Teaser pic from Opel:

This is very promising!

Will it be a BiG-Astra?

Posted on Thursday 29 November 2007

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Opel will debut its new mid-size sedan at next year’s British Motor Show in July, a car which drops the familiar Vectra nameplate in favor of the new Insignia title. - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER of the car have been spotted recently by spy photographers, revealing its basic shape, but this official teaser gives us a look at the new taillight design for the new mid-sizer.

Europe should see the new Insignia in showrooms soon after July’s launch, however the US won’t get to see its version of the car, the new Saturn Aura, until 2011 at the earliest. The US models will also likely get some minor styling revisions to suit North American tastes.

The new model features a wider and taller body than the current generation Vectra/Aura and will be built on GM’s new Epsilon II platform. This means the car will retain its FWD configuration and will be available in sedan, five-door hatch, and wagon bodystyles.

The larger body will position it better against its main rivals in the US such as the Toyota Camry and new Honda Accord, both of which have grown considerably in size recently. - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER to see a possible rendering of the new car in our previous story.

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Renderings from Autozeitung:

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Posted on Thursday 10 January 2008
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Opel gave us a preview of the styling direction for the new Insignia sedan when it unveiled the GTC Concept car back at March’s Geneva Motor Show and now we have a preview as to what the final production version may look like. There’s a lot of significance riding on this model because this is the car that will be sold in the US as the next-gen Saturn Aura and it may even make it to other markets where GM cars are sold such as Australasia and South America. The new mid-size sedan will make its debut at next year’s British Motor Show in July.

Europe should see the new Insignia in showrooms soon after July’s launch, however the US won’t get to see its version of the car, the new Saturn Aura, until 2010 at the earliest. The US models will also likely get some minor styling revisions to suit North American tastes.

The latest version features a wider and taller body than the current generation Vectra/Aura and will be built on GM’s new Epsilon II platform. This means the car will retain its FWD configuration and will be available in sedan, five-door hatch, and wagon bodystyles.

The larger body will position it better against its main rivals in the US such as the Toyota Camry and new Honda Accord, both of which have grown considerably in size recently.

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Opel has released a second teaser for its upcoming Insignia flagship sedan. The - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER showed the car’s new taillight design, while this latest image gives us a taste of the new grille and headlight design. The new Insignia replaces the current Vectra sedan and will make its official debut at July’s London Motor Show before going on sale later in the year. The car will eventually replace the Saturn Aura in the U.S. but it isn’t expected to cross the Atlantic until sometime in 2010.

The latest version will have a much more premium feel than previous generations and has grown significantly in size compared with its predecessor. The new Insignia rides on a heavily revised version of GM’s FWD Epsilon platform, aptly dubbed Epsilon II, and will be available in sedan, five-door hatch, and wagon bodystyles.
Powering the new car will be a range of four-cylinder and V6 engines including both petrol and turbodiesel units. The U.S.-spec Aura may also be available with a new V8 engine as well as a new hybrid option similar to that used in the new Chevrolet Malibu. You can see renderings of the car in our - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER or - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER of it taken while testing.


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Video explaining how the new Insignia AFL headlights works: