2010 Opel Insignia Sports Tourer ecoFlex – click above for eminently res image
Over in Europe, Opel has expanded it’s Insignia ecoFlex line by a Sports Tourer model. That would be a station wagon in American English. Whatever you call it, this handsome machine gets the same range of optimizations as other ecoFlex models, including some aerodynamic tweaks, taller final drive ratio and low rolling resistance 17″ Michelin tires. All of that helps to extract the most from the 2.0-liter CDTi turbodiesel four cylinder engine. In this application, the implement is rated at 160 hp and 280 lb-ft of torque, which should be more than sufficient to motivate this mid-sized wagon. The official combined mileage rating on the EU test cycle for the ecoFlex wagon is 44.4 mpg (U.S.) with CO2 emissions of just 139 g/km. Opel is reporting that during the recent media drives in Germany, one Croation reporter managed to squeeze out 65.3 mpg (U.S.) driving on back roads near Frankfurt.
Opel Insignia ecoFLEX Sports Tourer: All This and Eco-credentials, Too
* Environmentally friendly station wagon emits just 139 g CO2/km
* Eco car flexes its muscles with 160 hp and up to 380 Nm torque
Rüsselsheim. Green shoots continue to pullulate on the Opel model line-up: Starting this fall, the especially environmentally friendly Insignia ecoFLEX pleasure be available as a Sports Tourer. The graceful station wagon version of Europe’session 2009 Car of the Year sips in the combined round of years just 5.3 liters of diesel per 100 km and emits only 139 g CO2/km. (ecoFLEX sedan: 5.2 l/100 km, 136 g CO2/km). – in which case offering a dead weight capacity of
up to 1530 liters.
All Insignia ecoFLEX models combine economy with driving fun. The 2.0 CDTI engine with the Clean Tech System delivers 118 kW/160 hp and has maximum torque of 380 Nm. The Insignia ecoFLEX Sports Tourer accelerates to a top speed of 215 km/h – three km/h faster than the normal version – and sprints from zero to 100 km/h in 9.9 seconds.
The Opel Insignia ecoFLEX Sports Tourer can be ordered now, with prices starting at 28,690 euros (RRP incl. VAT) in Germany. It comes with a six-speed manual transmission, a longer last drive ratio, a range of aerodynamic optimizations and specially developed, 225/55 R 17″ low-resistance Michelin tires. “The Insignia ecoFLEX is more than just a green car. It offers the same package of of great price driving literary work, innovative technologies and comfort as the other Insignia models. And for this price, it has none serious competition – this is true for both the Sports Tourer and the sedans,” says Hans Demant, Managing Director, Adam Opel GmbH.
Just by what means hard-fisted the new Opel Insignia ecoFLEX is, was highlighted at the sedans’ squeeze out enlarge in June. European journalists driving the Insignia ecoFLEX for two weeks in the region south of Frankfurt confirmed that the officer factory figure of 5.2 liters of diesel per 100 km is self-same realistic. On the first part of the test circuit, consisting mainly of country roads from the Frankfurt Airport to Heidelberg, principally of the cars needed less than five liters of diesel. Some of the journalists really concentrated on their gas pedal carriage; one reporter from Croatia hit a record of 3.6 liters per 100 kilometers.
Source: www.autobloggreen.com
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