Vauxhall (Opel) Insignia Grand Sport 2020 in-depth review | carwow Reviews
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2024
- This is the Vauxhall Insignia Grand Sport! When you’re in the market for a new saloon, a Vauxhall may not be the first contender that springs to mind. But with a starting price tag just under £20,000, is it time to start considering the Insignia Grand Sport over its German counterparts? Join Mat for his latest in-depth review to see what you think!
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"this isn't an Audi, I must nitpick every little detail" 😆
It's the best looking Vauxhall for a long time! It's actually excellent value.
Also a buick regal in america
The old model is very Nice!!
It’s incredibly ugly...not even subjective...Vauxhall are in serious trouble with this boring car..the Peugeot is so much more inspiring
It's also a far better car than a VW Passat
@@alanwayte432 and much more expensive
In other cars, its a high quality dampered glove box, in this car, it is a problem.
Having a guage telling you the battery power and oil pressure / temperature is not overkill!
I have this car, you can change them to show other info like average mpg, instant mpg, average speed, fuel range, ad-blue level (diesel version)
@@pareshpanchal91
Same. Tons of nice info to have. Didn't even expect that. Usually leave mine at avg fuel consumption and oil temp. Water temp is fixed which is a great plus 😎
@@rosen9425 mine isn't fixed, I can change both sides, it's a 2019, theres a video of the auto park on my channel, you can see it there, is yours like that?
@@pareshpanchal91
Top right instrument in the cluster is the water temp.
Looks like we have the same spec car, thanks for reminding me. I forgot I have auto-parking 🤣
@@rosen9425 ah I see, I thought you were referring to the pocket gauges, to be honest I have only used the auto park a handful of times to try it. Do you have the HUD?
Oh Christ, another car that because it isn't BMW, Mercedes, or Audi it gets criticised for the tiniest things. Having oil temperature is overkill? Really? Yet in other reviews, things are okay because at the end of the day, it's a Mercedes, or Audi...
I was thinking how nice it was to have an oil temperature gauge and voltmeter. To my mind they're both pretty essential gauges to see whether you're overworking the engine or it's not running very efficiently (oil temperature goes up), or the battery isn't being charged properly, using too many accessories or you've got an electrical fault. I really don't understand why car's don't have extra gauges these days.
It‘s French
It's just his attitude. Not only does he pick on the most irrelevant details that other cars to the same or even worse, but even when he talks about something positive he has an attitude that makes him sound like he's complaining.
It's truly pathetic. If a guy called BMW asked if he could shag this presenters wife, the presenter would likely say yes.
If you don’t like Mat’s review then go watch something else. No one is forcing you to watch this.
Really underrated car, couldn't believe how nice it was to drive. Would consider one next and Im not a Vauxhall man.
Jeremy Clarkson also likes the Zafira Tourer, its in his top 10 list because of the handling, comfort and looks.
I actually have one
For my favourite car reviewer, this review sounds like you had made your mind up before you saw the car.
Nice to see another but around
I prefer Vauxhall interior to Ford. That touchscreen infotainment system actually has good responsiveness, unlike others from pricier cars. Pretty impressed with it value wise.
Harpreet06 Well I dislike screens integrated in the dashboard. Its just too far down. Fords systems are also quite responsive (sync3).
I like the rest of the styling is quite nice though! Good job Opel
I'd agree with that. Touchscreen only infotainment systems are so bad, like Matt showed here, imagine if you're driving and you need to do something on there and have to lean forward plus take your eyes off the road. They need to keep the wheel based system plus the touchscreen, so you have best of both. All they do with the extra space is have that little storage compartment at 3:29.
1st review of the year
Zygimantas Marcipukas what a boring car to start the year with
@@kuddin9021 I agree with you on that, but regardless it is still the first review of the year ( if you see where I am coming from ).
Actually I think its officially 2019 over the world.
Well done, nice counting.
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Is it just me or is Matt being particularly nit-picky about this car?
