Opel's flagship Insignia won't be totally new for the 2014 model year, but the updated version of General Motors' European midsize car will see a lot of changes.
The Insignia, which went on display this week at the Frankfurt International Motor Show, offers three new engines two gasoline and one diesel. The interior is all-new and equipped with a touchscreen. The vehicle also gets some suspension changes, and Opel is also showing off a revamped high-performance OPC model. Opel just started building the reworked versions at its Russelsheim, Germany, factory.
INSIDE: Insignia gets a new cockpit-style interior with its first "infotainment" touch screen, a system that the company promises will be intuitive to operate.
OUTSIDE: Changes that make the body more aerodynamic include underbody covers, wider front spoiler lips and automatic shutters in a lowered front grille to cut wind drag.
UNDER THE HOOD: Two new gasoline engines, a 1.6-liter, 170-horsepower model and a 2-liter, 250-horsepower version. There's also a new 2-liter diesel engine with either 120 or 140 horsepower, and a 1.4-liter, 140 horsepower liquefied petroleum gas engine. The new motors have fuel-saving stop-start technology, which shuts off the engine at stop lights and automatically turns back on when the driver is ready to go.
