Opel Insignia Facelift FULL REVIEW 2021 Vauxhall Insignia GSi 4x4 Grand Sport vs Sports Tourer
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I drive 2018 Opel Insignia (Buick Regal) in the U.S. It rides like a luxury car (18" wheels), butter smooth, plush and refined. 2018-2020 Buick Regal comes standard with 2.0T 250hp engine, it has plenty of power for everyday driving. Utility is amazing, trunk is huge. Everyone who rides with me compliments my car. I am sad we won't see this redesign in the U.S.
I had 2014 Insignia. 2.0 disel with Automatic transmision and 4x4. 200hp. I loved that car. Bought it one year old and for that amount of money the level of equipment i got was amazing. Adaptive suspension, radar cruise control, adaptive xenon lights, AGR memory seat and so on.
Interior quality was superb. Nicely designed and quality made. After almost 100.000km of wich 80k in my possesion, the interior didn't change at all. I like how it was designed to be easy to use.
I don't understand why people bash Insignia. Great quality car for far less money then other brands with a lot more equipment.
Thanks for the feedback!
Mine is 2016 with almost 200 000 km on clock and interior is still ike new (you also have to live with check engine light because there is always something wrong with engine even when there is nothing wrong he will complain for something so i cary fault code reader with me ) ...but i wrote in separate post..maps and software updates are total nightmare
Hi guys from England. Have the tourer GSI. Absolutely love this car. Great to drive and very comfortable. Also integrated sat nav is great. Don't like the ones that stick on top of dash! Also as per other comments I like separate controls for heating etc. Well done opel/vauxhall!
Definitely looks premium! They've done a great and beautiful work on this FACELIFT. SO gorgeous 😍
In America, we were getting this as the Buick Regal Sportback, GS (or GSi), & TourX (Country Tourer). Even tho GM sold Opel to PSA, GM has a bad habit of bringing a great car to the States from Europe or Australia, never advertising it & being shocked as to why it didn't sell well. They are discontinued here after this year so we won't get this beautiful refresh model 😒 🙄
@@RAYGEEZ92 Yeah, i know. They keep all the trash to sell out on American Market... Which is so sad...
@@vuckomrakic3760 i wish too. I'm trying to get one and I'm two seconds away from looking for opel/Vauxhall parts for it lol
dashboard and interior look like downgrade from my Insignia from 2016 ..only thing i dont have is head up display..but buttons ,climate control etc all look 2 me like downgrade and less quality ..and screens are totally the same
@@dzonikg I prefer the MK1 Insignia, it's the best looking in it's class
Good work. And with Thomas YES!(:
Good review Thomas. The Insignia has sure become a big car!
Always detailed reviews. Happy to watch your reviews. I think you could make motorcycle reviews as well
There is something so optimistic with Insignia. Always liked it!
This is the Insignia that should have been from the launch.
I usually don't like estates but Opel has done a great job on the rear end on the Insignia Estate and I like it a lot, Great job
A solid mainstream (not wannabe premium) car, not overengineered and with the right balance between modernity and old school in the interior with a reasonable number of physical buttons inside.
This looks like the best buy estate car on the market, love it.
This should make designers at Stuttgart, Munich, Ingolstadt feel ashamed. Another model joins the ''in terms of design, really interesting medium sedans club'': Jaguar XE, Volvo S60/V60, Peugeot 508, Alfa Julia, Renault Talisman and now, Opel Insignia. Sorry MB, BMW, Audi, you have to step up your design game. Another great review Herr Thomas, seems that covid lockdown was good for you, you 're back in top form.
Thx m8!
Tèo N. No MB, BMW and Audi certainly don’t need to step up their game. All of those cars are nice, yes but they pale in comparison in the 3 major German brands. They drive so much better, that’s undeniable and the quality blows all of those cars out of the water.
@@nicholascernatescu6685 audi performs very badly in terms of reliability. overall, i would say that all 3 brands don't live up to their names anymore as far as quality goes.
trek kin yes but you don’t buy a German car because of reliability. If you want a car that will last you get a Toyota or a Honda or Hyundai/Kia. You get a German car because it’s fun to drive, fast, luxurious and full of modern technology
@@nicholascernatescu6685 This is a very common argument, but if you stop and think... drive is a pure guess and preconceived beliefs, ideology, not reality-based facts, because no one has driven this car yet and the way it drive is what they have invested the most in.
It probably takes a super BMW-Mercedes-Audi for 130,000 euros to surpass this only regarding the drive in a clear way, no ordinary, average BMW-Mercedes-Audi and absolutely none at the same price.
What quality?