I mean complaining about the feel of a rear view mirror, really?
The look & feel of the rear seat USB ports, come on Matt.
Vauxhall have to find ways to keep the costs down on items that don't matter.
Also, Matt....you leave the bonnet open & then moan you get hear the diesel engine, you see all of the insulation, if the bonnet was closed that insulation would then work.
Also, the Insignia is built in Germany, so you'd think Matt would actually go easy on it like one of his beloved Audis.
Just like every other "car journalist", he's in awe with anything with a German name. Does he not even know that this car is designed and developed in Germany? Indeed some of the worst cars in terms of quality and reliability are German, including Audi, BMW, Mercedes and especially VW. Just look at the readers comments in Honest John car reviews where they tell it at it is.
@@TL-xw6fh Worst in quality and reliability. Can you please tell me which other similar brands have better quality? I drove quite a few different brands, and I own 2 Audis now. In term of reliability, there's plenty of these brands on road with hundreds of thousands miles. People dont really take care of the cars nowadays, that is the biggest issue. You got idiots who just buys diesels, and use them to drop kids to school, for example, and the DPF fucks up then. They go out and cry the car is trash. Difference between german cars and other brands, is that you really feel a difference when you drive them, and they blend this with pretty good quality, but, again, comes with costs, who's not up to pay for it, shouldn't own one imo
@@traffbros
Randomly chosen samples:
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www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/audi/a3-2012/good/
www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/toyota/prius-2016/good/
www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/lexus/is-2013/good/
www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/mazda/cx-5-2017/good/
Enough said. QED
well said i was thinking the same think..nit pic
Remember the KIA Stinger? That car won many awards and was well welcomed in the car industry... But for Mat it was just a KIA so of course he thought it was terrible. Same thing with The Kia Sorento, the SUV, when they tested it vs the Vw Tiguan and the Skoda Karoq... It won almost in every category but of course it didn't win because it was KIA. I like Mat but sometimes he's WAY to biased.
It doesn’t look too bad
I think it looks really good
Good value for money for someone who just wants to get from A to B, without being caught up with brand image.
We have an Astra Estate Elite for A to B duties and it is great for doing that. It's not a fun drive, but then isn't meant to be.
I don't have a problem with the exterior/interior designs ,not even with the older models ,but for god's sake use something else but cheap plastic , use rubber use resin ,anything ,it gives you that feeling of a toy car that is about to crack.
it is rebranded buick...
@@user-bq5cs5oe5x Nah just look for a space that doesn't have some poorly parked wankers SUV next to it and you'll be fine.... oh sorry that's impossible poorly parked SUVs are everywhere now.
I own one. I can do nothing but recommend it! Super high value for your money! Does everything you expect it to do very well. IMO, it looks reeaally smart 🤔
What about fuel consumption? Is it as bad as he showed on the video?
Hi,
What is the ground clearance of this car ?
@@djordjejocic4615
1.6L 200hp 6 speed auto (quite loaded version): avg 75/100km just rolled over 16k km now. Small town, 99% country road driving 70-120km/h
@Redblade your opinion is worthless if you are going to biased only because it isnt a popular brand like Mercedes
@@khaledyehia1923 plenty. It's no suv but we've taken ours to some pretty ruff mountain roads and if you set the suspension to soft it's actually pretty good
GM sells these as the Buick Regal in the United States.
How much it costs ?
And the Commodore in Aus
they are now owned by Peugeot
@@mills3375 holden right?
@@jacoba8875 is that with or without taxes?
In my opinion, this is the best looking family hatchback of 2018. Vauxhall nailed it with design
2016 -2017 is good also, i drive audi a5 2014 myself but my girlfirend have insignia 2017 model, i feel likew king when she driving me about :) in my audi is fuck all space
Believe me if that car would have audi or bmw badge on it Mat would say thats outstanding car and interior is impressive.
don't miss Volkswagen his favourite
He would say that about the Dacia Duster too. Go and check the review and you will see what I mean
But it’s a Vauxhall 🤣🤮
@@jblaze260 you dont get the point 🤦♂️🤦♂️ you stupid prick dont get so biased cos it's not Audi or Mercedes you know nothing about cars.
