Vauxhall Insignia gains 197bhp petrol engine

The Vauxhall Insignia is now available to order with a new 197bhp 1.6-litre direct injection turbo petrol engine.

Vauxhall adds 197bhp petrol engine to Insignia range

Priced from £25,610 OTR, the Insignia 1.6-litre Direct Injection Turbo offers provisional official combined fuel economy of 44.8mpg and CO2 emissions of 146g/km for the Grand Sport model along with a top speed of 146mph and 0-60mph in 7.2 seconds. It’s also available for the Sports Tourer body style.

The engine features a Gasoline Particulate Filter and meets the Euro 6d-TEMP emissions standard, which comes into force for all new registrations in September 2019.

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Natalie Middleton

Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.