Regardless of which design language we’ll be able to read on the new Opel/Vauxhall Insignia in two years’ time, if the Sports Tourer version looks anything like this artist rendering, customers might be intrigued.
Of course, it depends on what you happen to think about the floating C-Pillar concept. As a design element, it’s certainly flashy if sketched by the right person, but it can just as easily go south if the car ends up looking too tall or less sharp than if it came with more conventional looks.
The rendering we saw a few weeks ago of the 2017 Insignia was somewhat of an evolution from today’s model. The Same can be said about this one as well, especially since the front end was left unchanged, though it’s the rear we’re actually most interested in, since we’re talking about an Estate and not a Saloon/Hatch/4-door Coupe.
With an Estate (Sports Tourer in Opel lingo), it’s generally a bit more difficult to come up with a sporty design for the rear – because that rear has to maximize practicality, which most times means that it will minimize any sort of wow-factor. A perfect example would be to consider how much less practical the Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake is, compared to the E-Class Estate in terms of boot space.
But just so we don’t lose sight of the Insignia here, it’s worth mentioning that the current Sports Tourer model comes with a 540 liter boot (19 cu.ft) as long as the rear seats stay upright. In comparison, the new Passat Variant has a much bigger boot at 650 liters (22 cu.ft).
If the new Insignia will indeed be longer and have better rear legroom, it’s conceivable that you’ll also have more space to store your suitcases and what not. Though design-wise, this is more of a “to each his own” type of thing.
Renderings courtesy of RM Design
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