They always catch my eye when I see one on the motorway.
Opel Insignia
Vauxhall and opel are one?
@@christiansantos1969 Vauxhall makes the cars for the UK and Opel is for Europe.
@@Don_Tofu ok
@@Don_Tofu it's actually PSA (french alliance of Peugeot, Citroën, DS) nowadays.
@@Don_Tofu same car's different badges
Happy New Year to all of you Carwow fans 🙃🙃🙃
Another year in carwow
You too
You too mate.
you too
My families first vehicle was from this brand. Granted, this was Jamaica and listening to people mix it up with a Peugeot was its first conversation starter. This was a long time ago..
Looks like he's describing a 40k car
Fynn in all the other countries of Europe, this is effectively a 40k car... too overpriced
@@aian9597 I live in Germany, do you really think it's overpriced?
@@aian9597 it's nowhere near 40k in whole Europe except Turkey and Russia...
It is I just configured it and it ended up at about 40000€:)
Fynn yes because with 40k you can buy an Audi A4 that is a completely different car in quality and luxury.
Feel like you’re being excessively critical on this one mate.
A good car doesn’t have to a BMW, Audi or Mercedes only.
This car may not be flash but it is damn good value for money.
Plus new BMW, Audi and Mercedes cars are not that reliable and well built as they used to be.
I get comments on mine all the time. Usually how nice and expensive it looks (and sort of is to me at least). They have no idea what it is and probably guess Audi A5 or A7
Seems to be overly critical. The reaching for the climate controls is exactly the same as the previous gen Audi’s, yet it’s not mentioned in the review of those.
The Insignia, (Buick Regal) is classed as a mid-size car in Canada/US. I'd hate to hear the whining of some of these folk if they had to adjust the climate in a Buick LaCrosse, LOL
@@nobodyimportant6851 LOL, exactly what I was thinking. That's a good problem to have!
Perfect New Year’s Day hangover cure
to fault the noise of the engine with the hood open is ridiculous. You don´t have the hood permanently open when you are driving in the city or when you´re at home. Also the mats in the hood are supposed to reduce the noise of the engine. So maybe you should have closed the hood and then jugde the noise
That's why I will only buy cars with gasoline engines even though the fuel consumption it's not that great but they are better to drive that cars with truck engines
Marius my dad drives a 2015 Audi Q5 3l diesel, when you sit inside you hear nearly nothing coming from the engine, so what exactly do you mean with „gasolines are better to drive“?
@@Thorbinskiiii rev higher, have more linear power through the rev range, have more power and are faster in general
Protector of the Republic thats right, but these are characteristics of a gasoline engine. For what does an engine have to rev high? Especially when a diesel engine is able to have the same poweroutput with much less rpm? And of course diesels have a less linear poweroutput, but thats a characteristic of a diesel. And also you can‘t generalize that gasolines have more power or are faster
@@Thorbinskiiii yes from isnide is quiet but outside is tractor even audi a5.
You have to be a fool to not realise this car is incredible value for money. Incredible. I've always said it, if you are not badge snob then vauxhall/opel, hyundai and skoda are the choice because they are currently making incredible cars.
My dad got an insignia in 2019 and it's incredibly comfortable for passengers, and he describes the feeling as being super smooth and responsive. I'm currently learning how to drive and I'm so excited for when i finally get to sit behind the wheel
I bought one of these. 1.5 turbo petrol, auto, and does 45mpg on a long run. Gearbox isn't to bad, but a very relaxing drive, and the design is good too. I've always turned away from Vauxhall's, but the value for money, space and renewed reliability (see JD power survey) I couldn't say no...and haven't been disappointed!
how much did you pay. and what mileage and year? im thinking of buying one
@@user-cn1em2qx6f I paid £15k for mine over a year ago. Still running well, albeit not quite as economical as I first hoped, but nothing major
@@user-cn1em2qx6f I have just bought one. 68 plate (Registered 2019) £9696 44k miles. Beautiful car to drive.
