321bhp 2.8l TTV6 165mph 6sp Manual Estate/Wagon

"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
03/05/2014 at 06:35 • Filed to: None

Those are all very good words.

DISCUSSION (14)

t_s > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/05/2014 at 07:23

Capped off with the worst word possible: Vauxhall.

My hovercraft is full of eels > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/05/2014 at 07:40

We also have that one as Opel Insignia. Not bad, although I have a strong dislike towards the Opel brand.

But I don't know if this was sold here with a manual. There are currently 2 on the local used car website (+1 of the non-OPC, 260 bhp versions), and all of them are auto.

Also, there is very little space inside. An average compact has more legroom in the back row.

duurtlang > My hovercraft is full of eels
03/05/2014 at 07:48

Sometimes I think it would've been better had GM just gone bankrupt and sold its assets a few years ago. I think I suffer from an irrational but innate dislike of GM vehicles. My brief stint last year in a current gen Astra (to the Americans: Verano) reinforced this dislike. The Opel Adam I had for a weekend wasn't very convincing either. GM produces decent enough vehicles, but there's just no unique selling point at all. Whatever you look for and whatever your preferences are, there's always a better offer from a competitor.

/European market perspective and I didn't see the video because I'm at work.

Straightsix9904 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/05/2014 at 07:58

I've actually seen one. There was a whole test fleet of GM cars debadged and in partial camo. I'll have to dig up the SR20 but it was about a year ago.

Straightsix9904 > Straightsix9904
03/05/2014 at 07:59

I'm correcting myself....I saw a fleet of Holdens- In the US. Not sure if it is the same car as the Vauxhall.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Straightsix9904
03/05/2014 at 08:05

Could be. They came over to the US as Buicks, but without the AWD.

Not sure if Holden got them though. It'd make sense as a car below the Commodore.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > t_s
03/05/2014 at 08:09

It's definitely not the most appealing marque.

Still, it has its fans, and the VXR versions are at least bloody quick. Not my cup of tea though.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > duurtlang
03/05/2014 at 08:11

I have to agree with you. I had an '02 Corsa as a first car, and I've done small stints in the latest gen Corsa and Astra. They're both alright cars, but they don't seem particularly compelling. The Astra looks great, and I'd like to try the VXR/OPC version to see what it's like, but that's about it.

I get the distinct feeling that I'd feel my soul steadily draining away if I was forced to DD a normal Corsa or Astra, regardless of what the current ads on TV say (Corsa: put the fun back into driving. Yeah, I don't think so).

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > My hovercraft is full of eels
03/05/2014 at 08:16

Yeah, I think the Opel and Vauxhall lineups are completely interchangeable. Not sure how many they've sold with a manual though. I'd be willing to bet not all that many.

ntl0505 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/05/2014 at 08:48

Is this not just a Saab Sportcombi TurboX? With 1 more turbo?

Brian Silvestro > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/05/2014 at 09:04

Well everyone hates Buicks over here so there's that. They don't give us AWD or that engine either.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > ntl0505
03/05/2014 at 10:53

It's the same platform and engine as the Turbo X (as well as the new 9-5), but it was changed radically by Saab. To the point where there was very little that was interchangeable between them.

The Turbo X was twin turbo as well :)

ntl0505 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/05/2014 at 13:21

Nah Turbo X was single turbo.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > ntl0505
03/05/2014 at 14:38

Huh. So it does. I always thought it was a twin-turbo.

It is the same GM family of engines though.