Carbuyer Magazine – August 2019

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Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer

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Price £21,505-£39,760

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THEIn signiaSports Tourer hasitsworkcutouttopoac hsalesfrom

direct estate-carrivals,alternativesfromthe‘premium’manufacturers,

andthelatestcrossovers .Howeve r,thelatestversionhasabigestate-

carbody,ismoreenjoyableto driveandbettervaluethanever.

TheIn signiaSports Tourer isaprettyhug ecar.Itsextrasizeincreases

itsappealinNorthAmerica,whereit’sso ldastheBuickRegal,butalso

mean sUKbuyers benefitfromfarmoreinteriorandbootspacethanin

thelastInsignia.ThedownsideisthattheVauxhal lalsofeelslikeabig

car;it canseemrathercumbersome,especiallywhenparking.

Passengerscanenjoyleg-stretchingroominboththefrontandback

seats,andthere’snoshortage ofhe adro omineitherrow.Thebootis

generou sat5 60litr es,althoughaSkodaSu perbEstateisbigger.

Onthemove,theSports Tourer iscomfor tabl e,safeandeasyto

drive.Thesteeringisaccurat eandit’s easytoplacetheVauxhal lon

openroads,whiletherange-toppingGSimodelisge nuinelyfast.

Fueleconomyiso nlyreall yaverage acrosstherange,though.

ThestrongestsuitoftheInsigniaSports Tourer isitsvaluefor

money.Itundercutsthe Superbandmostofitsrivals,despitebeing

deckedoutwithanenviablekitlist,includingthelatestsafetytech.

“The latestVauxhall Insignia Sports

Tourer isafar moreaccomplished

all-rounder than itspredecessor”

Goodvalue, spacious interior,

attractivelystyled

Boring to drive, lacksa

premium image, economy

Engines:1.5 &1.6 petrol,1.6&2.0 diesel

Tr im levels:Design, SRi,Tech Line Nav,

SRi VX-Line, Elite,CountryTourer ,GSi

Economy:37-5 5mpgRoadtax:£145

0-62:7.4-10.9s EuroNCAP:★★★★★★★★★★

Carbuyerrating

★★★★★★★★★4.0/ 5

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