I have a 2013 Insignia diesel it had 13,000 mile when I bought it, will soon be clocking the 255,000 mile mark, never let me down.
Only one word for that car - VALUE. ITS AN EXAMPLE FOR THE WORD "VALUE"
Calm down, my man...
@@RobertCraven70 but what did he say offensive tho?
@@pharaongaming8617 capital letters = screaming
@@RobertCraven70 hes just an emotional man;)
Just here watching cars I won't buy but I still enjoy Mat's videos.
Happy new year everybody
I love it, I've been mainly a Ford driver, but definitely love the Insignia. Can't beat it when comparing price and quality
I learnt how to drive on an Vauxhaul (Opel) Vectra and I loved it. I would definitely buy this, esp since it's a manual transmission. Nothing better
It looks good. Opel (Vauxhall) also seems to be doing quite well regarding reliability with their newer cars. Definitely worth a look into when buying new car.
Such a great looking car. Kind of resembles the Omega which was a really elegant design
Looks a really decent car. All you need.
It's the new year, and he's still cranking out reviews. Most impressive!
Vauxhall have really improved on their quality and I am surprised how good the insignia reality is. You have pretty much everything on an SRI trim. Very nice review Matt. Keep up the good work 👍😊
Wow this car is surprisingly nice!
You like soft touch material on the top of your dash?
I'm glad I'm not the only one; hardly a minute passes without me touching the top of my dash.
I like how Matt is becoming more mature in these reviews.. thoroughly enjoyed this one 👍🏼
Yes
I bought a Holden(opal) Astra last year after your review and it was fabulous! keep it up mat
Happy New Year chaps !
Great review as always!
Iv'e driven a 2019 top spec Insignia and it was great, I'd sure have one of these too.
I was looking out for a video on the Insignia Gran Sport about 5 hours ago on Carwow and all that I got was the Insignia estate. Good that this is here now. Thanks, mate.
Happy new year mat and carwow
I own the equivalent .. In Australia.. tuned thoughin Australia by Aussie engineers.. and much lither. The 4 cylinder 2 litre petrol turbo.. I own one it a brilliant car on the road.. you can lope along at 112 kl per hour at avery nice and cruisy between 1250 and 1400 revs per minute. the 191kw and 35nm of torque and low kerb weight.. about 1530 hundred weight the acceleration between 90 and 140 is brilliant.. this car is perfect.. pace and saloon characteristics .. It handles like a gazelle yet you feel it's grip and solidity at every turn. Brakes are superb, trusts builds immediately. The hatch back, Holden call it lift back, is great to gain access as it rises high. The only thing I would like is if it was automated. The Infotainment system is washed out looking, pastel coloured, not as pretty as the lippy rich screen of other cars. But the functionality if Android Auto is perfect ,all undertaken by voice commands, even able to send texts and edit these by voice.
What is the ground clearance of this car?
GM brought this beauty to the the US.as a Buick. I’ve seen one parked seen one in person parked. The display is so film noir. All in all it Looks great.
Happy new year Matt...
*2019*
Expecting great reviews coming
Lovin' the Alan Partridge style review from about 8 min on when chatting about the negatives :)
6:45 “got to tick everything off the list haven’t I?” Yes Mat that’s exactly what this review feels like, a somewhat incongruous slating of a seemingly perfectly practical and class leading car for the money. You’ve raised issues with this car that haven’t been mentioned in VW group cars with the same issue for example. And the cars praises are just brushed over. It’s not supposed to be a 3 series or a c class so reviewing it with those expectations is just ridiculous. Also the complaint about the damped glovebox is ridiculous for the person who rants an raves about damping in Volkswagen how it’s the hallmark of quality.
