Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer 2014 review - Carbuyer

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"The Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer estate adds four-wheel drive grip to the Insignia's long list of attributes. The car can be had with a choice of two diesel engines and makes for an excellent tow car."
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[@TheDiabolocraft]

My dad had the previous 4dour version loved it so much. The only problem was the gigantic turbo lag thought.

[@williamegler8771]

The presenters in all the Vauxhall Insignia videos compare it to "GERMAN" competitors. These cars are primarily designed and engineered by Opel which IS a German automotive company! They differ slightly from Opel's version... primarily steering/suspension setting, optional equipment and available engines. They are even built on the Continent!

[@danielm8106]

Back to 10 years ago Opel own by general motors and this car is basically is buick regal with fiat engine

[@rajivkishore]

Those rims look soo good for a factory car!

[@admiralfloofz658]

"some of the german rivals". This is german...

[@BrownKow100]

there are many other german companies though

[@admiralfloofz658]

BrownKow100 Thats true but he said it like Vauxhall/Opel isnt German

[@admiralfloofz658]

Erk Basel Its the same company/same cars, its just for whatever reason sold as Vauxhall in britain

[@admiralfloofz658]

Luk As Its built and developed in Germany by Germans, so its German.

[@lukasreuter8835]

Erk Basel Correct! Kristoffer Lilja Both Opel and Vauxhall (and Holden for Aussi) are seperate companies. But today they are all owned by GM. Opel develops the cars for Europe and they are built all over the place. Vauxhall is just a retailer nowadays and doesnt built there own cars. So its tricky to say the insignia is german, bacause its acutally american but somehow still german build. Weird stuff!

[@mustsilm]

What happened with the other reviewer, Ginny? I know Bec left but there was this introduction of new reviewer and that was in August, a month ago.

[@carbuyer]

mustsilm sit tight - she's filming two new reviews this week!

[@zvonimirlevacic9009]

you put the wrong link in the description box :)

[@ultraszgb]

you were comparing it to German rivals, but that car is german, nothing more then Opel with Vauxhall badge on it...

[@vask92]

Nice car

[@kiancalloway9181]

My friends and family also say how comfortable mine is. They say they have lots of leg room which they rate

[@scottishfanta]

Why in the world would you not recommend 4 wheel drive on a car that's supposed to be rugged and used off road.

[@zarrow50]

because it isn't really an off road car, if you want 4 w d go full off road capability

[@SebMcayon]

I think you're being awfully hard on the Vauxhall... :/

[@mins1133]

But designed by GM

[@terrificspokesman7416]

@@mins1133 Opel

[@Daumex]

It's a GM car built on a platform of Alfa 159 and using Fiat's multijet diesel: there's nothing German about it

[@WeItenspinner]

"What the German factures do" Vauxhall is Opel with another badge. Opels are German cars. Not good for German standards, but German.

[@sacleocheaterz]

But Opel is owned by GM... Does that also make them American?

[@WeItenspinner]

Harley Lusk Nope, even Opel is owned by GM, their cars are still developed and build in Germany.

[@HB45175]

***** It's a complete rebadge. The days of Vauxhall Motors (the old company which made cars) are long gone, today it's called General Motors UK and is wholly owned by Adam Opel AG, which of course in turn is wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors. Ellesmere Port assembles the Astra, but that's about it. Vauxhall has no part of any kind in development of Opel cars.

[@sinan5636]

gm is truly struggling in europe, thats why opel is struggling. opel has a strong engineering but ordered by general morons...

[@malachymolloy6038]

Weltenspinner LPs Wrong way round - Opel is Vauxhall with another badge

[@FrightfulAccountant]

It aint bad, but somehow my feeling says you get a much more special car if you pick up a BMW 3, Audi A4, Ford Mondeo or Mazda 6 tourer. Nicer to drive, better looking and maybe not better equiped but at least equal in all cases with a nicer (less boring) interior.

[@bennicool888]

FrightfulAccountant You're right except the (old) Mondeo, but you must see, that the Insignia is only a facelift, so at all 5 years old. But i can't agree that the Insignia interior is boring, it's in my opinion really nice ^^

[@FrightfulAccountant]

It's far from a bad interior (lots of French cars have bad interiors, just look at the Citroen Cactus urgh :s) but like the whole car it looks and feels a bit dated, not the posh and fancy things we see now in the cars I listed above. They can do better!

[@SeanMcklo]

Product placement gone wild!

[@lintonmudafuka]

Those are not the nappa leather seats. They are the sienna leather

[@Bugumir]

Nice, honest review. Good job, as always.

[@hemmay]

Of course he's got plenty of room-he's only about 5ft 5ins-not 5ft 11ins that he claims.

[@framfull]

60 mpg or 42 mpg?

[@kaanerdem2822]

i want to see matt comparing this to a peugeot 508 rxh please do it maaattt

[@pedrooliveira6747]

I miss rebecca jackson, she was a good reviewer and she was funny. At least, we still have Mat.

[@theodorev666]

What's all this nonsense about "improved ground clearance". Do you realize how small 20 mm actually is? It's less than an inch, around 4/5 of an inch to be precise. You pay extra for a jacked-up suspension and a 4x4-like body kit all for a measly inch???

[@jimmyhoffa9]

Yes. No-one who actually buys these kind of cars actually goes off road, with the exception of dog walkers down mud tracks. People just want that off road(ish) look, but with cars like these they still want the practicality of a wagon over a crossover, which typically has a shite sized boot. For example, XC70 vs XC60.

[@MontagoDK]

LOL... 20mm higher for improved ground clearance... I bet those 20mm turns the car into a real offroader !!!

