The new Vauxhall Insignia range made its world debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show before first UK deliveries start in October 2013.
It’s offered as a five-door Hatch, four-door Sedan and Sports Tourer Estate, coming at a lower price and having more amenities. An all-new infotainment system, incorporating Bluetooth-operated internet connectivity, an 8-inch touchscreen, and 3D navigation and voice control, has full smartphone compatibility and allows drivers unrivalled communications while on the move. A DMB (Digital Media Broadcast) radio is now standard across the range. The Insignia’s range has been simplified, too. There are now eight trims (down from 14 in the outgoing line-up), ranging from Design to Elite, with a mixture of new models that will appeal to both retail and fleet buyers. And like all Vauxhalls, the new Insignia range will come with Lifetime Warranty, allowing first owners peace of mind for as long as they own the car, up to 100,000 miles. The biggest change existing Insignia customers will see when they sit in the new car is a completely re-designed centre console and instrument cluster. The centre console has been simplified and now has fewer buttons for more intuitive operation of common functions, such as air conditioning and infotainment, while the instrument cluster has new dials and a fresh, high-tech look.

The 2008 Vauxhall Insignia was revealed at the 2008 London Motor show and it was an important change from the aging Vectra.
The car-maker didn’t only change the name, it shifted the direction.

Vauxhall needed a larger car than the Vectra. It was needed to offer more interior room. But it didn’t want to use the Vectra anymore. It was time to move on and so, it did it with the new Insignia. A car that offered more than a Vectra and came with a clean sheet design that was far from what the medium-sized Vauxhalls were before.

At the time of its launch, the Insignia was offered in two body versions: a hatchback and a classic, three-box sedan. The sloped rear of the later made it look like a hatch, but the trunk lid was opened independently from the rear window. The sculptured side panels and doors visually increased the length of the car. The headlights were aggressive and featured daytime running lights. All the efforts of the designers toward the aerodynamics paid off with a spectacular Cd of 0.27.

The interior was build from scratch and not even the previously used materials didn’t found a place to be used. The front seat seatbacks were thicker by 2 cm (0.8”), offering softer support for their occupants. The rear knee room was bigger by 3 cm (1.2”) than of the outgoing Vectra. A new infotainment generation included a seven-inch color monitor, with 3-D map view, digital travel guide and improved scroll and zoom functions.

The 2008 Vauxhall Insignia featured a wide range of engines, from a small 1.6-liter gasoline unit up to a 2.8-liter V6 unit. For the diesel fans, it offered three versions of a 2.0-liter turbodiesel. Front or all-wheel-drive systems were available for selected versions.