A perceived quality of the surface... everyone knows that these B.M.A. cars are not the ones with the least number of faults.
A car consists of infinitely more than drive and perceived quality, if that's all you got, you don't have much of a car.
But some are happy with little for much money.
Good informative review, much better than UK reviews.
Opel has really gotten beautiful this year. I don't think that I will ever own one due to lack of popularity here in South Africa but if I had disposable money I would definitely buy it for it's beauty
I liked estate version, thank you for review
I'm more of a sedan type of guy (even tho I drive a hatchback) but the ST (the estate) is the most beautiful car ever produced. Period. This facelift is gooorgeous.
Looks like the people at Opel managed to improve Peugeot's slow infotainment module into something that's actually useable.
The insignia still uses the GM infotainment system since its still a GM based car. Next gen will be PSA-based
@@eivmel Then they will go from bad to even worse...The last time I owned a car with GM components they were forced to buy it back because everything failed after 2 years. And by everything I mean everything except the paint and the tires. € 16.000,- in repairs over a 7 month period with less than 60.000 Km on the clock. But compared to how much time some of the PSA cars in the neighborhood spends at the garage that wasn't even that bad...
@@MovieViking Worst for Opel GM is updates..i have 2016 insignia and they charge you to update software for anything..update base software 70 euros...update software for adaptive cruise control that is separate..like 7-8 things you can update but you must pay separately for everything ..i only thing they do is pluging usb stick and wait little time 2 update..why they did not allow me to download for free and update my self ..because this is nightmare now and you pay for it every time ..and maps actually all separate for all off this and you cant update in service center but YOu have to order Maps USB from GM site 100 euros + 30 euros shipping and when it arrives you go to service center with that USB maps to update you ...i cant imagine to be more complicated and frustrating...
@@MovieViking I had two PSA cars. Never ever again.
Very nice car!
Good video!
Respect From Hungary!
I like this car, looks great. Good review.
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I drive a Holden Calais ( Commodore) . It’s a mix of options. A 2019 build. 2 litre Petrol engine, 9 speed. Holden revised the Suspension basically because that was one of their strong areas. The seats are a weak point. The engine is the 260HP spec. They have stopped selling it here . I replaced a RWD top of the range, 3.6 V6, 6 speed Auto with it. Overall I am really happy with it. Performance is quite amazing definitely the Sweet spot in the range. No longer sold here, Holden has closed down, except for Customer Service.
Mein Freund, i really like your videos also your English is really good , Opel announces some news about Opel Manta , you should make a video about that
Thanks 😊 seems like its only a concept
@@autogefuehl it seems so but even a concept was enough to excite Opel fans 😄 i hope it wont stay as a concept model
thats my dream car i hope ill be able to get it next year
Hi. İ just wanna learn tire and way sound. İs there any improvement according to the before? Tnx a lot
I currently drive a Infiniti G37xS and have driven the Buick sportback gs. I loved the ride,looks and seats. I want one in red. GM has canceled it here so hard to find. GM as always didn't advertise this vehicle and then wondered why it didn't sell. Lastly didn't bring 20 inch wheels, paddle shifter and 360 camera. I wish could just buy the GSI here.
Dear Thomas, I didn’t get it in the video, but what are the main variance between the 260hp and the 230hp? Thank you for your reply
Looks damn nice for Opel. This will make the Passat look 2005.
Looks wize yes, interiro wose , buttons and all ...not really. Also, this is just a rebranded chevy malibu
@@examen1996 It's closer related to the Buick Regal. Both were built in the same line in Germany.
@@examen1996 lol the Malibu is a rebranded insignia
Muito lindo a nave tem que vir pro Brasil !!!
The estate looks brilliant
Looking good.
The estate G O D !!!
Is the best car on market, the design is just AMAZING !!!
To bad I've leaving in North America, and the GM Buick doesn't do this estate...
Really, really beautiful car and great value for money too!
Hello, is there any Grandland face-lift review comming this year ?
Thomas i already broke 10 charging cable. Which one do u use?
Really love the Grand Sport with the big wheels. Pre facelift in white.. Such a good looking car. Like a modern version of my old old Mazda6 hatchback. A shame people only buy SUVs and that the D segment hatch is a dying breed.
Did like the pre-facelift exterior more than this though. But still a looker! And THANK YOU Opel for having normal looking nice silver/NOT BLACK wheels!
Tomorrow, my girlfriend and I will ride our current Insignia Country Tourer -18 to a dealer here in Sweden and order a GSi -22. This car is so beautiful for being such a big car and we need it because of our dog former K9.
