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Nortad · 17 Mar 2009, 02:57 am

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by Thami Masemola
March 17, 2009 12:04 AM
Filed Under: German, Opel, Spy Photos

A WCF regular spotted this Opel Insignia sedan driving out of a suburban garage in Michigan while he was walking his dogs. According to the reader he was able to take these clear pictures and talk to the driver who also had a 2010 Cadillac CTS wagon in the vicinity.

The driver/ engineer was apparently not too cagey on the fact that the Insignia is being considered for the US but the high costs of reengineering cars of European origin to meet US regulations were quite prohibitive for parent General Motors at this point. Therefore he could not comment on whether it would really wear a Buick or Cadillac badge as it has been speculated.

Opel launched the Insignia in April 2008 after much spy activity. Seven months later it was voted European Car of the Year. The Insignia comes with FWD or AWD drive configuration depending on the model and is being offered with a range of seven engines in the European market. Among them are a 260hp (191kW) V6 and a 160hp (118kW) turbo diesel. Currently three bodies are being made; a four-door sedan, four-door hatchback and wagon.

Thanks for the great tip Uwe!

UKunt · 17 Mar 2009, 03:35 am

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Originally Posted by Nortad

im sure the yanks will rebagde it tho.looks abit like a bmw at the rear.

01mmmz28 · 17 Mar 2009, 04:26 am

Looks good. I have always liked Opel. I think it looks more like a Nissan 3.5SE Altima

Memphis · 17 Mar 2009, 04:33 am

Looks like a smaller VW CC

01mmmz28 · 17 Mar 2009, 04:34 am

^ Yeah, now that you said that...it does look like that new CC.

static · 17 Mar 2009, 01:10 pm

crap.

Soup · 17 Mar 2009, 01:53 pm

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Originally Posted by 01mmmz28

Looks good. I have always liked Opel. I think it looks more like a Nissan 3.5SE Altima

That's exactly what I thought.

EVILZ33 · 17 Mar 2009, 03:14 pm

is this rwd?

v_dub_ya · 17 Mar 2009, 06:48 pm

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Originally Posted by Memphis

Looks like a smaller VW CC

I was thinking the same thing

JoseCR7 · 17 Mar 2009, 07:18 pm

haha we are all on the same page here with the cc thing
cool car though could use some 360 forged wheels lolz hopefully he reads this

STIvsSVT · 18 Mar 2009, 03:00 am

The more the merrier. Maybe after all this economic downturn passes, the US auto industry will take a harder look at why they failed. The more foreign examples they have to look at, the better. Hopefully they will come back stronger and better (ie: start producing better cars)

Nortad · 18 Mar 2009, 09:55 am

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Originally Posted by JoseCR7

haha we are all on the same page here with the cc thing
cool car though could use some 360 forged wheels lolz hopefully he reads this

the white one is on steel rims used for spare tires, so i guess its a test-mule for dynamic testing

17 Mar 2009, 04:26 am	#3 (permalink)
01mmmz28 Obsessed Tremekian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Put'n my giggity in Burghs moms cornhole Posts: 7,473 01mmmz28's Gallery	Re: Opel Insignia spotted in Virginia - might come to US Looks good. I have always liked Opel. I think it looks more like a Nissan 3.5SE Altima __________________ I own the brits, and I'll sell you one for $20.

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Memphis M-A-R-S Mars ***es Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: United States Of Space Posts: 26,364 Memphis's Gallery**	Re: Opel Insignia spotted in Virginia - might come to US Looks like a smaller VW CC __________________

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01mmmz28 Obsessed Tremekian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Put'n my giggity in Burghs moms cornhole Posts: 7,473 01mmmz28's Gallery	Re: Opel Insignia spotted in Virginia - might come to US ^ Yeah, now that you said that...it does look like that new CC. __________________ I own the brits, and I'll sell you one for $20.

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JoseCR7 Obsessed Tremekian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chandler,AZ Posts: 5,118 JoseCR7's Gallery	Re: Opel Insignia spotted in Virginia - might come to US haha we are all on the same page here with the cc thing cool car though could use some 360 forged wheels lolz hopefully he reads this __________________

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STIvsSVT Senior Tremekian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: DC area Posts: 1,349 STIvsSVT's Gallery	Re: Opel Insignia spotted in Virginia - might come to US The more the merrier. Maybe after all this economic downturn passes, the US auto industry will take a harder look at why they failed. The more foreign examples they have to look at, the better. Hopefully they will come back stronger and better (ie: start producing better cars) __________________ "I'll tell you what rule we applied, sir. We applied rule 3 0 3. We caught them, and we shot them under rule 3 0 3."

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