New Vauxhall Insignia ecoFLEX with 160HP and 54.7mpg UK

GM's British arm, Vauxhall, has introduced a new eco-friendly version of the Insignia to the UK market. The Insignia ecoFLEX is powered by a 2.0-liter CDTi diesel engine that produces 160HP and 350Nm from 1750-2500 rpm, with overboost to 380Nm. This is the same engine used in the standard 2.0 CDTi model, however, thanks to a series of fuel-saving measures that include improved aerodynamics and the use of low resistant tires, the ecoFLEX achieves a combined fuel economy figure of 54.7mpg UK (45.6mpg US or 5.2lt/100km), or 10 percent improvement over the 2.0 CDTi.

New Limousine and Hearse Models-Opel Insignia gets on the Procrustean Bed

We all knew that at some point Opel's new Insignia (Vauxhall Insignia in the UK) was bound to find itself on the procrustean bed of some coachbuilder. And now it has happened or to be precise, it has been announced by UK's Wilcox Limousines that its current Vauxhall Vectra-based Statesman limo and hearse will soon be replaced by a new range of models built on the Insignia. For the record, Statesman is a nameplate used by GM's Holden unit for its LWB, upscale Commodore model and previously (70's and 80's), for the LWB Kingswood models.

Via: Le Blog Auto