Opel Insignia wagon would make a mighty fine Buick Regal
We really want GM to bring it here.
We really want GM to bring it here.
The next Opel Insignia will draw its styling from 2013's Monza Concept Car, offering a sleeker, five-door form factor.
The Buick Regal is based on the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia, a pair of sedans from General Motors' European and British outfits. In fact, over 46,000 Regals from model years 2010 and 2011 were screwed together on the same lines as the Insignia twins, before GM's Oshawa, Ontario factory took over production fully. Considering this closeness,
You go ahead and try to find a racing series with as high a participation rate as the British Touring Car Championship. With 13 different models from 10 different manufacturers covering 27 entries, the BTCC field is at an all-time high this year. But there's always room for one more.
As CAR magazine tells it, Opel (and Vauxhall) Calibra might be in line for a successor based on the Opel Insignia, better known as the Buick Regal in North America. Said to be operating under the project name New Calibra for the momen
Vauxhall Insignia ecoFLEX Sports Tourer - Click above to enlarge
Vauxhall Special Vehicles Police Package - Click above for high-res gallery
Vauxhall Insignia ecoFlex - click above for a high res gallery
2009 Opel Sports Tourer - Click above for a high-res image gallery
Vauxhall/Opel Insignia VXR/OPC - Click above for a high-resolution gallery
It didn't make an appearance at the Geneva Motor Show, but General Motors' white-hot Vauxhall Insignia VXR is spending more time out of doors and (accidentally?) posing for pictures for the folks at Auto Express.
Vauxhall Statesman – Click above for image gallery
As much as Jeremy Clarkson complains about fat, uncool Americans and their crudely-made, overweight cars, General Motors managed to come out on top in two categories in Top Gear's annual awards.
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