Opel Insignia Officially Revealed!

[drew770]

Originally Posted by mgescuro

I disagree. I think Saturn should play up its perceived European heritage -- design, performance, the works!!
If GM were smart, there should be ZERO changes from Insignia to Aura, except for required localization requirements.
The vast array of buttons and European sophistication and "complexity" should remain.

GM doesn't need a european styled Malibu. It needs the Aura to attract people who would otherwise buy a Passat or Accord -- premium, highly designed cars.

Looks are one thing but ride is another. GM has to knock this out of the block to move the Aura off the lots.
This should be Saturn's last go around. If they can't make this Opel/Saturn Insignia work in the North American market, then GM needs to consider pulling the whole brand.

[samkung]

Originally Posted by paul8488

Curious to see this parked next to a C5... I fear the Insignia will look frumpy and lumpy in comparison to the C5, which is my new favourite midsize family sedan in Europe.

Insignia, nice looking car, but to me, i will still go for the Mondeo

[M_RABID]

Originally Posted by jbartley

it's the next Aura...

How about Buick Skylark?

[351E]

Uninspiring. Outside and in, it's like a mish-mash of a number of Japanese products, Nissan's in particular. Nothing particularly Opel about it but the emblem. A "nice" product isn't worth much if it communicates nothing for the brand. This car makes the Opel brand seem a bit confused. Way more Japanese here than German. Disappointing!

[DmitryKo]

Originally Posted by HoosierRon

Fake wood is gross.

Way too many buttons on the dash.

Well, the radio seems to be a completely different unit, a departure from current Opel infotainment systems such as CD30/CD30MP3 and DVD90...
But I think it's for better - current Opel units are not so easy to operate, you need to consult with the manual way too often, and everything except the most basic tasks is buried in the menu. Adding some extra buttons for most common tasks can't really make any harm.


(from http://media.gm.com/servlet/com.gm.m...tl&language=en)

Description of the infotainment systems on the current Vectra (in German):
http://www.opel.de/shop/cars/vectra/...nt/content.act

[Uzzy]

Originally Posted by 351E

Way more Japanese here than German. Disappointing!

Disappointing? According to your assesment, it'll sell zillions over here as the Aura.

[Butz]

I like the interior and that's about it

[ChevroletRevived]

Originally Posted by mgescuro

Looks to be a very efficient design!
Short overhangs... Good lines.... Center stack seems to be very clean and unique.

This is a very European look that won't attract many Americans not used to or resent European design. And that is exactly what Saturn needs to distance itself from the very American Chevrolet!!!!!

See, told you that it's going to be set apart and look different. This should do VERY well against the Passat, etc as a Saturn. It's coming basically unchanged as the Aura guys, so what you see is what you get. I think it's a very competent car that'll do exactly what Saturn needs it to do.

[Astra RL]

here is our progression.
Saturn L-series

Saturn Aura

Saturn Aura 2.0

The aura was a significant upgrade over the L series. I see this as a more evolutionary step with better overall packaging.

[sigma]

Originally Posted by jcgable

Coincidentally, I was playing around in photoshop yesterday and came up with this:



I posted it on C&G yesterday to a pretty good response. I kind of like it-I think it flows better.

I dig that new logo. It looks better than the square peg in the round Opel they've been trying to pull off.

[ChevroletRevived]

Originally Posted by boblutzfan

So how long until GM unveils this as the next Aura? This is beatiful. This is what Saturn needs to take the brand to long term success.

I think between the new Malibu, the next Aura and the coming Buick Lacrosse replacement - GM has really stepped up their game in the FWD sedan market.

Yeah, I'm really impressed with the latest products to come out of GM. It's like, they're a car company again! Stylish, competent and well built cars across the board. I look forward to what the future holds!

[Astra RL]

^I hope you are right and the Malibu comes for 2011 with all of this great product I really question why people will not come back to GM. The Aura should come with the LCD screen standard not nav but the screen like MyGig oh, and a CTSesque hard drive would be nice too.

[jry]

Originally Posted by benroethig

Length=190.15
width=72.91
height=58.42
wheelbase=107.75

Its about the same length as the Malibu, Aura, and G6, is a little bit wider and taller, but has a shorter wheelbase.

Thanks to Toto and to you for the conversion. I would guess that it is a little longer than the Malibu, Aura and G6. The extra width could be a plus.
I am sure it will not have as many engine choices once it shows up here with the Saturn badge on it.

[StormHunter77]

I like the current Aura front end a lot better. The current Aura headlights have a lot more detail. They very sharp now. The Insignia headlights look quite blah to me. I'm a little disappointed. The interior is nice but they didn't go as far as I thought they were going to go. Maybe the Americanized version will be more jazzed up (a la that new LaCrosse). The Insignia's rear looks better than the current Aura however.

[351E]

Originally Posted by Uzzy

Disappointing? According to your assesment, it'll sell zillions over here as the Aura.

The day GM designs Opels based on what'll sell well as a Saturn, is the day both Opel and Saturn go down the tubes.