The Vauxhall Insignia GSi Is More Expensive Than A Volkswagen Golf R
Vauxhall has announced prices for the surprisingly brisk and well-sorted Insignia GSi. And it’s not cheap.
After some deserved good press for the latest Insignia, which is as well-rounded a family car as you could ask for, Vauxhall seems to be chancing its arm with a price tag that eclipses even the likes of the Volkswagen Golf R.
The Grand Sport body style (that’ll be the saloon, then) of the new, warmed-over averagemobile starts at £33,375, and for that you get a very good car. There’s a 256bhp 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol and a 206bhp twin-turbo diesel to choose from.
There’s also an estate, or Sports tourer. That has the same choice of engines and starts from £34,875. We’d like to reiterate what a good car the Insignia has become, and that the GSi should be the best of the lot, but… that does seem rather expensive if you’re after a versatile performance-minded family car.
The 306bhp, five-door, manual Golf R hatchback is £10 cheaper than the GSi saloon. For front-wheel drive thrills, the explosive Seat Leon Cupra 300 costs £30,895 even in the more practical estate guise - £2480 less than the Insignia. Even the four-wheel drive DSG-specced Leon Cupra estate is almost £800 more affordable than the cheapest GSi.
As for similar-sized alternatives? The 248bhp BMW 330i M Sport saloon costs £34,730, £1355 more than the Grand Sport but a gnat’s wing cheaper than the Sport Tourer.
We’d like the Insignia GSi to do well. We really would. We know it’s a class larger than the cheaper cars we’ve compared it to, but they’re designed to achieve broadly the same goals. Here’s hoping it gets sold with some seriously attractive finance deals.
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Have you ever looked at the new Insignia in person? Probably not. It has so much more room than a Golf that you’d see your argument is kind of redundant. Yes this is a strange concept in our circles but comfort and practicallity can also be worth more, not only power.
Of course its redundant… its like saying the 340i xDrive is overpriced because you can get an A45 AMG for the same money. It actually surprises me how an automotive journalist can put so little research into an article like this and make such bad comparisons. The GSi is a car with alot of features as standard for a reasonable price thats pretty much alone out there right now (no Mondeo ST or Passat GTI), should be very interesting for people who want a sporty and spacious family car but cant afford something like an S4 or C43