Opel Adds Sports Tourer to Insignia ecoFlex Line

01 July, 2009 01:47:00

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Opel has expanded it's Insignia ecoFlex line with a Sports Tourer Wagon version.

The station wagon version of Europe's 2009 Car of the Year sips in the combined cycle just 5.3 liters of diesel per 100 km (44.4mpg US) and emits only 139 g CO2/km – while offering a load capacity of up to 1530 liters.

The Insignia ecoFLEX sedan has fuel consumption of 5.2 L/100 km (45.2mpg US) and 136 g CO2/km.

The 2.0 CDTI engine with the Clean Tech System delivers 118 kW/160 hp and has maximum torque of 380 Nm. The Insignia ecoFLEX Sports Tourer accelerates to a top speed of 215 km/h – three km/h faster than the normal version – and sprints from zero to 100 km/h in 9.9 seconds.

The Opel Insignia ecoFLEX Sports Tourer can be ordered now, with prices starting at 28,690 euros (RRP incl. VAT) in Germany. It comes with a six-speed manual transmission, a longer final drive ratio, a range of aerodynamic optimizations and specially developed, 225/55 R 17" low-resistance Michelin tires.

Just how parsimonious the new Opel Insignia ecoFLEX is, was highlighted at the sedans' press launch in June. European journalists driving the Insignia ecoFLEX for two weeks in the region south of Frankfurt confirmed that the official factory figure of 5.2 liters of diesel per 100 km (45.2mpg US) is very realistic.

On the first part of the test circuit, consisting mainly of country roads from the Frankfurt Airport to Heidelberg, most of the cars needed less than five liters of diesel. Some of the journalists really concentrated on their gas pedal behavior; one reporter from Croatia hit a record of 3.6 liters per 100 kilometers (65.3mpg US).

The latest Insignia ecoFLEX Sports Tourer joins the ever increasing number of ultra-low CO2 Opels which are currently on sale: Agila ecoFLEX, Corsa ecoFLEX, Astra ecoFLEX, Zafira ecoFLEX, Insignia ecoFLEX.

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