Vauxhall Insignia in Detail

There's just something not right about the rear of the hatchback version; the saloon is fine. And the new badge without the "V" grille will take some getting used to, but I believe that this is the best looking in class. No Passat, Mondeo, Accord etc. looks as smart as the Insignia.

are you for real? firstly i do agree that the mondeo is just not that special looking and is definitely bland with a capital B. as for the insignia, it is a good looking car no doubt but i reckon it could have been much better. the headlights? are shapless. a boring shape surrounds the trapezoidal inner section. a conflict of shapes in my opinion. the grille? again its totally ordinary and brings nothing new. the badge is "lost" in the chrome as the horizontal bars mould into the circular badge? what are you thinking vauxhall?!!! the badge needs to sit proud of the grille. prominent. not be part of the slats. the bonnet? the crease line runs nicely over the bonnet but then drops down and curves ninety degrees towards the wheel arches. the looks ends up being a "fat front" end. the big shapless grille and nonedescript headlights accentuate this bloated heavy look. it just doesnt look lithe enough for me. the upper body is quite nice but like i said the lower section is just on the "fat side" the rear is more of a "success" however in comparison.

....the accord is definitely better looking with its pierceing headlights and sharper grille, its definitely better looking. plus im not a fan of peugeot but the 407 has miles more visual drama than the insignia and a lot of cars in this class.

I get mixed feelings about this car. For once, I like the clean shape and balanced silhouette but I see that the details lack the character shown on the Astra for example! The interior seems to be on the same note. I guess this car is trying to be a Passat too much. I don't know why would anyone try to copy that design, as it is bland with a hand-written medieval capital B. The Mondeo is a bit better, but lags behind because of it's sheer size that contrasts it's sporty design. As a personal conclusion, I have to agree with the statement that the Japanese cars in this segment, namely Honda Accord and Mazda 6, are miles ahead in design!

come on people C5 looks the best in this class

so hopefully GM can bring the type of interior in this car into the usa, instead of the usual cheap c..p they foist off on us.

Beautiful looking motor and i love that interior.

This is the best car vauxhall/opel have produced in years

By C5, if you mean citroen, that has got a long way to go. As it says in the advert, it just looks like a german car. If you keep it for a long time, bits would fall off. If I was to choose the best looking car in this class, it would either be this or the A4.

More on the Insignia, it looks like a big step up from the Vectra. I'm glad they got rid of the 'extra-bland' moblie.

Yes this is the best GM brand car in years, but does not come close to the Japanese and the New Mazda 6.

Everyone forgot to give GM their Kudos for making a vehicle that is not only competitive, but is technically superior to its competition. Most of the electro-mechanical systems in this car rival BMW's new 7. Who'd have thought GM would be first to proliferate the tech to the "average man", and do it so quickly. I know I didn't! Good Job GM. I like the styling (more importantly, the clean cut-lines),except the unfinished look to the rear valance. Thats an interesting approach...

Is that a front grill from a Skoda Fabia(2007 model)?. C'mon GM ...why is this model falling into Skoda territory design. So that's that ... i loved the sharp design lines present on the previous models (hated it @ the interior...they we're using the same design principle), but now I'm forced to think that GM is nicely and quietly slipping back into the boring line. Well gentlemen the GM personality crisis is over(huge Bummer) let's applaud.

the citroen c5 is defenatly a better looking car than this! this is hideous especially at the rear... i would get the citroen c5 estate coz that looks even better than the sedan

The Insignia borrowed heavily from Mazda6 design. The coupe-like shape is a bet on selling, since Vauxall is trying to beat the competition to middle class 4-doors coupes.

I forgot about the Mazda 6. That car is definately a looker. Maybe that could be the best looking in its class. I still ain't a fan of 'the car that tries to be german' C5.

i like the front but think it would benefit from the v grille to make the huge empty grille look more puposefull. theres too much of a blank space in the grille which they tried to fill with the bars but it doesnt work. silloutte is fine, but the rear is too bunched together on the hatch and the small blade spoiler at the rear doesnt look very good at all. i think best looking car in class at the moment is the mazda 6 although the exterior design of the C5 is very commendable and is a huge improvement for citroen design.

You don't know what you talking about. These images are very bad and do not tell the truth. Look for Opel, forget Vauxhall. There is magnificent pictures out there! Find them! All cars you mention is absolutly nothing, they do not exist. Insignia wipe them out as dust. You don't know what you talking about.