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Vauxhall has made sizeable reductions
in C02s and fuel consumption to key models in its European
Car of the Year-winning Insignia range, meaning that customers now
benefit from combined emissions as low as 129g/km.
While changes to the Insignia’s
2.0-litre Turbo engine have yielded a near-five per cent drop in
emissions on the Sports Tourer, thanks to improvements made to the
engine’s engine management system, each of the Insignia’s 2.0-litre
diesel powerplants also become greener and less costly to run.
The Insignia ecoFLEX’s emissions have
now dropped from 136g/km to just 129g/km, with a corresponding
improvement in fuel consumption from 54.3mpg combined, to 57.6mpg. This
means that not only is the ecoFLEX cheaper to run, but since it falls
under 130g/km, customers will pay no VED for the first year.
Insignia Sports Tourer ecoFLEX drivers
also gain, with added efficiency gains meaning a drop in C02to
134g/km and fuel consumption of 55.4mpg, up from 53.3mpg. And no matter
which ecoFLEX model buyers choose, power remains at 160PS, with torque a
healthy 350Nm from 1750-2500rpm.
But Vauxhall’s greenest Insignias
aren’t the only ones to benefit in the range. The 2.0 CDTi 160PS model
now benefit from C02emissions of 144g/km (down from 154g/km),
meaning 6.5 per cent lower fuel consumption for all drivers and a 2 per
cent drop in BIK tax for company car users, down to 20 per cent for
Hatch and Saloon variants.
And completing the revised engine
line-up is the 130PS version of the 2.0 CCDTi, which thanks to an
all-new turbocharger, emits combined C02emissions of just
136g/km – an 11.5 per cent reduction.
The latest revisions to the current
range don’t stop there, either. The Insignia’s 2.0 CDTi engine now
benefits from a raft of changes to reduce noise and vibrations in both
130PS and 160PS units. Engineers have designed a stiffer fixing between
the injection pump and engine, while also reducing piston noise at all
engine speeds. The addition of scissor gears to the cam-drive enhances
engine refinement still further, while supplementary noise-absorbing
foam shields complete the NVH package.
Despite the significant improvements in
efficiency and refinement, the latest Insignias’ on the road prices
remains the same and all revised models can be ordered from today.
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