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The Opel Insignia is a large family car
Large family car

A large family car is a Europe car classification of automobile which are larger than a small family car and smaller than an executive car. Models designed by luxury car automaker are also called compact executive cars or simply compact executives, while a multi-purpose vehicle based on a large family car is called a large MPV....
 produced by GM Europe
GM Europe

General Motors Europe is responsible for the operation of General Motors businesses in Europe. The division was established by GM in 1986 and operates 11 production and assembly facilities in 8 countries, and employs around 64,500 people....
 German Division "Opel
Opel

Adam Opel Gesellschaft mit beschr?nkter Haftung is a Germany automaker, part of General Motors.The company was founded on 21 January, 1863, and began making automobiles in 1899....
" since 2008, replacing the Opel Vectra
Opel Vectra

The Opel Vectra is a large family car produced primarily by Opel, the Germany subsidiary of GM Europe . In the United Kingdom, it is sold under the Vauxhall Motors marque as Vauxhall Vectra ....
. It was launched at the 2008 London Motor Show
British International Motor Show

The British International Motor Show is an automobile show held biennially in the United Kingdom. It is recognised as an international show by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles....
. It is sold as an Opel in continental Europe and a Vauxhall
Vauxhall Motors

Vauxhall Motors is a UK automobile company. It is a subsidiary of General Motors , and is part of GM Europe. Most current Vauxhall models are right-hand drive derivatives of GM's Opel brand....
 in the United Kingdom, and as a Buick
Buick

Buick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Corporation. Since the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004, it is GM's only North America-based entry-level luxury brand....
 Regal in China; Holden
Holden

GM Holden Ltd is an Australian Automotive industry based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was originally independent, but since 1931 has been a subsidiary of General Motors ....
 also plans to import it to Australia and New Zealand. In Chile, it will be sold by Chevrolet
Chevrolet

Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
, and maintain the Vectra name.

The Insignia is the first production car to feature a dual-function frontal camera with traffic sign recognition
Traffic sign recognition

Traffic sign recognition is a technology by which a vehicle is able to recognise the traffic signs put on the road e.g. "slow" or "school ahead" or "turn ahead"....
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The Opel Insignia is a large family car
Large family car

A large family car is a Europe car classification of automobile which are larger than a small family car and smaller than an executive car. Models designed by luxury car automaker are also called compact executive cars or simply compact executives, while a multi-purpose vehicle based on a large family car is called a large MPV....
 produced by GM Europe
GM Europe

General Motors Europe is responsible for the operation of General Motors businesses in Europe. The division was established by GM in 1986 and operates 11 production and assembly facilities in 8 countries, and employs around 64,500 people....
 German Division "Opel
Opel

Adam Opel Gesellschaft mit beschr?nkter Haftung is a Germany automaker, part of General Motors.The company was founded on 21 January, 1863, and began making automobiles in 1899....
" since 2008, replacing the Opel Vectra
Opel Vectra

The Opel Vectra is a large family car produced primarily by Opel, the Germany subsidiary of GM Europe . In the United Kingdom, it is sold under the Vauxhall Motors marque as Vauxhall Vectra ....
. It was launched at the 2008 London Motor Show
British International Motor Show

The British International Motor Show is an automobile show held biennially in the United Kingdom. It is recognised as an international show by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles....
. It is sold as an Opel in continental Europe and a Vauxhall
Vauxhall Motors

Vauxhall Motors is a UK automobile company. It is a subsidiary of General Motors , and is part of GM Europe. Most current Vauxhall models are right-hand drive derivatives of GM's Opel brand....
 in the United Kingdom, and as a Buick
Buick

Buick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Corporation. Since the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004, it is GM's only North America-based entry-level luxury brand....
 Regal in China; Holden
Holden

GM Holden Ltd is an Australian Automotive industry based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was originally independent, but since 1931 has been a subsidiary of General Motors ....
 also plans to import it to Australia and New Zealand. In Chile, it will be sold by Chevrolet
Chevrolet

Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
, and maintain the Vectra name.

The Insignia is the first production car to feature a dual-function frontal camera with traffic sign recognition
Traffic sign recognition

Traffic sign recognition is a technology by which a vehicle is able to recognise the traffic signs put on the road e.g. "slow" or "school ahead" or "turn ahead"....
. The Vauxhall version is the first car to receive their new logo design, dispensing with the characteristic "V" grille that has adorned Vauxhall models since 1994.

The Insignia offers more knee room than the Vectra. Both body variants have identical length and share the same wheelbase of .

The new car was made available in dealerships in October 2008 with a line-up of nine engines; a 1.6 L Family 1
GM Family 1 engine

The Family 1 is a straight-4 piston engine that was developed by GM Powertrain, a subsidiary of Opel to replace low-displacement versions of GM Family II engine for use on subcompact cars from Opel/Vauxhall Motors....
 I4 petrol engine producing , a 1.8 L I4 petrol engine producing , a 1.6 L I4 turbo petrol engine producing , a 2.0 L Family II
GM Family II engine

The Family II is a straight-4 piston engine that was originally developed by Opel in late 1970s for use in the Opel Ascona B and Opel Kadett#Kadett D....
 I4 turbo direct injection petrol engine producing , four 2.0 L "CDTi" I4 diesel engines, three of them with a single turbocharger producing , and , and a twin turbo version producing , and a 2.8 L "High Feature
GM High Feature engine

The 3600 LY7 are members of General Motors Corporation' new High Feature engine family of modern DOHC V6s. This new family of engines was introduced in 2004 with the Cadillac CTS....
" V6 turbo petrol engine producing .

All meet Euro 5 emissions standards and come with six-speed transmissions, either manual or automatic. UK trim levels consist of Exclusiv, S, SE, SRi and Elite.

The Insignia was voted as the European Car of the Year
European Car of the Year

The European Car of the Year award was established in 1964 by a collective of Magazines from different countries in Europe. The current organisers of the award are Auto , Autocar , Autopista , Autovisie , L'Automobile Magazine , Stern and Vi Bil?gare ....
 2009 by the European motoring press, beating the Ford Fiesta
Ford Fiesta

The Ford Fiesta is a small front wheel drive supermini car designed by the Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India and South Africa....
 by just 1 vote.

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