Estate version of newly launched Insignia to be revealed at the Paris Motor Show
Just weeks after Insignia’s dramatic launch at the British Motor Show in London, Vauxhall has announced the estate version of its new model will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October.
Vauxhall’s Sports Tourer will be powered by the same choice of five
engines as its saloon and hatchback siblings as well as an additional
two new engines – a more powerful turbodiesel and a smaller capacity
turbocharged petrol unit - and will be available in the UK in the
spring of 2009.
An ecoFLEX Sports Tourer with competitively low emissions and fuel consumption will also be available in the near future.
Vauxhall has created the Sports Tourer as a stand-alone model and
not just an estate version of the saloon with several unique features
although it takes its design cues from the hatchback and the saloon.
Highlights include:-
- A unique, yet cohesive appearance by pulling the wraparound
tailgate deep in to its flanks and accentuating it with large, fully
integrated tail lights
- Ample room for five adults and one of the best loadspace volumes in its class
- Hatch and saloon’s wheelbase (2,737mm) has been retained although around 80mm has been added to its length
- Available with front- and all-wheel drive, as well as Vauxhall’s FlexRide system with its Adaptive Stability Technology
- The new estate model will also benefit from the high levels of
technology showcased at Insignia’s launch, such as Vauxhall’s latest
generation Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL), with its nine light beam
settings
- The Sports Tourer will also incorporate the Front Camera System,
which can read and memorise road signs and alert drivers if they
unintentionally veer off the road