#OpelForEver #OpelForLife
Most underrated car in Europe
GM engines are not good
Cheers for Above & Beyond - Counting Down The Days ;)
What a really beautiful and elegant car. In my opinion the GSi should have a bit more power. 280 - 300 would've been at the sweet spot
Any chance you can make a comparison test with Insignia, Passat and Superb?
Wow that infotainment system is actually surprisingly more responsive than in some bigger manufacturers
I think because it's GM's. We have the same system in the Holden Acadia
@@classicaflIts not gm anymore I think
@@haka1937 still using GM system
Is the red one a pre production model?? The bumper really doesn’t match with the hoed and front fenders.
I think the fuel gauge should be far left where the oil temp is. That way you keep all the engine stuff to the right, making more sense and keeping it cleaner imho.
Great fuel consumption, nice interior!👌
I'm personally very sad to live in this SUV era. This is such a beautiful sedan! I have 2017 1.5 petrol, I'm really satisfied with it. I was waiting for little more spicy GSI, but this 230 HP is not enough... Shame there's no OPC range any more.
We have 3.6 V6 petrol engine in the US 310 HP, it is called Buick Regal GS. Too bad GM decided to discontinue this wonderful car. I am lucky to drive 2018 Regal with 2.0T petrol engine 250 horses, I absolutely love it.
You can consider importing Buick Regal from USA/Canada. I presume these aren't very popular cars there, so slightly damadged one may be quite well priced. :)
Yeah, they had to discontinue the OPC series since they were not complying with needed overall emissions dictated by global authorities. Opel had not pushed their electric line enough and/or low emissions vehicles to balance the ratio. I read this somewhere.
I really like the exterior design of the sedan, the interior is typically Opel: rational, comfy, with a functional layout, but in my opinion without anything interesting.
Pourquoi tu préfères un sapin de Noel alors tu oublieras de regarder la route
Nice styling. GT
Like the design (facelift) but the dashbord still looks to much like the pre 2021 models, unless you're looking at them side by side it'll be hard to notice the difference.
Wish we could've gotten the V6 that was available in Australia in Europe.
hm... I have mixed feelings about the design. It seems a little bit dated, but at the same time has some modern design clues. Fastback looks much better than wagon, IMHO. Overall really feels like a facelift, and not a proper full-on update. Still I must commend them for keeping all the buttons in, even if those are quite low quality. Happy they didn't go zero-budget option with glued-on iPad, lol.
Very nice car. Greetings from Honda!
Opel cars are really good....but the dealer here in Saudi Arabia unfortunately destroyed the Opel name and as such Opel cars are no longer being sold in Saudi Arabial However, I was amazed by the newer models when I stayed in Germany 4 years ago. I wish they make a come back in Saudi Arabia.....Greetings to you Thomas and all German friends.
Great cars
I have the Opel-inspired 2020 Holden tourer 2.0L 191kw. I owned 7 generations of Holden from 1973 onwards. I had the 2017 Holden Sportwagon 3.6L. I was hesitant in buying the 2020 as its not something that looks like Holden. I took a punt and am quite surprised with the 2020 model. I don't think NZ is selling the next generations so I'll most likely buy a Skoda wagon. The only dislikes for the Opel-inspired Holden are the front seats are too narrow as opposed to the VF Holden model, the silver around the gear shifter reflects the sun on bright days, and it is front-wheel drive.
Can you pls help about 1.4 petrol engine release thanks
Is Insignia German built or like MB CLA and Audi A3 Hungarian made?
Lovely car ❤
Love this car over BMW or Audi
Better than audi a5
Always a nice car, now even better. What a beautifill seats!!!!!! It is refrshing ... clear design, straightforward, honest, just enough lines ... I love it .. and the station .. close to the perfect looks of an A6 Avant .. well done Opel, hats of
Alright is exterior is beautiful as is usual with Insignia. But the interior looks almost the same as in my Astra Innovation and the performance could be way better for the GSi. Well, maybe an OPC will come this time!
After the facelift they discontinued the sports tourer in the uk but st least we still have the grand sport
How is this comparing to a Passat or Mondeo?
It’s a shame GM killed Holden off here in Australia, so we won’t get this facelift model. It’s a shame, because the Insignia/Commodore is a great car. Here in Australia, they were very underrated
Opel will probably come back to Australia within a few years, so we might see it one day.