I have one of these, they're really decent. Fuel economy in my 1.6 diesel is easy 55+, cheap to maintain and tax and a very pleasant place to be. The only 'downside' is it doesn't have snob appeal as Matt has made quite clear!
hows reliability been. im thinking of getting 1.6 diesel 2020. any repairs?
@@user-cn1em2qx6f I have the 1.5 turbo with 170hp, and after around 100,000 km I have had no repairs at all. I would definitely recommend the OPC line tough as it look just a bit sportier...
Happy new year @carwow and my favourite analyst matt watson
Happy New Year Carwow!🎉🎊 and Mat👏👏
This is a Vauxhall in UK, Opel(original) in mainland Europe, Buick in USA and Holden in Australia. Truly a re-branding legend. I don't think any other car was re-branded as this much.
PS: If there are other cars re-branded as this much or more please write in the comments for us auto enthusiasts.
Buick in China too
These are being used as the latest police cars in NZ (it's called the Holden Commodore here). It's smaller than the old Commodore by a whole class, but it's nice to see its still quite practical, I guess.
These are used as police cars in Birmingham also.
EuGeniius they look quite nice in the uk police markings
Happy new year matt and carwow fam🍺
I drove down to the West country in the 2018 model last year. It's a very relaxing and undemanding drive.
every reviewer today:
if car its not from VAG it has -100points from the start
To be fair of you watch his VW reviews he's even more critical than he is with this
New year's eve and a new review by Mat! What else?
Happy new year Carwow!
Pretty impressive that you do all of that first section in one shoot!
Amazing value for money!! I'm quite surprised.
Maybe you should lift the bonnet on all your car reviews :-) Great value for money car!!! I love it
Happy new year mat hope you and the carwow crew are good.
Hope you had a good Christmas
I love it how you can just tell at the very beginning when Matt likes a car or not.
Love the insignia, possibly because I own one.
Can't believe this is now Australia's new Holden Commodore I'm crying lol
Happy new year carwow
HAPPY NEW YEAR CARWOW !
It new year guys !🎊 Have a lovely day and amazing lifetime🙂
In Australia that’s just the Holden commodore
I like the way you cover up the wowscore, Matt!!!! Very subtle.
Happy New Year Matt and the carwow team
Apart from the tyre roar/road noise, it looks like a great car. Love the LEDs
It's the best car between the other similar car (D-segment)
Happy New Year Matt 😇 And also everyone taht is watching the video 😊
I want to have an Opel!
Don’t complain about the noisy engine when the bonnet is open there is sound deadening for a reason 😄 btw Happy new year 🎆🎊🤗
its also a diesel, weird to complain about sound with diesel cars when most of the ones I've heard all sound like this
Happy New year from Greece to all carwow bros! 😎
Happy new year Mat!
We get these with a 235KW V6 in AWD in Oz... :-)
This is such a lovely car! You get so much for the price, as well as the great sporty aesthetic. I am really impressed with Vauxhall. I think your review downplayed this vehical tremendously. It is amazing, and you really nitpicked the tiniest things about it. You complained about such small things. Why don't you compare this to any other under 20 grand car and see how much better it is.
Recently bought a Buick Regal Sportback, (what they call the Vauxhall/Opel Insignia here in North America). Very impressed, good little mid-sized car. Handles well, great on gas, very smooth & quiet.
I own one altho petrol 1.6 turbo and its been a great car...had it 15 months. Beautiful drive and real good value for the money.
"is it time to start considering the Insignia Grand Sport over its German counterparts?"
Well you know Vauxhalls = Opel = german? Stop acting like Vauxhalls are a very british thing lol.
Absolutely true , they are American. But from 2017 French
@Yelaa Bob Assembled in Britain. Not engineered, nor designed. Only assembled. And not even all of them.
CarWow neva disappoints.. Much love from Africa, Namibia. Happy new year y'all.
Happy new year!!!
Such a practical car, excellent value for money and it actually looks presentable now! Win!
