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Vauxhall Insignia wins European Car of the Year

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Tim Pollard, 17 November 2008 11:32

Vauxhall/Opel has scooped the European Car of the Year gong – by a single point. The results, announced today, were another surprise in the 44-year history of CoTY, as the Insignia pipped the Ford Fiesta and pushed the VW Golf into third place. The full results for Car of the Year 2009 are: • 1st Vauxhall Insignia, 321 points• 2nd ...

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Vauxhall Insignia wins European Car of the Year

Rated 4 out of 5

Tim Pollard, 17 November 2008 11:32

Vauxhall/Opel has scooped the European Car of the Year gong – by a single point. The results, announced today, were another surprise in the 44-year history of CoTY, as the Insignia pipped the Ford Fiesta and pushed the VW Golf into third place. The full results for Car of the Year 2009 are: • 1st Vauxhall Insignia, 321 points• 2nd ...

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Vauxhall at the Paris motor show 2008

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Guy Bird, 02 October 2008 16:31

The Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer bagged its world debut as an Opel-badged vehicle in Paris. Yet another well styled, curvaceous family estate in the vein of the Citroen C5, Ford Mondeo and Honda Accord, it begs the question: is the large boxy load-lugger now officially dead?   Tell me more about the Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer? The curving roofline – with ...

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Vauxhall Astra (2009): the first sketches

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Tim Pollard, 08 September 2008 09:00

Vauxhall has just issued these first official sketches of the new Astra ahead of its launch in 2009 at next year's Frankfurt motor show. Although heavily silhouetted, we can make out an evolution of today's mid-sized hatchback. This sketch is of the coupe-style three-door Astra, but there will again be a more upright five-door and indeed a whole suite of ...

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Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer (2009): first pictures

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Ben Pulman, 14 August 2008 11:06

These are the first pictures of Vauxhall’s third Insignia model, the estate. But estates are boring and dull, so Vauxhall has dubbed this the Sports Tourer, not to be confused with Renault’s Sport Tourer. The Sports Tourer will debut at this autumn's Paris motor show and come with a choice of seven engines and the option of front- or four-wheel ...

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Vauxhall launches speed limit detectors on Insignia

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Tim Pollard, 19 June 2008 07:53

Vauxhall's new Insignia will be the first of a wave of cars to have a forward-facing camera that can read road signs. The optional kit will detect speed limit and no overtaking signs – and flash up a reminder to the driver on the dashboard.GM calls the tech, which will be launched in early 2009, Traffic Sign Recognition and it ...

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Vauxhall Insignia interior: first pictures

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Ben Pulman, 04 June 2008 16:04

Prepare for some confusion. A few months ago Vauxhall released the first official pictures of the new Insignia’s exterior. However, there were no interior photos, although some inevitably leaked onto the internet. Not to be moved from its own schedule, Vauxhall has now released the first official pictures of the Insignia’s interior. So, here they are… Right, tell me what I ...

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Vauxhall VXR8 gets new V8

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Ben Pulman, 06 May 2008 10:06

Vauxhall’s VXR8 is getting a new V8. The latest bent eight – designated LS3 – gains an extra 195cc to take power up to 425bhp. The 6.2-litre V8 is same engine that has also found its way into the revised Corvette and Pontiac’s version of the VXR8, the G8. Torque figures for the Griffin-badged saloon remain unchanged with 405lb ft, ...

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Vauxhall Insignia: first pictures

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Tim Pollard, 17 April 2008 23:43

You’ve seen the leaked images and the scoops, but now the wait is finally over. These are the first officially sanctioned photographs of the new Vauxhall Insignia – marking the end of two decade of the Vectra, which replaced the Cavalier back in 1988.It’s immediately apparent that the Insignia is way more stylish than today’s dowdy Vectra. Where that car ...

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Vauxhall's new badge

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Tim Pollard, 09 April 2008 00:00

Vauxhall has redesigned its griffin badge - and the new Insignia is the first car that will bear the new mascot. It's a typically modern rebranding: the graphic designers have zoomed in on the upper torso of the griffin, giving it a sharper, modern look and the word Vauxhall is now incorporated in the badge.The company's grille-wide V front end ...

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Opel Meriva concept

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Ben Barry, 05 March 2008 15:08

What’s new on the Opel/Vauxhall stand at Geneva? Opel (Vauxhall wasn’t represented) chose to showcase the Meriva concept for the first time in Geneva. It features the FlexDoor system – a combination of conventional front doors and rear-hinged rear ‘suicide’ doors. Unlike the similarly apertured Mazda RX-8 – where the two doors interlock to close, eliminating the B-pillar –the B-pillar ...

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