Jason H absolutely correct Jason.. My ZB Commodore 2 litre, 4 cyl petrol turbo is brilliant ... 191 kw and 350 nm of torque, with a seamless 9 speeds trans and a quiet engine on acceleration. He said the base model is about 30000 euro, here that would be about $47000 for the base model. I bought my demo in April 2019 before the shutdown of Holden, with 5000km for $28000, a gift
Profound Wisdom Of The World ZB owner here too! Even in LT trim, they came incredibly well equipped, and I love how smooth the turbo four is! Having owned previous generation Commodores in the past, I’m confident in saying that the ZB is the best to drive
@@jasonh7085 trying to convince my dad to buy an LT, was supposedly to look at one yesterday, insane value for $20000
Classic AFL Matches that’s great value actually! They come with a lot more standard than it’s competitors, with a lot more power. Even with Holden dropping out, they’re still a great buy
Opel is doing his best to get rid of the exppression that Opel is a car for OPAs and they are doing really very good work to have the success.
its so weird to see ur local numberplate on a video. I live near Rüsselsheim!
You never mentioned the gas struts! :)
Prefer insignia over other expensive competitors it’s a beautiful car
What is the price for it?
Sharp looking car! I love the station wagon. DAS auto ;)
GM never really cared for Opel, they took the brand for granted and only kept it to have some connection with Europe. This will be the very last Opel in the hands of GM.
Holden/Australia as a brand is also dead. It's going to be replaced by GMSV. Less cars, more SUV and small to large size pick-up trucks will be heading to Australia.
The wagon is the better looking/pick and more desirable of the two cars.
It's also good to see now PSA is slowly growing the Opel brand and taking it in a positive direction.
Unfortunately not for sale in Russia. I'd buy definitely.
The Insignia GSi Grand Sport is a very beautiful car, especially in this red colour. Shame about the 230bhp power output. For such a big car, I would think at least 300bhp is more suitable. I guess we should blame it all on the emissions police. Anyway, the video is nicely done Thomas, as always 👍🏽
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We have 3.6 V6 with 310hp in the US called 2020 Buick Regal GS. Base engine is 2.0T with 250hp and it is very good.
The car looks so beautiful !!!
Is this old opel or the new French?
I thought it was New Mercedes-Benz A200 for The Red Car when first time I saw the thumbnail.
Amazing car hope to see an opc version with 400hp !! Why not
Because of Co2 emission limits for new cars in europe. Opel is not going to put a lot of effort in the Insignia anymore. 230HP will be the maximum you can buy until the car gets out of sale. If the Insignia gets a next generation, that could get more power.
Too bad, that they killed the opc department product line.
And also too bad, that the numbers in the spec sheet are not true in the real world.
It is a nice car to look at and in comparison to the first gen it is a big step forward also in quality department.
Volume control wheel is very close to where you hold the steering wheel that's why sometimes accidently you can set volume up and down. That's very annoying sometimes
Not as annoying as accidentally steering into the path of an oncoming lorry when all you wanted to do was turn up the volume.
Only happens if you insist on using your feet wearing size 13 boots to drive ...
It was called Buick Regal in China
This car is so beautiful! Hopefully Opel won't be forgotten by PSA
Just see the next Opel Mokka and you will see that Peugeot is making Opel as one of his main brand
You must be blind, this thing is horrid and looks 10 years behind all other manufacturers. There’s a reason Opel we’re near bankruptcy, they are truly awful among all modern cars.
@@keanebgONE thought the reason was General Motors management
Time will tell but maybe PSA will allow Opel go there own path, develop an identity. GM was all about rebadging across regions which made there cars seem soulless.
Also Opel had made a loss for 9 straight years...
Unfortunately it won’t be the Holden VXR in Australia as GM will no longer be selling cars in Australia
Carsales article states Opel could return 2022?
una delle più belle macchine sul mercato
Depreciation is crazy on opel (Vauxhall). If I have to...I'll buy a second hand one
Jack The Lad that’s why I bought a leftover 2018 Insignia in 2019, it lost 40% of its original price.
Are that version is available
in EU?
How many hp that engine have?
Yes, it is available in EU. The engine in the shown car has 230hp.
@@VorsichtStufe Thanks for the answer.
Right now in PL without lifting you can't choose 2.0t 260 1.6t 200
Only 1.5t 140-165km
:( The best version of this car is in the USA called Buick Regal GS 3.6 V6 310hp 5.x by 100kph
Kind of reminds me of the CLA coupe in terms of shape.
I've had an experience with Opel Astra for a couple of days and enjoyed the venture. It felt like being on a plane and it was quiet while driving. How does Insignia compare to Astra or even Astra Berlina?
I also drove both. The Insignia is even more convenient. Especially the seats: when you're in, you don't want to step out. When you're out, you're looking forward to sit in again.