[@XenoEXTornado]

lel

[@PedroFTeixeira]

This car looks like it's been in a crash. Look at the rear wheel alignment at 6:45! Weird!

[@Livi70590]

A review of an 'offroad' station wagon, and no mention of the Legacy Outback? Surely something's gone wrong?

[@emjayay]

Yes, this is exactly the same idea.

[@TheMcooper17]

whats with those refllectors in the boot? 2:32

[@lookatezail]

the law says rear reflectors must be visible if the boot is open.

[@TheMcooper17]

***** there IS rear reflectors on the bumber

[@apalsenberg]

There are hazard lights as well, no just reflectors.

[@andylie7699]

Red Rear lights too

[@turquoisecat761]

Just Opel being very OTT with health 'n' safety. For the maximum 10 seconds you'll have the boot open they decided to invent what no-one wants or cares about and wire in extra lights to save on average zero lives in the next 1000 years.

[@delboy2596]

0-60mph in under 10 seconds. Lets hope so. Didn't know car were that slow these days.

[@bennicool888]

Del Johnson There are lots of cars with that sprint. But my Insignia for example does it in 7.6 seconds, so not all Insignia engines are the same.

[@kieranrhead8926]

Where's Ginny?

[@theslavicimmigrant4795]

'German Rivals'....insignia is a german car; it's an Opel badged as vauxhall. Even though it's owned by GM, Opel is HQ'd in Germany, cars are designed in Germany and built in Germany and UK

[@1510km]

192bhp, 0-62 under 10 seconds? That's slow for 192bhp... is it not?

[@3rexcit]

Not at all. You have to consider the weight and the gear transmission ratio.

[@AristotelisMitsiou]

its fine

[@DK07x]

It would be slow if it was a fucking ford focus.

[@Ioanides001]

yes, of course is slow. i can;t think of another car in the same class with this kind of power that is so slow.

[@turquoisecat761]

Yes, very slow.

[@AristotelisMitsiou]

is matt going to do all the car reviews? where is ginny (and rebecca)?

[@JaymzSim]

Rebecca left.

[@AristotelisMitsiou]

Jaymz2 and ginny?

[@JaymzSim]

***** No idea.

[@andylie7699]

Ginny is filming two new reviews this week!!

[@AristotelisMitsiou]

Andreas Lie ok thanks

[@lalobrit9]

6:10 I think thats for safety reasons...

[@timl4257]

I like the car but feel he gave it too negative of a review

[@vuyek78]

Vawhat?

[@gandalfwiz20007]

My VW Jetta has a huge "transmission tunnel" just like that on the Insignia and it's FWD....yeah i don't believe that hump is for the cardan transmission shaft...

[@noname-wb5cv]

It's because of the exhaust and CAT. Also because of the chassis.

[@meren1904]

the opel

[@mustsilm]

Are you going to review Nissan Pulsar soon?

[@troy0000001965]

Vauxhall really fucked up when they started useing the useless FIAT engines.

[@opelduude]

What is useless about them? Never had any issues. I had a Combo 1,3 and my father currently has a 2.0 litre diesel astra 160 hp. Never had as much as an engine light on any of them.

[@Krille3]

I'd save up to some more money and buy a Volvo XC70 instead!

[@bennicool888]

Krille3 I drove the XC70 and i can tell you, it's not better than the Insignia.

[@theodorev666]

yeap, same here. I'd love a volvo

[@mieguistumas]

You can upgrade it to audi a6 :D

[@jcooper_]

The engine in this is a total peach in the smaller Astra. Really punchy, in-gear acceleration. As for the Insignia, it was never made to break speed records.

[@jimmyhoffa9]

Don't particularly fast though considering. A 2.0 TDI remapped GTD or diesel VRS would walk past it with ease.

[@jcooper_]

***** Yep, that's true. I was only relatively speaking, but the TDI units would indeed smirk at this engine.

[@alfisti93]

Very clever. Comparing a tuned engine to a stock one ;) A remapped BiTurbo CDTi like from EDS pulls around 250hp and nearly 500Nm, just for info (wanna see a stock gtd or vrs then keep up).

[@terrificspokesman7416]

42 MPG is really good

[@jamesloveday8561]

Oooooh "secret cubby"

[@nuttylivett2713]

Stick with the petrol vectra sei

[@johnwellington5754]

It looks like a Renault Megane break

[@alexhitchcock7691]

Too much like the Audi A4/A6 Allroad.

[@richl]

Matt ! whats in your pocket lol

[@kayinsiew2842]

"Elderly relatives"! Urgh!

[@kayinsiew2842]

Pocket? Gun!

[@foxxmufasa]

0-60 in 10? u guys consider that good? god thats slow

[@1902Geo]

it's not professional to highlight other cars as better than this. The review does not mean a comparison, it means to show the goods and the bads of the car....nat saying audi is better...when you will make audi review, you'll say porsche is better?

[@CornflakesYognaut]

Energy drinks? Pretty sure it's cocaine...

[@emjayay]

Actually energy drinks are expensive nothings. Caffeine just like coffee or tea and some random vitamins and maybe useless herbs.

[@TheSuperMotoHooligan]

I like a fat tail...

[@TheKenjoje]

matt MUST KNOW that vauxhall engineers NOTHING, therefore it is impossible they 'combine german influences' because this car is OPEL. shameful for car journalist, really....

[@blarkdexture8899]

Insomnia Tourer

[@lesliechow4719]

dafuq isnt insignia opel. HAHAHAA

[@LDRaps]

no Vauxhall is open

[@lewyn4k]

What a sh**ty car, along with the rest of the range.

[@bennicool888]

Master_Hector Haha, you never driven it cheap hater ;-)