.195 Euro for the sedan, in conjunction with the second equipment level Dynamic. The Country Tourer comes as standard with a six-speed automatic transmission. The other model variants are delivered ex works with a six-speed manual transmission, the automatic is available alternatively.
The technical data for the Grand Sport read in the run-up to a test drive around the Frankfurt airport and the Hessian surrounding area promising: The standard sprint succeeds in 7,7 seconds, the maximum speed is reached at Tempo 235. There is also a maximum torque of 280 Nm, which is between 1.650 and 4.500 revolutions. More important than the paper values, however, are the perceived driving experiences. Here the 1.6er can certainly convince. Thanks to the crisp six-speed manual gearbox is a speedy acceleration at least on the highway nothing in the way. The turbo has no trouble getting the good 1,5 tons of heavy vehicle up to speed. Beyond the directional speed, the forward thrust continues merrily. Away from the highways convinced the turbo by its smoothness and its harmonious tuning. The suspension tuning manages the balancing act between sporty and pleasantly taut. Bumps and bumps are bravely ironed away. For the automatic versions, the adaptive suspension Flex-Ride is part of the standard equipment. Here you can select and personalize the three settings Standard, Sport and Tour depending on the Fahrgusto. Opel states as consumption after WLTP with 6,8 to 7,0 liters. With relaxed driving, these values should be almost experienced. However, those who pass the gas pedal often and longer, must certainly expect a good two liters more. But you do not have to drive fast, but you can.
Speaking of fast: The new "Multimedia Navi Pro" infotainment system has an eight-inch, very high-resolution display, which thanks to a new menu arrangement like a tablet can be operated by wiping and zoom movement and thanks to real-time navigation to quickly reach their destination. The driver can also operate the infotainment system via switches on the steering wheel. The multimedia Navi Pro can also be controlled via an integrated voice command. But it does not have to: If you prefer clicking icons for multimedia, navigation, etc., also copes with the system.
The operation is conceivably arranged clearly, the implementation of the commands happens very fast. The Betulichkeit the previous generation is history. If the system is connected to the internet via a smartphone or a sim card, there is traffic information in real time. For example, up-to-date traffic information is retrieved, updated and integrated into the route guidance in two to three seconds intervals. The system also learns from past experience. By taking into account the traffic on the same route at comparable times. There is also a map update four times a year. If no online connection is available, the system accesses the digital transmission format TPEG using DAB / DAB +. Without a digital radio signal, TMC (Traffic Message Channel) data is transmitted via VHF. Up to five driver profiles can be stored in the system.
From the factory, the Insignia drives with the new multimedia radio with 7-inch touch screen, Bluetooth hands-free, audio streaming and AppleCarplay and Android Auto. The Navi Pro costs around 1.500 Euro extra charge, but is part of the second equipment level (Dynamic) as standard. If you still want to charge your smartphone wirelessly, you have to invest just under 200 Euro.