Love my insignia sri not a town car at all put great power on the bypass unfortunately they are outdated and not selling anymore
What's the view of Insignia reliability in Germany?
@Dave Jones Will do. Many thanks :-)
The biggest thing to realise with Vauxhall/Opel is that they suffer dramatic depreciation and hence when you correct the price actually paid to the car you get, they are superb value and a very good buy indeed. There is nothing wrong with Vauxhall except saddled with its totally undeserved downmarket associations...the clever driver buys one at the right price and then has a much better car than a Mondeo or similar and more reliable than most other cars on sale..think BMW/Audi who have many problems. So...a very good car but when bought at the right price.🙂🙂🙂
This is a nicest Buick I have ever seen
A real pity that Vauxhall has dropped the estate version in the U.K. As a disabled paraplegic wheelchair user, it is getting harder and harder to get a large estate car that can take a wheelchair and other essential luggage as nearly all manufacturers (and public) are going for SUV's, which are too high from transporting directly from a wheelchair to a high SUV seat. Also Motability do not do all large estates available, even with a high Advanced Payment provided by the Motability customer.
Agree 100% also doesn't make sense as the model was previously on sale in the UK so it's not like a brand new model. The Astra Sports Tourer is still offered so at least Vauxhall have a single Estate in their line-up. Sales must have been really slow for them to drop it. There could also be some hidden savings as don't forget this was developed by GM and as they are now owned by PSA perhaps Vauxhall have to pay some sort of licensing fee to continue selling a GM model (just my own opinion I don't have any evidence of that).
Any tech from the car that will go to peugeot/citroen cars?
Probably not, it's too expensive for PSA that only use cheap technology.
Djeseret there is nothing of any good in an Opel. Worst depreciation of all brands, there is a reason for that. They are junk.
@@keanebgONE Your ignorance is downright sad, you are obviously not feeling well, seek help.
The from grill look like old Opel senator one
is opel even a thing right now in the automobile world????
That is one awesome looking car :O I only wish there would be an electric version
Beautiful cars, but still an old fashioned dashboard/cockpit. I will wait until its fully digital
Full digital 🤢🤢🤢🤢
Si c'est comme i cockpit de Peugeot nous n'y verrons rien de rien .
14:58 are you sure? that (imho) doesn’t look anywhere close to the space in the superb.
Actually Insignia has even more space, legroom and width. Insignia is same size as Volvo V90, Mercedes E class or Bmw 5 series. Superb has a bigger boot/trunk.
HKdetailerFIN
ok, so i’ve checked. these are minimal and maximal spaces between the backseat and frontseat backrest (in mm):
open insignia (current gen): 640 / 960
skoda superb (current gen): 710 / 960
skoda superb (2nd gen): 810 / 990
skoda superb (1st gen): 710 / 1000
sidenote:
the internal width (front seats) of the car is 1490 mm for the opel insignia, 1570 mm for the superb.
the internal height (back seats) between the seat and the ceiling is 920 mm for the opel insignia, 950 mm for the superb.
conclusion: Thomas was right, i was wrong *and* you were wrong, opel insignia *does not* have more space in width, height & legroom.
nice vehicle
Why does Opel and Vuxhaul have to share the same designs? And I honestly miss the 2.8 turbo V6 even though it's not as efficient as the 3.6 V6.
Vauxhall and Opel have shared the same designs since the 1970’s. Vauxhall’s have, since then, been rebadged Opels. The last Vauxhall that was not an Opel was the Victor FE, launched in 1972. Why? GM wanted economies of scale.
Vauxhall are Opel with a different badge. I know, it makes no sense, just call them Opel, it could even save money.
alfrredd The Opel brand is not well known in the U.K. Vauxhall has been going since the car was invented. People buy brands they recognise.
@@richardwilton722 Well, Tesla wasn't very well known until a few years ago and they are selling cars like hot pancakes. If they introduce the Opel brand people would still buy their cars.
alfrredd Tesla offered something revolutionary. Nothing else like it was on the market. Given that GM sold both Opel & Vauxhall to Peugeot, a more likely scenario would be for both brand names to be dropped. Neither is a market leader in its home market.
I must be the only American that DOESN'T want a damn crossover! Wagons all day! Would love to have that Sports Tourer. And no, the Buick Regal Tour-X doesn't get a pass. I want a legit wagon, not a wagon pretending to be an SUV.
Buick Regal in the United States and Holden Commodore in Australia.
No GM in Australia anymore
@@russellchristison8425 Yes. Not anymore, but it was until February when they decided to leave Australia
@Τζάκ Τζόκ I didn't know that. What model of Cadillac was it?