Opel Flagship Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi
Have you ever felt like we've seen it all when it comes to vans and their backs? Well, almost everything. Fortunately, from time to time, a new, recently designed "caravan" leaves the roads, refuting these assumptions. And the Sports Tourer is undoubtedly one of them.
With his sporty yet harmonious buttocks, if you choose the right color for him, he can also show the desired elegance. And believe me, this word is not alien to him. If you choose the best equipment (Cosmo), for example, the tailgate opens and closes electrically. Comfortable, elegant and even convenient! You can control this with a button on the remote, a switch on the tailgate, or a button on the driver's door.
Its interior is no less elegant. While the rear space is dedicated to luggage, it is beautifully designed, surrounded by the same materials found in the passenger compartment, with side drawers and a roller blind that only requires one free finger when you want to fold or unfold.
The fact that the Russelsheim rear has been elaborately designed (and not just focused on its shape) is also evidenced by an additional pair of hidden lanterns inside, which take over the lights on them at night when the doors are open. open. Yes, the freshness of the rear is to be found right in the tailgate, which, together with the taillights, goes deep into the rear fenders.
In terms of aesthetics, as we have already noted, the Sports Tourer deserves high marks and somewhat lower in terms of usability. If you don't want bumps, you have to be careful, especially at the edges of the doors when they are open. The protection that keeps it extended is too weak), otherwise everything else is considered to return to the owner almost everything that he expects from the back of the van.
The rear seat back is divisible and easy to fold, the bottom is double and always flat, the roll is easily removed, and there is an opening in the middle of the back to carry longer, narrower pieces of luggage. And if you're wondering if the Insignia lost a liter compared to the Vectra because of its more rounded shape, the answer is simple - no.
As for the base volume, she even added ten, and it's all about the extra inches of length. The Sports Tourer has grown compared to the Vectra Karavan, but by only seven centimeters.
And at the same time, he became more mature. You won't find the bulky lines you're used to with the Vectra in the Insigna. The interior is nicer, at first glance softer and to what we are not used to in Opel, it is more interesting in color. The Sports Tourer test, for example, was styled in a light / dark brown color combination, enriched with wood-look inserts.
They also forgot about the typical yellow color that illuminated the indicators and buttons at night. Now they glow red, and the sensors glow white. The driver's work environment is also commendable. The steering wheel and seat (in the Cosmo package it is electrically adjustable and with memory functions) are widely adjustable and are also upholstered in leather.
Wellness inside is also ensured by a long list of standard equipment, which even includes things like rain and light sensors, auto-dimming mirrors (except right), electronic parking brake with hill start assist. • optional tinted rear windows and automatic two-way air conditioning or cruise control, which can be found in the middle equipment package (Edition).
Be that as it may, for a good € 29.000, as much as they generally ask for such a Sports Tourer (without accessories), the buyer really does get a lot. Lots of space, lots of equipment, and power under the hood. But before we touch them, we cannot pass by what bothered us in the car's interior: for example, the rather illogical placed and duplicate buttons on the center console and the bump, or their hypersensitivity to touch and a feeling of cheapness. they give away when the fingers reach for them.
On the downside, we also attributed the combination of plastic elements on the inside, which made it creak, and on the outside, everything went so far that the front bumper literally protruded from the base position and, even when we pushed it back, soon Scrambled out again.
For a reputable brand like Opel, which has a strong tradition of quality, this is of course inappropriate, so we admit the possibility that the test was just a victim of innovation (when it came to us for testing, the meter showed a mileage of just under eight thousand kilometers), but we still give Opel a hint not to contaminate their pretty product with poor quality.
And not because the Insignia is a thoroughbred Opel when it comes to driving performance. And this is in the good sense of the word. Although the test car didn't have the Flexride suspension (it's only available as standard in sports equipment), it always convinced us of its sovereignty and secure road position.
Even at higher speeds and during cornering, for which we also have to thank the excellent Bridgestone tires on it (Potenza RE050A, 245/45 R 18). Just look at the result of the braking distance according to our measurements! Thus, the only complaints that can be attributed to the mechanics, and with it the engine, are the lack of confidence in the torque in the lowest operating range (turbo) and the relatively high fuel consumption that we achieved in tests.
On average, the Sports Tourer drank 8 liters of diesel fuel per hundred kilometers, despite the fact that most of the kilometers we drove outside the city and within the legal speed limits.
But this does not spoil the overall good impression of the car, because today it is already clear that it entered the market also to restore the brand's reputation.
Matevž Korošec, photo: Saša Kapetanovič
Opel Flagship Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi
Basic data
| Sales: | GM South East Europe |
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| Base model price: | 29.270 € |
| Test model cost: | 35.535 € |
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| Power: | 118kW (160 KM) |
| Acceleration (0-100 km / h): | 9,9 with |
| Maximum speed: | 212 km / h |
| Mixed flow ECE: | 6,0l / 100km |
Technical information
| engine: | 4-cylinder - 4-stroke - in-line - turbodiesel - displacement 1.956 cm? – maximum power 118 kW (160 hp) at 4.000 rpm – maximum torque 350 Nm at 1.750–2.500 rpm. |
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| Energy transfer: | front wheel drive engine - 6-speed manual transmission - tires 245/45 / R18 W (Bridgestone Potenza RE050A). |
| Capacity: | 212 km/h top speed - 0-100 km/h acceleration in 9,9 s - fuel consumption (ECE) 7,9/4,9/6,0 l/100 km, CO2 emissions 157 g/km. |
| Mass: | empty vehicle 1.610 kg - permissible gross weight 2.165 kg. |
| External dimensions: | length 4.908 mm - width 1.856 mm - height 1.520 mm - fuel tank 70 l. |
| Box: | 540-1.530 l |
Our measurements
| T = 25 ° C / p = 1.225 mbar / rel. vl. = 23% / Odometer Condition: 7.222 km | |
| Acceleration 0-100km: | 10,3s |
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| 402m from the city: | 17,4 years ( 133 km / h) |
| Flexibility 50-90km / h: | 9,0 / 16,1s |
| Flexibility 80-120km / h: | 9,8 / 12,9s |
| Maximum speed: | 212km / h (WE.) |
| test consumption: | 8,8 l / 100km |
| Braking distance at 100 km / h: | 36,1m |
| AM table: | 39m |
evaluation
When it comes to design, there is no doubt that Opel's architects have taken a huge step forward. The Sports Tourer is cute, richly equipped (Cosmo) and, thanks to the extra seven inches it gets over the Vectra Karavan, it is also a spacious vehicle. And if you are impressed by the exterior, then the interior will certainly be impressed. During the test, there were several criticisms of the workmanship, but based on experience in previous years, we believe the Sports Tourer test will remain more or less an isolated occasion and not Opel practice.
We praise and reproach
form
open space
rich equipment
seat and steering wheel
back usability
position on the road
illogically located and duplicate buttons on the center console
touch button sensitivity
workmanship
sound and light turn signals inconsistent in time
engine flexibility in the lower operating range (turbo)
