Welcome to the first installment of my blog series where I dive right into the configurations of different cars and show the specification that I would choose for that model. I have decided to give this a start with the Vauxhall Insignia grand Sport - as my blog post about it was recently released. You can read it here.
The first option which is given to us is the trim level, which is probably the most important option when buying a new car. The Insignia is not short on trim level options, coming in with eight options. We would completely disregard both the Design and the Design Nav - as these come with a lot less features than the other models including a smaller infotainment touchscreen. The interior overall also doesn’t match up to the high levels that the trim levels which, we might add, are only a little bump in price, offer such as the Tech Line Nav. We would start considering, as a minimum, the Tech Line Nav option, as this offers a larger 8” touchscreen, traffic sign recognition and satellite navigation including 3D street mapping. Stepping up to the SRI Nav and we gain the majority of the features from the Tech Line Nav, however gain some sporty accents (a lot of which are seen in the lower SRI model). SRI VX-Line Nav adds some more sporty features as standard and the option of larger 18” alloy wheels. The flat bottomed steering wheel also offers a higher class feel. Both Elite Nav and especially GSI Nav are a rather large step up in price from the other models so we would not go near these models in less you are certain on the features that these models offer. We have decided to go for the SRI VX-Line Nav as we believe that it offers the best blend between technology and sporty feel and appearance.
The next option’s are Engine and Transmission - where we aren’t so spoiled for choice. The 1.5 Turbo Petrol Manual is the cheapest but also emits the least amount of g/km of CO2. This engine is also offered in the automatic variant. The 1.6 Turbo D BlueInjection Automatic has the best fuel consumption of all models in the range (minus the 1.6 manual which cannot be selected on our model), however we have decided to go with the 2.0 Turbo D BlueInjection Manual engine - purely because we prefer a manual transmission and we feel this is a stronger engine than the 1.5 selection.
Up next and we are offered the selection of exterior options - this will be largely down to personal preference but we will still go through with you the options that we have selected. Lava Red is our selected colour because seeing these in real life we feel it will be the best to keep looking fresh but also the easiest to maintain. Wheels are our next option, and because of our trim level, we have the option of three different types of wheel. This being said, we cannot have the 17” alloy wheels due to our engine selection. As standard then, the 18” five spoke wheels will be the other free options. However we have decided to pay the slightly more and get the 20” twin spoke alloy wheels - purely for the looks! We did not select any other options on this page.
We have also decided against selecting any additional options for the interior of the vehicle - this include packs.
We have added the optional automatic cruise control with automatic brake intervention, to make motorway miles easier and have also taken the decision to take out Driving Assistance Pack Four which adds thinks like rear cross traffic alert and electrically foldable door mirrors. We have not taken the full LED headlights because we believe that they are quite an expensive option which isn’t very justified. Looking into the inside, we highly recommend that you do not take out OnStar as an option - this is because support for the service is being dropped since Vauxhall has been taken over by the Peugeot group. However, I have taken the Heads up display as an option because it isn’t too expensive and is quite a premium feature that you would normally only see from the likes of Audi and BMW.
So in summary then, our vehicle reached a total of just shy of £29,000 - which we don’t think is that bad of a price considering a lot of the features from this car are similar to the features that you may receive on a higher end saloon car.
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