Happy new year from India!😉
I usually like this guys car reviews but today. The word prick keeps popping into mind 😂😂😂
Sadly his head has been turned by fame and he is now too much of a car snob..
It’s an okay car, he doesn’t have to like it, just give his honest opinion and not just think and Rave every car he reviews should be purchased.
Always good reviews Matt but would be helpful if you could advise the boot capacity in litres 👍
Heated steering wheel is another standard feature! So nice in the winter.
So it's basically just good. For anyone who doesn't care about driving and isn't an image snob this seems like a really good choice. Guessing virtually nobody watching this would ever buy one, unless they do a VXR and it's not terrible this time. I do like the styling though, and Vauxhall interior design is definitely better than some of the crap out there (Ford/BMW I'm looking at you).
you find Vauxhall make better interiors than BMW?
Lol Vauxhall interior better than BMW😂😂. I'm not a fan of BMW but this is ridiculous.
Not sure I'd say Vauxhall interiors are better than BMW without other factors, but for the price certainly yes. BMW interiors are disappointing and wear really badly- after 50k they look worn and nasty. I actually like BMWs (although the fanboys irritate me) so I'm not trying to bash them, I just find the interior quality really off-putting (which is why after a shortlist of 3 cars I don't drive an M240i or 440i that I was looking at). For the price I'd say BMW interiors wear worse than anything else I've seen and I find the styling flat and uninteresting although that 2nd point is obviously subjective. I'd suggest though that after 100k miles you'll be able to read all the buttons on this Vauxhall, while on a 3 series that's just not happening.
Edit: I should make it clear, for £20k I'd consider a used BMW but not any Vauxhall, I'm only comparing interior quality...
Meaningless insulting comments by Fapboi Hardon proving the Dunning-Kruger effect. Surprisingly I've had a number of sensible debates in UA-cam comments sections, but on any car video you have to say "yay BMW are the best at everything" because even an i3 is the most fantastic car ever due to nothing except the badge. Don't even care if you're a BMW fanboy, your existence here has, as usual, only detracted from everyone else's.
Agreed that Ford interiors are poor (take the new Fiesta for quality and haphazard design choices) and the BMW 1 Series especially for being REALLY cheap. The sun visors are a real poor point. Anyone defending BMW obviously hasn't sat in the new Insignia or hasn't sat in a modern BMW.
Looks pretty decent actually, good interior for the price
Happy New Year the car looks nice 👍
Hey mat, I really love your videos. Be sure to mention the horsepower and Torque number in the future videos.
When's the 508 review getting published?!?!? 😡😡😡 Been waiting for ages.
He is probably trying to publish more german cars because that's what people want i guess. Kinda sad because most of the germans just aren't as good as people make them to be. 508 is my favourite car this year, last year's being the 3008. They're on a roll.
@@cosmingosav Well, he's already shot the video as I saw it on Instagram. But that was more than two weeks ago.
The online review is already available
He gets his kick-backs from the German marques, so you tend to have more German cars reviewed, and all favourably too.
I would take the new automatic, it is very good
Properly maintained, it will last 100k km easy.
Great review. You should include key reviews into videos. I am interested to see how a key from different cars looks like because some car companies (Volvo, Mercedes...) try harder than another (Honda, Toyota...) in that division.
Re: diesel engine noise ? Do you drive round with the bonnet up, just so you can hear it ?
This is the perfect rental car :D
You seem to be getting a bit snotty these days..this is a great car for 20 grand...im sure you can go back to worshipping your German cars soon..
Vauxhall = Opel = German
if you actually look at the Sports Tourer review of the same car, he's absolutely raving about it. Somehow for this it seemed like he definitely wasnt a fan
It is german.
al k - lacks room in the back for such a fairly large car. The estate makes so much more sense.
Zak Barakat You know what he means. VAG and BMW. Like it or not I also have to agree he is a bit biased towards them. I thought this should have received a buy verdict as the value for money is great.