The all new Vauxhall Insignia Grand Sport attempts to push the boundaries of the family saloon car. It offers a massive seven trim options, from the entry level ‘Design’ to the range topping ‘Elite nav’ - there is most likely going to be one that will suit your needs. As well as this there is the options list which provides reasonably priced, yet rather practical options.
All Insignia trim level's come with air conditioning, a touch screen infotainment system featuring apple car play and android auto (more on this later), cruise control with speed limiter, Keyless entry and startup and Vauxhall’s OnStar personal assistant service.
The model we had for our review time was the ‘Tech Line Nav’ (second to the top of the range) which features front and rear parking sensors, body coloured door handles with chrome insert effect and twin USB charging ports for passengers travelling in the rear seats.
Our car has LED daytime running lights, however the ‘Elite Nav’ would get you LED Matrix headlights and LED front fog lights. The Elite Nav also comes with 18” Alloy Wheels, tinted rear windows, heated front seats and an 8 inch colour display for all of your speedometer and navigation information as standard. Most of the Elite Nav's options, however, are available as options for the lower spec models.
There are Six engines too choose from with the Insignia Grand Sport. A 1.5 Litre Turbo Petrol, Three 1.6 litre Turbo Diesel’s and two 2 litre turbo Diesels. All of these engines offer, an impressive, average between 47 and 70 miles per gallon.
The Insignia's boot space is rather large, however is smaller than a few of its closest rivals. That said you can fold down the rear seats too make a rather large loading area for those extra large items that you may have to fit in on your way back from IKEA.
The Insignia range starts at a pretty impressive 17 thousand pounds for the 'Design' trim level. However we would recommend going for the 'SRI Nav' model as this gives you Sat Nav, a bigger infotainment system display and offers the best value for money. All engines are pretty impressive however the 1.6 Litre Diesel is very impressive, and quiet inside of the cabin.
Vauxhall's Infotainment system is very intuitive, but can be a bit slow if you are trying to use it whilst on the move. The Sat nav however is easy to use and allows for destination input very easily. However, this system may not be for everybody and if you are someone that does not really like the system, Vauxhall offers Apple Car Play and Android Auto on all models of the Insignia so that you can use phone mirroring to have a rather different experience with the display.
We would highly recommend the Insignia to company car drivers and private buyers (or if you do both). It offers a decent load space and can easily accommodate three people in the rear seats. To configure your Vauxhall today please head over too Vauxhall.co.uk.
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Jack